Out in psychology : lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, and queer perspectives

There has been a recent explosion of interest in Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Trans Perspective Psychology amongst students and academics, and this interest is predicted to continue to rise. Recent media debates on subjects such as same-sex marriage have fuelled interest in LGBTQ perspectives. This edited collection showcases the latest thinking in LGBTQ psychology. The book has 21 chapters covering subjects such as same sex parenting, outing, young LGBTQ people, sport, learning disabilities, lesbian and gay identities etc. The book has an international focus, with contributors from UK, US, Canada, Australia and New Zealand Foreword / By Jerry J. Bigner -- Introducing Out In Psychology / Victoria Clarke & Elizabeth Peel -- From Lesbian And Gay Psychology To Lgbtq Psychologies : A Journey Into The Unknown (or Unknowable)? / Victoria Clarke & Elizabeth Peel -- What Comes After Discourse Analysis For Lgbtq Psychology? / Peter Hegarty -- Recognising Race In Lgbtq Psychology : Power, Privilege And Complicity / Damien W. Riggs -- Personality, Individual Differences And Lgb Psychology / Gareth Hagger-johnson -- Heteronormativity And The Exclusion Of Bisexuality In Psychology / Meg Barker -- A Minority Within A Minority : Experiences Of Gay Men With Intellectual Disabilities / Christopher Bennett & Adrian Coyle -- Homophobia, Rights And Community : Contemporary Issues In The Lives Of Lgb People In The Uk / Sonja J. Ellis -- Closet Talk : The Contemporary Relevance Of The Closet In Lesbian And Gay Interaction / Victoria Land & Celia Kitzinger -- Romance, Rights, Recognition, Responsibilities And Radicalism : Same-sex Couples' Accounts Of Civil Partnership And Marriage / Victoria Clarke, Carole Burgoyne & Maree Burns -- The Experience Of Social Power In The Lives Of Trans People / Clair Clifford & Jim Orford -- What Do They Look Like And Are They Among Us? : Bisexuality, (dis)closure And (un)viability / Maria Gurevich ... [et Al.] -- Heterosexism At Work : Diversity Training, Discrimination Law And The Limits Of Liberal Individualism / Rosie Harding & Elizabeth Peel -- Out On The Ball Fields : Lesbians In Sport / Vikki Krane & Kerrie J. Kauer -- Striving For Holistic Success : How Lesbians Come Out On Top / Faith Rostad & Bonita C. Long -- On Passing : The Interactional Organization Of Appearance Attributions In The Psychiatric Assessment Of Transsexual Patients / Susan A. Speer & Richard Green -- Alcohol And Gay Men : Consumption, Promotion And Policy Responses / Jeffrey Adams, Tim Mccreanor & Virginia Braun -- Towards A Clinical-psychological Approach To Address The Heterosexual Concerns Of Intersexed Women / Lih-mei Liao -- Educational Psychology Practice With Lgb Youth In Schools : Individual And Institutional Interventions / Jeremy J. Monsen & Sydney Bayley -- Que(e)rying The Meaning Of Lesbian Health : Individual(izing) And Community Discourses / Sara Macbride-stewart -- Transsexualism : Diagnostic Dilemmas, Transgender Politics And The Future Of Transgender Care / Katherine Johnson. Edited By Victoria Clarke And Elizabeth Peel. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. Foreword / by Jerry J. Bigner Introducing Out in psychology / Victoria Clarke & Elizabeth Peel From lesbian and gay psychology to LGBTQ psychologies : a journey into the unknown (or unknowable)? / Victoria Clarke & Elizabeth Peel What comes after discourse analysis for LGBTQ psychology? / Peter Hegarty Recognising race in LGBTQ psychology : power, privilege and complicity / Damien W. Riggs Personality, individual differences and LGB psychology / Gareth Hagger-Johnson Heteronormativity and the exclusion of bisexuality in psychology / Meg Barker A minority within a minority : experiences of gay men with intellectual disabilities / Christopher Bennett & Adrian Coyle Closet talk : the contemporary relevance of the closet in lesbian and gay interaction / Victoria Land & Celia Kitzinger Romance, rights, recognition, responsibilities and radicalism : same-sex couples' accounts of civil partnership and marriage / Victoria Clarke, Carole Burgoyne & Maree Burns The experience of social power in the lives of trans people / Clair Clifford & Jim Orford What do they look like and are they among us? : bisexuality, (dis)closure and (un)viability / Maria Gurevich ... [et al.] Heterosexism at work : diversity training, discrimination law and the limits of liberal individualism / Rosie Harding & Elizabeth Peel Out on the ball fields : lesbians in sport / Vikki Krane & Kerrie J. Kauer Homophobia, rights and community : contemporary issues in the lives of LGB people in the UK / Sonja J. Ellis Striving for holistic success : how lesbians come out on top / Faith Rostad & Bonita C. Long On passing : the interactional organization of appearance attributions in the psychiatric assessment of transsexual patients / Susan A. Speer & Richard Green Alcohol and gay men : consumption, promotion and policy responses / Jeffrey Adams, Tim McCreanor & Virginia Braun Towards a clinical-psychological approach to address the heterosexual concerns of intersexed women / Lih-Mei Liao Educational psychology practice with LGB youth in schools : individual and institutional interventions / Jeremy J. Monsen & Sydney Bayley Que(e)rying the meaning of lesbian health : individual(izing) and community discourses / Sara MacBride-Stewart Transsexualism : diagnostic dilemmas, transgender politics and the future of transgender care / Katherine Johnson Recent media debates on subjects such as same-sex marriage have fueled an interest in Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transsexual, and Queer (LGBTQ) perspectives. Out in Psychology presents the latest thinking in LGBTQ psychology, bringing together in one volume, the first thoroughly international look at this complex subject. Recent media debates on subjects such as same-sex marriage have fueled an interest in lesbian, gay, bisexual, transsexual, and queer (LGBTQ) perspectives. This text presents the latest thinking in LGBTQ psychology, with an international look at this complex subject