Graduate Faculty in Psychology Interested in Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, & Transgender Issues 2009 Survey Results Posted

In the Spring of 2009, the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, & Transgender Concerns Office, in conjunction with APA’s Center for Workforce Studies, conducted a survey about graduate faculty in psychology interested in lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender issues. The survey is designed to assist students interested in such issues to identify programs and faculty advisors with whom they might like to work in graduate school. View results here.

Insufficient Evidence Exists to Support the Use of Psychological Interventions to Change Sexual Orientation

APA Adopts the Resolution on Appropriate Affirmative Responses to Sexual Orientation Distress and Change Efforts recommended in the Final Copy Edited Version of APA's Task Force on Appropriate Therapeutic Responses to Sexual (PDF).

APA Press Release

Best Practices for Asking Questions about Sexual Orientation on Surveys – November 2009

This report presents the findings from a multi-year effort of an expert panel of scholars, the Sexual Minority Assessment Research Team (SMART) to identify the best practices for asking questions about sexual orientation on surveys. This document is the culmination of the work of this expert panel. The following APA Members drafted sections of the report, met to discuss and refine the drafts, and revised and commented on later drafts:

George Ayala – The Global Forum on MSM and HIV

David H. Chae – Emory University, Rollins School of Public Health

Susan Cochran – University of California, Los Angeles, School of Public Health

Lesbian and Gay Parents and Their Children

How does sexual minority stigma “get under the skin”?

Adoption by Gay & Lesbian Parents in Florida

In June 2009, the APA filed an amicus brief in In re Matter of Adoption of X. X. G. and N. R. G., a case challenging a Florida statute prohibiting adoption by gay or lesbian persons.

APA Brochure Receives Media Attention

APA's public information brochure Answers to Your Questions For a Better Understanding of Sexual Orientation & Homosexuality (PDF) has been the subject of attention recently, because some conservative media have reported that the 2008 edition represented a change in APA's position on the "gay gene." The Washington Blade has recently reported on the controversy.

CLGBTC 2009 Outstanding Achievement Awards

Sari H. Dworkin, PhD and Margaret S. Schneider, PhD received the 2009 CLGBTC Oustanding Acheivement Awards

LGBT Programming at ICAP 2010

The International Network is working to facilitate a program of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and gender identity related presentations at the International Congress of Applied Psychology (ICAP) 2010, July 11-16, 2010, in Melbourne, Australia. Please see the call brochure.

Three New Guides on Supporting GLBTQI Individuals with Mental Illnesses

A Mental Health Recovery and Community Integration Guide for GLBTQI Individuals: What You Need to Know

GLBTQI Mental Health: Recommendations for Policies and Services

Recommendations on Issues of Access to and Inclusion in Behavioral Health Services for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Questioning and Intersex Consumers

International Union of Psychological Sciences

IUPsyS has initiated a policy development for sexual identity inclusion.