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“Latine” is a gender-inclusive alternative that is far more adaptable to the Spanish language than “Latinx” (Ochoa, 2022). Some use the word “Hispanic” to refer to those who speak Spanish; however, not every group in Latin America speaks Spanish (e.g., the official language of Brazil is Portuguese).
Gender identity refers to a person’s internal sense of being male, female or something else; gender expression refers to the way a person communicates gender identity to others through behavior, clothing, hairstyles, voice or body characteristics. “Trans” is sometimes used as shorthand for “transgender.”. While transgender is ...
With greater media attention to gay and lesbian civil rights in the 1990s, trans and intersex voices began to gain space through works such as Kate Boernstein’s “Gender Outlaw” (1994) and “My Gender Workbook” (1998), Ann Fausto-Sterling’s “Myths of Gender” (1992) and Leslie Feinberg’s “Transgender Warriors” (1998 ...
Gender Education & Advocacy(Educación y Defensa del Género) Gender Spectrum (Espectro de Género) 539 Glen Drive San Leandro, CA 94577 (520) 567-3977 Email. National Center for Transgender Equality (Centro Nacional para la Igualdad de Transgénero) 1325 Massachusetts Ave., Suite 700 Washington, D.C. 20005 (202) 903-0112 (202) 393-2241 (fax) Email
APA has made a significant contribution to the understanding of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex people since first dedicating staff time to these populations in 1987. Over the years, APA has produced many resources to educate the public, support the work of psychologists and inform public policy about LGBTQ people and their ...
Guidelines and Practice Position Statements. IPsyNet guidelines and practice position statements from various psychology organizations around the world inform the practice of psychologists and provide scientific and culturally-pertinent information for the education and training of psychologists regarding sexual orientation and gender diverse ...
Sexual orientation is distinct from other components of sex and gender, including biological sex (the anatomical, physiological, and genetic characteristics associated with being male or female), gender identity (the psychological sense of being male or female),* and social gender role (the cultural norms that define feminine and masculine ...
This pamphlet is designed to provide accurate information for those who want to better understand sexual orientation and the impact of prejudice and discrimination on those who identify as lesbian, gay, or bisexual. The brochure is also available in Russian and Spanish. Guidelines for psychological practice with sexual minority persons (PDF, 1.5MB)
Dispenza, F., & Nakamura, N., Psychology of Sexual Orientation and Gender Diversity, 2021. Guidelines for Psychological Practice with Sexual Minority Persons APA, 2021. Planting gardens and growing beyond the guidelines: Introduction to the special issue Dispenza, F., & Nakamura, N., Psychology of Sexual Orientation and Gender Diversity, 2021
Relevant to possible shifts in gender stereotypes, the social roles of women and men have changed since the mid-20th century (for causes, see Blau & Winkler, 2018). Female and male labor force participation has converged considerably in the United States, as in many other nations (Ortiz-Ospina & Tzvetkova, 2017).