This practice is a gender specialist dedicated to promoting the lives and well-being of transgender and gender nonconforming people. Let’s celebrate the International Transgender Day of Visibility March 31. Each year on March 31, the world observes Transgender Day of Visibility (TDOV). The goal is to raise awareness about transgender…
November is Transgender Awareness Month. I want to acknowledge my transgender and non-binary friends and clients, and the journeys they all have taken to get where they are. I’m glad you’re with us. Out & Equal are workplace advocates and their team has curated a list of helpful resources and…
AMA Supports Medical Leave for LGBTQ Workers TUESDAY, July 10, 2018 (HealthDay News) — The American Medical Association (AMA) calls for inclusive family and medical leave policies to support lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer LGBTQ Workers who care for relatives, spouses, and partners. As part of the new policy,…
June is Pride month. Do you have LGBTQ Stress? It is also the month that the Supreme Court ruled on the Masterpiece Cake decision. Some LGBTQ individuals feel threatened by this ruling. Some worry that our right to marry will be taken away. Some people in the LGBTQ community have…
LGBTQ identity At the end of last year, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration issued a report stating that “conversion therapy – efforts to change an individual’s sexual orientation, gender identity, or gender expression – is a practice that is not supported by credible evidence. The report follows…
Same-Sex Marriage and Mental Health The recent ruling supporting supporting same-sex marriage will have significant implications for the emotional well-being of many gays and lesbians and their children. Same-sex couples were demeaned and their children humiliated by barring federal recognition of same-sex marriage. Historically, same-sex couples were stigmatized and discriminated…
Transgender Military Service The American Medical Association’s House of Delegates unanimously passed a GLMA-led resolution stating “there is no medically valid reason to exclude transgender individuals” from US military service. Now we wait to see when this resolution is put into policy, and when the policy can actually decrease discrimination…
Gay and Lesbian Issues I recently saw a local play about gay marriage in the US. This, coupled with Ireland passing gay marriage, Spain passing gay marriage, and Indiana passing legislation legalizing gay and lesbian discrimination reminds me that gay and lesbian individuals and couples continue to face interpersonal, societal,…
Gender on the Spectrum Gender falls on a spectrum from being completely comfortable with your natal gender, to wanting to transition to the opposite gender, to somewhere in between. But being transgender is not a sexuality issue, and it may not even be a sexual preference issue; it’s really more…
Literature review shows a biological nature of gender identity. Gender identity is a fundamental human attribute that has a profound impact on personal well-being. Transgender individuals are those whose lived and identified gender identity differs from their natal sex. Various etiologies for transgender identity have been proposed, but misconceptions that…
