From Lesbian and Gay Psychology to LGBTQ Psychologies: A Journey into the Unknown (or Unknowable)?

Clarke, Victoria; Peel, Elizabeth

doi:10.1002/9780470713099.ch2

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“…As we noted above, the views reported in this paper are indicative only of the views (of a small group) of more privileged lesbians and gay men. Research on same-sex relationships typically neglects the experiences of more marginalized lesbians and gay men (Clarke & Peel, 2007). There could well be links between social class, education and employment status and conceptions of naming practices (and lesbian and gay political orientations).…”

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‘Who would take whose name?’ Accounts of naming practices in same‐sex relationships

Clarke

Burns

Burgoyne

2008

Community & Applied Soc Psy

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The practice of a woman assuming her husband's last name upon marriage is a deeply embedded norm in some countries. Whether or not individual heterosexual couples reproduce or resist this practice, it provides a context for making decisions about marital names. No conventions, other than heteronormative ones, govern naming practices in same-sex relationships and families, but very little is known about name changing in these contexts. This paper reports an exploratory qualitative study of the ways in which 30 lesbians and gay men in committed relationships made meaning of name changing and keeping. Only one participant reported changing her last name, some considered name changing a future possibility, but most had no plans to change their name. The lack of conventions regarding naming in same-sex families created a dilemma for some participants-who would take whose name? Many participants did not want to entirely give up their name, thus a hyphenated last name was the most popular option for those contemplating a name change. Accounts of name changing centred on doing/being family. This was also a theme in accounts of name keeping, along Maree Burns is the co-ordinator of the Eating Difficulties Education Network in Auckland, New Zealand. Maree has published several articles examining the discourses and discursive practices of the 'eating disorder' bulimia. She has recently completed ESRC-funded research on money management in same-sex relationships with Carole Burgoyne and Victoria Clarke at the University of Exeter. Maree is currently co-editing two books: Critical Feminist Perspectives on Eating Dis/Orders and Critical Bodies: Representations, practices and identities of weight and body management. with maintaining a continuity of personal and professional identity, avoiding hassle, complications and confusion and resisting heteronormativity. The findings are discussed in relation to other research on naming in same-sex families and research on heterosexual marital naming practices.

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‘Who would take whose name?’ Accounts of naming practices in same‐sex relationships

Clarke

Burns

Burgoyne

2008

Community & Applied Soc Psy

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“…Many use terms such as 'husbands', 'wives' or 'spouses' (Bohlmann and Qualls 2001;Kang and Hsu 2005;Kozak 2010), which, in view of the changes the family as an institution has undergone, may be inadequate, especially when same-sex parented families are concerned. Further, this approach, which often equates husbands with key income earners and wives with caregivers, is premised on stereotypical and increasingly obsolete gender roles, which may not be applicable or may manifest differently in lesbian and gay parented families (Clarke and Peel 2007).…”

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A review of gay and lesbian parented families’ travel motivations and destination choices: gaps in research and future directions

Lucena

Jarvis

Weeden

2015

Annals of Leisure Research

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Academic tourism research is traditionally concerned with individual decisions and fails to address the viewpoint of the family unit. Indeed, while family tourism remains unexplored, lesbian and gay parented family tourism is further overlooked, with little attention in tourism research given to families whose configurations do not fit the heteronormative model, namely, the 'mother-father-children' trinomial. This paper critically reviews the literature on the topics that offer insight into same-sex parented family tourism and identifies gaps in knowledge in four different areas: travel motivations, destination choice, family decision-making, and strategies used by lesbians and gay men to manage sexuality in public spaces. The paper ends with recommendations designed to progress theoretical and empirical research.

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“…Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer or questioning psychology (LGBTQ psychology) highlights the presence and increasing validation and acknowledgment of research, theory and practice on LGBTQ concerns across the science of psychology (Burnes & Stanley, 2017b;Clarke & Peel, 2007).…”

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Cross-cultural perspectives of LGBTQ psychology from five different countries: current state and recommendations

Moreno

Ardila

Zervoulis

et al. 2019

Psychology & Sexuality

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Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer or questioning psychology (LGBTQ psychology) is a branch of psychology that promotes inclusiveness in theory and practice across the science of psychology, affirming the lives of people with different sexual orientations and forms of gender expression in a non-heterosexist and non-genderist perspective. This article highlights the historical development of LGBTQ psychology in the context of different realities for LGBTQ people in five different countries (Russia, Greece, Colombia, South Africa and the province of Quebec, Canada). Key experts on LGBTQ concerns report distinctive challenges they have faced when promoting LGBTQ rights and developing LGBTQ psychology (e.g., the pathologization and criminalization of sexual diversity, neglect on the part of authorities, and rejection from religious groups). Human and mental health sciences have played an important role in the blossoming of LGBTQ psychology. Cross-cultural narratives show that the recognition of lesbian and gay rights comes before the recognition of the rights of bi, trans, queer and questioning people. Various forms of homonegativity and transphobia still coexist even in countries that have established protections and rights recognition for LGBTQ people. We provide 15 strategies to help psychological organizations and psychologists around the world promote the development of LGBTQ psychology.

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From Lesbian and Gay Psychology to LGBTQ Psychologies: A Journey into the Unknown (or Unknowable)?

Cited by 22 publications

References 49 publications

‘Who would take whose name?’ Accounts of naming practices in same‐sex relationships

‘Who would take whose name?’ Accounts of naming practices in same‐sex relationships

A review of gay and lesbian parented families’ travel motivations and destination choices: gaps in research and future directions

Cross-cultural perspectives of LGBTQ psychology from five different countries: current state and recommendations

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