The article I chose from the Journal of the American Art Therapy Association (AATA) was written by Laura M. Pelton-Sweet and Alissa Sherry‚ titled‚ “Coming Out Through Art: A Review of Art Therapy With LGBT Clients.” They found that the potential between LGBT clients and the use of creative art interventions is an area that deserves more research. It states that AATA does not publish guidelines for working with LGBT clients because homosexuality is no longer classified as a mental illness or disease
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Disability in the Media The Inaccurate Representation of the Disabled Population “1 in 4 people that will hit their 20s will become disabled before they get the chance to retire.” (DoSomething.org) This startling fact emphasises the significance of disability in today’s society and how it can potentially impact a person’s life. However‚ the media portrays people with disabilities as outcasts; vulnerable‚ depressed individuals that are inferior to the normal society. By outlining such individuals
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“sadness and solitude” (Hosanna 7). Despite the difficulties and struggles gay minority face in society‚ Claude Lemieux overcomes many challenges that lead to the acceptance of his identity. To begin with‚ Claude proves that he is strong enough to bear the society’s judgement on homophobia. Long in the history of Quebec‚ gay rights has been a huge issue in Quebec‚ where the society has little or no toleration towards this gay minority. Since Claude dissatisfies the image of what is considered a “norm”
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teammates. Parker states that homosexual panic‚ “refers to the fear by people of uncertain sexuality that others might think they are lesbian or gay in a homophobic culture” (209). Could it be that Brad’s teammates were questioning their sexuality when they bashed Patrick? It can certainly be interpreted that way‚ seeing that Patrick was assumed as a gay man by the homophobic culture within the
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regardless of gender or race‚ more or less displays homosexual tendency (Kinsey‚ 1948). At some point‚ homosexuality is not a problem‚ actually since 1975‚ the American Psychological Association has called on psychologists to remove lesbian‚ gay‚ and bisexual orientations from the mental illness (APA‚ 1975)‚ which means homosexuality is more common than we can imagine. The real issue is homophobia ‐‐the hatred or fear of homosexuals. Homophobia can occur for three main reasons: conflict with
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(DV) in the lesbian‚ gay‚ bisexual‚ transgender community (LGBT) and demonstrate the plethora of disparities that impact this community in the DV arena. Domestic violence is statistically more prominent in a homosexual relationship than in a heterosexual (cisgender) relationship (White & Goldberg‚ 2006). Domestic violence is associated with intimate partner violence (IPV) (Dunne‚ 2014). The National Coalition Against Domestic Violence (NCADV‚ n.d) states: Two out of every five gay and bisexual men experience
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for Nursing Roles and Practice March 7th 2015 Introduction When blood donation is low and technologically advanced health and blood screening is a reality‚ why would the US continue to turn away blood? I chose this for the reason that being a gay man in the health care industry in 2014‚ I am still unable to donate blood. I do not engage in risky behavior‚ yet I still am unable to make a difference in the lives of many people. This paper will discuss the history of an outdated Federal Drug Administration
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Researchers have found that suicide among lesbian‚ gay‚ bisexual‚ transgender youth (LGBT) is comparatively higher than among the general population. According to some groups‚ this is linked to heterocentric cultures and institutionalised homophobia in some cases‚ including the use of LGBT people as a political wedge issue like in the contemporary efforts to halt legalising same-sex marriages[citation needed]. Depression and drug use among LGBT people have both been shown to increase significantly
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It was not so long ago when our journey began. For most of us‚ we entered LNHS with nothing more than a dream‚ and today‚ together we stand as survivors armed with knowledge‚ skills and values to bring this dream closer to reality. To others‚ graduation may simply be equated as the end of the tunnel‚ or a breath of relief‚ or an exultation over freedom‚ but after years under the nurture of our alma mater‚ we know it is much more than any of these. Life is an open road‚ and though we’ve studied its
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focus this assignment will be drawing on with regards to sociocultural issues will be‚ race‚ culture and sexuality. The counselling approach being used will be person centred therapy. The Case Study is based on 32 year old woman who is mixed race and gay. She suffers anxiety around men which is the result of an intimidating‚ dominant father and verbal abuse from men regarding her sexuality. Case Study Alex is a mixed race 32 year old woman from the North-West of England but is currently living in
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