Recently‚ Pope Francis was asked in an interview on what can he say about homosexuality‚ and his answer struck the whole world -- "If the person is gay and seeks the Lord and has good will‚ who am I to judge?" A problem without solution is not a problem‚ but a reality to be accepted. We are all aware of homosexuality and how it affects our society. Some would treat them as bringer of misfortunes or a contagious disease because of the discriminations they’re getting. As humans‚ we tend to judge
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I have a couple of challenges with this particular group. Many of the men may be very defensive and guarded because of the way society treats gay men with HIV. Therefore‚ it is going to be vital that I model unconditional positive regard‚ so that each member learns to respect and value other members. I believe the men will bound quickly because of the “life boat syndrome” or a tragedy in common effect. However‚ it would be important for me to help the men recognize the ways that they react automatically
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apparent lack of research on approaching a gay client with cultural competency‚ especially individuals who are intersected with other minority groups‚ in this case being Jewish as well as an older adult. According to Eubank-Carter‚ Curckell‚ and Goldfried (2005)‚ as of 2003‚ only 54% of LGB-related articles have been based on empirical research and even less research addressing LGB people of color at a mere 12%. The lack of research on the client’s identity as a gay male poses as an obstacle as the clinician
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Eth/125 November 9‚ 2014 Kathryn Grant Diversity Organizations and Paper Associate Program Material Diversity Organizations Worksheet Search the Internet for information related to the following: Women’s rights organizations Equality organizations Gay‚ lesbian‚ bisexual‚ and transgender (GLBT) rights organizations Note. You may also refer to the Internet Resource Directory of Racial and Ethnic Groups. Complete the following table with notes and thoughts related to your findings: Site Thoughts/Notes
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Homophobia- freedom of opinion or dangerous attitude? Individuals are judged all the time for their race‚ their religion‚ or their gender. People Have fought for this prejudice behavior to stop for years‚ and in this day in age these racist and prejudice attitudes have become less acceptable. People now walk on their tip-toes‚ avoiding any conflict or harm that might be caused with hurtful words or actions that would have been normal in the past. Most of us wouldn’t dream of standing up and saying
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family didn’t want to be gay jus as much as his mother in the beginning. It is sad when one is struggling with personal matters and you can’t even depend on the ones that you love to help you through lives struggles. Within the movie Bobby’s worse enemies were is family and mostly his mother. Bobby’s mother was no where near okay with her child being gay. She was a strict christian who believed that being a gay is a sin. She worked very hard to "cure" Bobby of being gay as if he had a disease
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Public Attitudes toward Homosexuality Tom W. Smith NORC/University of Chicago September‚ 2011 Public opinion on homosexual behavior is sharply divided and rapidly changing. As Table 1A shows‚ in 2010‚ 44% believed that “sexual relations between two adults of the same sex” were “always wrong” and 41%
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Our nation is stuck in its tradition; conversion therapy should be illegal in all states. Conversion therapy is legal in 45 states in the U.S. In the past treatments used were similar to torture techniques used on prisoners‚ but even in modern times conversion therapy still has a detrimental impact on the patient. ”According to a 2009 report of the American Psychological Association‚ the techniques therapists have used to try to change sexual orientation and gender identity include inducing nausea
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Sexual Orientation‚ it was brought on if “parent-child interaction influence the seuxal orienation of children. It briefly touched on possible examination of children of homosxual parents. I personally believe that the sexual orientation of children of gay parents can go anywhere as if with heterosexual parents however the child will be more open-minded and forward thinking and at the same time not feel conditioned to conform to just being heterosexual. This supports my position in that here is a middle
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Engagement Before selecting an intervention‚ a social worker must first engage the client by building rapport. Israel‚ Gorcheva‚ Burnes‚ and Walther (2008) interviewed 42 LGBT individuals in regards to their experience with therapy. Factors that influenced feelings of therapy included the therapists’ attitudes towards clients’ sexual orientation and gender identity (Israel et al.‚ 2008). Stage of identity development‚ social support‚ and confidentiality of the therapy setting also influenced
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