Tools
A positive view of LGBTQ : embracing identity and cultivating well-being
- Author
- Riggle, Ellen D. B.
- Title
- A positive view of LGBTQ : embracing identity and cultivating well-being / Ellen D.B. Riggle and Sharon S. Rostosky.
- Format
- Book
- Published
- Lanham, Md. : Rowman & Littlefield, c2012.
- Description
- xii, 193 p. ; 24 cm.
- Other contributors
- Rostosky, Sharon Scales.
- Notes
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 175-191) and index.
- Contents
-
- An introduction
- Authenticity
- Self awareness, personal insight and growth
- Freedom to create new rules
- Stronger emotional connections with others
- Freedom to explore relationships and sexuality
- Compassion and empathy
- Mentors, role models, and activists
- Belonging to an LGBTQ community
- A positive view.
- Summary
- "A Positive View of LGBTQ starts a new conversation about the strengths and benefits of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer (LGBTQ) identities. Positive LGBTQ identities are affirmed through inspiring firsthand accounts. Focusing on how LGBTQ-identified individuals can cultivate a sense of well-being and a personal identity that allows them to flourish in all areas of life, the authors explore a variety of themes."--Jacket.
- Subject headings
- Sexual minorities. Gender identity. Positive psychology.
- Medical subjects
- Bisexuality--psychology. Gender Identity. Homosexuality--psychology. Self Concept. Transsexualism--psychology.
- ISBN
- 9781442212817 1442212810 9781442212824 (pbk.) 1442212829 (pbk.) 9781442212831 (ebook) 1442212837 (ebook)