That's So Gay!: Microaggressions and the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Community (Perspectives on Sexual Orientation and Gender Diversity Series) - Softcover

Nadal PhD, Kevin Leo Yabut

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1433827883 ISBN 13: 9781433827884

Publisher: American Psychological Association, 2017

Synopsis

This engagingly written book describes experiences of microaggressions, or subtle forms of discrimination, toward lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people. Nadal provides an overview of the current research literature on microaggressions and their impact on physical and mental health, and reviews discrimination towards LGBT individuals throughout history. He also examines how microaggressions may manifest in families, the workplace, health care environments, the media, school systems, and society at large.

Ideal for gender studies courses, this book is replete with real life case examples and questions to foster discussion. It offers practical guidance on how to identify and deal with microaggressions as they occur, as well as implications for policy and clinical practice.

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Review

“This book could enlighten undergraduate and graduate students in any social science field (e.g., psychology, sociology, counseling), as well as the general public. Guidance such as that offered in the closing chapter, focusing as it does on what the reader can do, should be a part of more journal article, as well as book. That’s So Gay! is a significant contribution to the literature that holds the potential to have a lasting impact on professionals and on the lay public.” - PsycCRITIQUES®

Edition details

• Publisher: American Psychological Association
• Publication date: 2017
• ISBN 10: 1433827883
• ISBN 13: 9781433827884
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 220