LGBTQ Mental Health

LGBTQ Mental Health: International Perspectives and Experiences expands our understanding of mental health by considering the unique challenges faced by LGBTQ communities in the Majority World.

Increased globalization and migration has highlighted the need for mental health clinicians to better understand these communities' experiences and needs. This book provides an overview of LGBTQ mental health in non-Western countries or regions that have heretofore received little attention in the psychology literature.

Chapters focus on the cultural, social, legal, political, and psychological experiences of various LGBTQ subpopulations in Peru, Colombia, Ecuador, Jamaica, Russia, Mongolia, India, Malaysia, Thailand, and sub-Saharan Africa.

Contributors summarize existing research on mental health outcomes for LGBTQ individuals in these countries or regions; offer key insights that challenge culturally-specific conceptions of normative, LGBTQ mental health and behavior; and offer recommendations for further research and mental health practice with these populations.

Contributors

Introduction
Nadine Nakamura and Carmen H. Logie

1. In Search of “My True Self”: Transmasculine Gender Identity Processes, Stigma, and Mental Health in Peru
   Amaya Perez-Brumer, Alfonso Silva-Santisteban, Ximena Salazar, Jesse Vilela, and Sari L. Reisner
2. Mental Health of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender People in Colombia
   Karen Nieves-Lugo, Andrew P. Barnett, Veronica Pinho, Miguel Rueda Sáenz, and Maria Cecilia Zea
3. Living a Double Life and Experiencing Modern Sexual Prejudice: The Effect on Ecuadorean Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Workers’ Well-Being
   Donatella Di Marco, Alicia Arenas, Helge Hoel, and Lourdes Munduate
4. “It’s Because of Our Culture”: Navigating Gender Norms and Coping With Sexual Stigma Among Lesbian, Bisexual, and Queer Women in Jamaica
   Natania L. Marcus, Carmen H. Logie, Nicolette Jones, Nicolette Bryan, and Kandasi Levermore
5. The Return of Repression: Mental Health Concerns of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender People in Russia
   Sharon G. Horne and Lindsey White
6. LGBT Mental Health in Mongolia: A Brief History, Current Issues, and Future Directions
   Julie M. Koch, Douglas Knutson, and Anaraa Nyamdorj
7. Stigma Toward and Mental Health of Hijras/Trans Women and Self-Identified Men Who Have Sex With Men in India
   Venkatesan Chakrapani, Peter A. Newman, and Murali Shunmugam
8. Being Gay and Lesbian in Malaysia
   Hemla Singaravelu and Wai Hsien Cheah
9. Whose Paradise? An Intersectional Perspective on Mental Health and Gender/Sexual Diversity in Thailand
   Timo T. Ojanen, Peter A. Newman, Rattanakorn Ratanashevorn, Jan W. de Lind van Wijngaarden, and Suchon Tepjan
10. Mental Health Needs of Transgender Women, Gay Men, and Other Men Who Have Sex With Men Across Sub-Saharan Africa
    Carolyn Brown, Keletso Makofane, Kevin Rebe, L. Leigh Ann van der Merwe, Bhekie Sithole, Daouda Diouf, Kevin Kapila, Carrie Lyons, Tonia Poteat, Shauna Stahlman, and Stefan Baral

Conclusion
Nadine Nakamura and Carmen H. Logie

Index

About the Editors

Nadine Nakamura, PhD, is an associate professor in the Department of Psychology at the University of La Verne. Her research interests include multiculturalism; intersectionality; experiences of LGBTQ people of color, immigrants, and/or asylum seekers; LGBTQ international issues; and ethnic and sexual minority health/mental health.

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Carmen Logie, PhD, is an associate professor in the Factor-Inwentash Faculty of Social Work at the University of Toronto. Her research interests include sexual and reproductive health and rights, structural violence, stigma associated with the intersection of multiple marginalized identities, and LGBTQ-affirmative practices in social work and health care.

The text provides an excellent glimpse into the diversity of and challenges faced by LGBTQ individuals across 10 geographic areas… This volume works as an international conversation that will serve to magnify readers' understanding of the incredible diversity and resilience of the LGBTQ community worldwide.
—Choice

I am excited to see a book that addresses LGBTQ mental health issues in non-Western populations. Written by scholars with expertise and first hand experience with these populations, it will be a great resource for students, scholars, and practitioners interested in international LGBTQ issues.
—Y. Barry Chung, PhD
Dean, College of Education, San Diego State University, San Diego, CA

This important volume provides deep insights into the myriad ways in which LGBTQ folk negotiate their lives resiliently across cultural contexts. It also explores the implications stepping outside of gender norms and the concomitant stigmatization has for mental health. A must-read for service providers and researchers in the field!
—Carola Suárez-Orozco, PhD
Professor of Human Development and Psychology, University of California, Los Angeles