Intersectionality, sexuality, and psychological therapies : working with lesbian, gay, and bisexual diversity

Formerly CIP.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction / Roshan das Nair and Catherine Butler -- Intersecting identities / Damien W. Riggs and Roshan das Nair -- Gender / Sonja J. Ellis -- Race and ethnicity / Roshan das Nair and Sonya Thomas -- Religion / Roshan das Nair and Sonya Thomas -- Refugees and asylum seekers / Stephen Higgins and Catherine Butler -- Social class / Roshan das Nair and Susan Hansen -- Physical health / Adam Jowett and Elizabeth Peel -- Mental health / Roshan das Nair and Sarah Fairbank -- Disability / Catherine Butler -- Age and ageing / Stuart Gibson and Susan Hansen -- From invert to intersectionality : understanding the past and future of sexuality / Esther D. Rothblum.

This book explores the diversity in lesbian, gay, and bisexual lives, with the aim of opening up therapists' understanding of this diversity so that they can work in an ethical, supportive and non-discriminatory way with these individuals and communities. While previous work in this area has focused on specific aspects of sexuality, this book weaves together the multiple identities that people have, which can be complex, jagged, incomplete and rapidly changing. Taking a closer look at these issues through dedicated chapters on gender, race and ethnicity, spirituality and religion, age, immigration, class and disability, as well as physical and mental health, the authors implicate the notion of a singular "gay community" and expose the fractions and plurality that exists in society. This book is firmly grounded in contemporary theory, research and practice of psychology, and covers a breadth of approaches and schools of thought.