Explores the ethical and practical considerations of conversion therapy when counseling families and individuals within families with gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transsexual concerns. Emphasis is placed on the need for counselors to assess personal biases in the area of working with sexual minorities. Presents a reflective exercise and case study…

Investigated the influence of training modality on attitudes toward lesbian and gay issues. Analyses revealed that both modalities (In-Person Training and Internet Training) resulted in substantial reductions in levels of homophobia following training. Furthermore, these reductions in homophobia remained stable from the post-test to the follow-up…

A rationale for requiring content on gay and lesbian issues in the social work curriculum, to decrease homophobic attitudes and prepare students to provide effective practice, is presented. Methods and resources for incorporating lesbian and gay issues in human behavior, direct practice, policy, community organization, and research courses are…

Assessed university climate of 32 male homosexual and 32 male heterosexual undergraduates. Subjects completed the University Climate Scale, Alienation Scale, Bem Sex-Role Inventory, Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale, and the University Homophobia Scale. Results revealed that homosexual subjects perceived measures of university climate as significantly…

Discusses the discovery and varied manifestations of the human immunodeficiency virus infection, and the analysis of the circumstances that made possible the spread of the disease. Indicates that males between the ages of 25 and 45 are the greatest number of patients with the infection. (RT)

Notes that, despite declassification of homosexuality as mental illness, efforts to sexually reorient lesbians and gay men continue. Examines construct of sexual orientation. Reviews literature in psychotherapeutic and religious conversion therapies, finding no evidence that such treatments are effective in their intended purpose. Establishes need…

Examined the relationship among parental attachment, sexual self-disclosure to parents, and dysfunctional cognitions in a sample of 113 gay and lesbian adults. Results indicate that secure attachment to mother and father were positively associated with disclosure to parents and negatively associated with self-reports of dysfunctional cognitions.…

Students from a variety of colleges comment on their personal experiences on campus with racial/ethnic bias or bias based on homosexuality. A number of the students embraced activism as a coping strategy. The institution's role in attending to the needs of all students, minority and majority, is discussed. (MSE)

Explores the importance, rationale, process, and effective use of lesbian, gay, and bisexual speakers' panels as an educational tool to combat homophobia. Successful panels create an atmosphere of emotional safety for panelists and participants. Panels emphasize the sharing of life experiences and facilitate applying the understanding gained to…

Describes counselor's role in era of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS); psychological reactions to chronic, stigmatized, and fatal illness; and specific populations (gay men, their families and friends, gay youth, significant others, people of color, heterosexual women and lesbians, college students, substance abusers, "worried…

Provides suggestions for studying the gay and lesbian subtexts that exist in numerous literary works often taught in high schools. Argues that teachers can benefit from discussing these issues. Shows how Tennessee Williams's "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof" was taught in such a context. (HB)

Describes issues facing gay and lesbian youth: isolation, family problems, violence, sexual abuse, and sexually transmitted diseases. Discusses issues of homophobia and institutional discrimination, and the need for research and practices school counselors can adopt to address the needs of gay and lesbian students. Includes 30 references and cites…

Responds to model presented in previous article on counseling the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infected client. Sees model as capable of dictating many entry points for the counseling psychologist in the lives of HIV-1-infected individuals. As an alternative, presents a less-inclusive model targeted to a specific population (HIV-1-infected…

Discusses the issues surrounding the use of adolescent literature dealing with Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) in the secondary English classroom. Provides a 43-item annotated bibliography of young adult literature about AIDS, including fiction, nonfiction, films, and general resources for teachers. (HB)

Argues that English teachers seeking equity must begin to address the absence of gay and lesbian literature in secondary schools by identifying quality gay and lesbian adolescent literature and including it in the curriculum. Lists the titles and provides summaries of fiction that might be used in high schools. (HB)