Assignment: Intersection of Sexuality, Gender, and Culture

The Assignment (2- to 3-page paper):

Use the five-family life-cycle stages listed in the Sexuality in Adulthood Across the Family Life Cycle chart to organize your thoughts for this assignment. For this paper:

• Explain the difference between gender identity and sexual orientation, and why it is important professionally to understand this difference.
• Explain cultural influences on gender and sexuality. Consider both cisgender and transgender experiences.
• Explain specific challenges an individual who is transgender or gender non-binary may experience related to their sexuality.
• Explain how you would advocate within your professional role for gender variant clients.

Notes: 

Please make sure the posted assignment is Zero Percent Plagiarism. 

Running heads are not to be on the paper.

Make sure paper is in APA 7 formatting. 

Make sure paragraphs are indented and aligned to the left. 

Please provide a reference page and references throughout the paper.

Please use the following references for this assignment: 

References

     Levine, S. B., Risen, C. B., & Althof, S. E. (Eds.). (2016). Handbook of clinical sexuality for mental health professionals (3rd ed.). New York, NY: Routledge. Chapter 27, ‘Transgender Phenomena’ (pp. 331-344)

American Psychological Association. (2015). Guidelines for psychological practice with transgender and gender nonconforming people. American Psychologist, 70(9), 832-864.

Davis, G., Dewey, J. M., & Murphy, E. L. (2016). Giving sex: Deconstructing intersex and trans medicalization practices. Gender & Society, 30(3), 490-514.

Richards, C., Bouman, W. P., Seal, L., Barker, M. J., Nieder, T. O., & T'Sjoen, G. (2016). Non-binary or genderqueer genders. International Review Of Psychiatry, 28(1), 95-102. https://go.openathens.net/redirector/waldenu.edu?url=https://doi.org/10.3109/09540261.2015.1106446

Rutter, P. A. (2012). Sex therapy with gay male couples using affirmative therapy. Sexual & Relationship Therapy, 27(1), 35–45.

Intersex Society of North America. (2008). Frequently asked questions. Retrieved from http://www.isna.org/faq/printable

Rocero, G. (2014, March). Why I must come out [video file]. Retrieved form https://www.ted.com/talks/geena_rocero_why_i_must_come_out