A Positive View of LGBTQ: Embracing Identity and Cultivating Well-BeingRowman & Littlefield Publishers, 16/12/2011 - 176 páginas A Positive View of LGBTQ starts a new conversation about the strengths and benefits of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer (LGTBQ) identities. Positive LGBTQ identities are affirmed through inspiring firsthand accounts. Focusing on how LGTBQ-identified individuals can cultivate a sense of wellbeing and a personal identity that allows them to flourish in all areas of life, the authors explore a variety of themes. Through personal stories from people with a variety of backgrounds and gender and sexual identities, readers will learn more about expressing gender and sexuality; creating strong and intimate relationships; exploring unique perspectives on empathy, compassion, and social justice; belonging to communities and acting as role models and mentors; and, enjoying the benefits of living an authentic life. Providing exercises in each chapter, the book offers those who identify as LGBTQ and those who support and love them, as well as those seeking to better understand them, an opportunity to explore and appreciate these identities. |
Índice
Chapter 1 AN INTRODUCTION | 1 |
Chapter 2 AUTHENTICITY | 17 |
Chapter 3 SELFAWARENESS PERSONALINSIGHT AND GROWTH | 29 |
Chapter 4 FREEDOM TO CREATE NEW RULES | 47 |
Chapter 5 STRONGER EMOTIONALCONNECTIONS WITH OTHERS | 63 |
Chapter 6 FREEDOM TO EXPLORERELATIONSHIPS AND SEXUALITY | 79 |
Chapter 7 COMPASSION AND EMPATHY | 95 |
Chapter 8 MENTORS ROLE MODELSAND ACTIVISTS | 109 |
Chapter 9 BELONGING TO ANLGBTQ COMMUNITY | 127 |
Chapter 10 A POSITIVE VIEW | 143 |
NOTES | 153 |
SUGGESTED RESOURCES | 165 |
REFERENCES | 175 |
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ABOUT THE AUTHORS | 193 |
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A Positive View of LGBTQ: Embracing Identity and Cultivating Well-being Ellen D. B. Riggle,Sharon Scales Rostosky Pré-visualização indisponível - 2012 |
A Positive View of LGBTQ: Embracing Identity and Cultivating Well-being Ellen D. B. Riggle,Sharon Scales Rostosky Pré-visualização indisponível - 2012 |
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