Coming out is as an LGBT person is unique experience for each individual. The circumstances and barriers to coming out are specific to each person. However, research by Dr. Vivienne Cass (1979) offers a six stage theoretical model to help describe the process of forming a positive homosexual identity. It’s important to note that theContinue reading “Cass Model of Gay/Lesbian Identity Development”
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What Does A Professor Look Like?
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? By Kevin L. Nadal, PhD ? As a child of poor immigrants from rural Philippines, I often heard about how my parents grew up without running water and limited electricity. They told my brothers and me stories about the things that they didn’t have while growing up, and how…
Stop Saying “That’s So Gay!”: 6 Types of Microaggressions That Harm LGBTQ People
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By Kevin L. Nadal, PhD (Associate Professor of Psychology, John Jay College of Criminal Justice – City University of New York) When I was a little kid, I used to hear my brothers, cousins, and friends say things like “That’s so gay!” on a pretty regular basis. I would usually laugh…
Depression in Black Boys Begins Earlier Than You Think
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By Aaron Hunt, MS (Graduate Intern, APA Health Disparities Office) and David J. Robles, BA (Graduate Intern, SAMHSA Office of Behavioral Health Equity) ? From 2001 to 2015, the suicide risk for Black boys between the ages of 5 and 11 was two to three times higher than that of White…
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