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Hello readers! Before you start reading these posts, I would suggest taking a look at the Terminology page and the Resources page. The...
Hello readers! Before you start reading these posts, I would suggest taking a look at the Terminology page and the Resources page. The...
(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,...
As mentioned in the blog post titled “What is the problem, exactly?”, stigma is an attribute that society views negatively and attributes...
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....
A commonly used excuse for prejudice/discrimination against LGBTQ+ individuals often sounds something like this: “I have no problem with...
The title of this blog post probably makes no sense if you haven’t taken social psychology or evolutionary psychology, but don’t worry....
Trigger Warning: Mention of sexual offenders, pedophilia, sexual assault, child molestation In 2002, a scandal broke into the news which...
As can be seen from the other posts on this blog, much of the information which applies to sexual minorities can also be interpreted to...
One category of this blog clearly explains that LGBTQ+ individuals are not regarded warmly by cisgender and heterosexual individuals in...
Trigger Warning: Mention of self-harm, suicide, abuse, homelessness Risk factors and protective factors can dictate the onset and course...
Trigger Warning: Mention of self-harm, suicide, drug use. If you haven’t read the blog posts titled “Minority Stress Theory” and “Risk...
Trigger warning: Mention of suicide, self-harm, eating disorders, gender dysphoria, I felt it was necessary to create a separate blog...
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...
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...