May 15, 20191 min readImportant notes for before you read!Hello readers! Before you start reading these posts, I would suggest taking a look at the Terminology page and the Resources page. The...
May 14, 20193 min readWhat is the problem, exactly?(Note: If you have not read the Terminology section yet, please do so! It will make reading these posts much easier.) Last year, in 2018,...
May 13, 20192 min readInvisible Stigma and "Coming Out"As mentioned in the blog post titled “What is the problem, exactly?”, stigma is an attribute that society views negatively and attributes...
May 12, 20195 min readIngroups and Outgroups If you’ve seen high school cliques, then you have a basic understanding of what an ingroup and an outgroup are, as well as ingroup bias....
May 11, 20192 min readMoral Values and Prejudice A commonly used excuse for prejudice/discrimination against LGBTQ+ individuals often sounds something like this: “I have no problem with...
May 10, 20193 min readThe Affordance Management/Fundamental Motive Affective-Behavioral Model of LGB PrejudiceThe title of this blog post probably makes no sense if you haven’t taken social psychology or evolutionary psychology, but don’t worry....
May 9, 20193 min readScandal, Misconceptions, Sexual Offenders, and The Proportionality Argument Trigger Warning: Mention of sexual offenders, pedophilia, sexual assault, child molestation In 2002, a scandal broke into the news which...
May 8, 20192 min readNuances of Anti-transgender PrejudiceAs can be seen from the other posts on this blog, much of the information which applies to sexual minorities can also be interpreted to...
May 7, 20192 min readMinority Stress Theory One category of this blog clearly explains that LGBTQ+ individuals are not regarded warmly by cisgender and heterosexual individuals in...
May 6, 20195 min readRisk Factors and Protective FactorsTrigger Warning: Mention of self-harm, suicide, abuse, homelessness Risk factors and protective factors can dictate the onset and course...
May 5, 20194 min readMental Health in the LGBTQ+ communityTrigger Warning: Mention of self-harm, suicide, drug use. If you haven’t read the blog posts titled “Minority Stress Theory” and “Risk...
May 4, 20194 min readMental Health Issues in the Transgender Community Trigger warning: Mention of suicide, self-harm, eating disorders, gender dysphoria, I felt it was necessary to create a separate blog...
May 3, 20197 min readSo, what can we do? That's the question, isn't it? Now that we know what the problem is and what kind of effects can result, what's the takeaway? That is a...
May 2, 20192 min readBeing an Ally It is difficult to be an ally for a community that you may not understand, or may feel uncomfortable with. I hope that this blog has...
