Video Reflection

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2020-04-23 17:08:48

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Our results also indicate that low verbal disclosure harmed gay White men:

Gay White men low in verbal disclosure reported less subjective well-being than gay White men who were high in verbal disclosure. This pattern, suggests that high verbal disclosure might be a milestone gay White men attempt to achieve to attain healthy gay identity. However, verbal disclosure had no impact on wellbeing for gay Latino men.

In fact, gay Latino men low in verbal disclosure had higher sense of well-being than gay White men low in verbal disclosure. Being “out” to others (in the conventional sense) may not necessarily be essential to well-being for all gay individuals.

FROM HRC “The black family unit is a very strong one,” says PFLAG’s Carmago. “In a world where racism is still far too prevalent, the family is a haven, a stronghold of support.” For many, there is no place in this fortress of strength for a “weakness,” as homosexuality is often viewed. Parents sometimes think that having an LGBT child is detrimental and damaging to the black family and will negatively affect the whole African American community. “Within black communities, where racism is a living reality, differences among us often seem dangerous and suspect,” according to the late African American lesbian author Audre Lorde. “The need for unity is often misnamed as a need for homogeneity,” Lorde wrote in Sister Outsider: Essays and Poems.

TRANSGENDER EMERGENCE MODEL

therapeutic task is the normalization of the experiences involved in emerging as transgender

Awareness – In this first stage of awareness, gender-variant people are often in great distress;

therapeutic task is to facilitate linkages and encourage outreach.

Seeking Information/Reaching Out – In the second stage, gender-variant people seek to gain education and support about transgender identities;