RESOURCES
    FOR
    Barriers to Quality Health Care Services

    LINKS
    • The web site of the Gay and Lesbian Medical Association is rich with information and resources for healthcare providers and researchers, including guidelines for clinicians on how to create a welcoming environment for LGBT patients, articles and research papers, and links to other websites.

    • The Mautner Project's On-Line Cultural Competency Course for Providers Removing the Barriers: Provider Self-Study A 2hour Continuing Education Credit is available for doctors, nurses, social workers.

    • Tips for Medical Professionals for Making Better/Safer Environments for Children with LGBT Parents.

    • A Bibliography: GLBTQ Clients Health Care Provider Training from the American College Health Association.

    • Caring for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Patients A University of Michigan Resource Guide

    PUBLICATIONS

      Blumstein, P.W. & Schwartz, P., Bisexuality: Some social psychological issues.
             In L. D. Garnets & D. C. Kimmel (Eds.) Psychological perspectives
             on lesbian and gay male experiences. (pp. 168-183). NY: Columbia
             University Press. (1993)

      Cass, V.C., Homosexuality identity formation: a theoretical model. Journal of
             Homosexuality 4 (3), 219-235. (1979)

      Cass, V. C., Sexual orientation identity formation, a western phenomenon. In R. J.
             Cabaj & T. S. Stein,(Eds.). Textbook of Homosexuality and Mental Health
             (pp. 227-251). Washington, D. C., American Psychiatric Association. (1998)

      Coleman, E., Developmental stages of the coming out process. Journal of Homosexuality, 731-43. (1981/82)

      Coleman, E., Assessment of sexual orientation. Journal of Homosexuality. 14 (1-). (1987)

      Closing The Gap: A newsletter of the Office of Minority Health .
             Available: http://www.omhrc.gov (2001, February/March) Gay and Lesbian
             Medical Association and LGBT health experts [GLMA] (2001).

      Healthy People 2010 Companion Document for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender
             (LGBT) Health
      . San Francisco, CA: Gay and Lesbian Medical
             Association.

      Hanley -Hackenbruck, P., Psychotherapy and the coming out process. Journal of Gay and
             Lesbian Psychotherapy 1 (1) 21-39. (1988)

      Hutchins, L., and Kaahumanu, L., Bi Any Other Name: Bisexual People Speak Out.
             LA: Alyson Press. (1991)

      Klein, F., The Bisexual Option. Binghamton, NY: Haworth Press. (1993)

      Lev, Arlene Istar Transgender Emergence: Counseling Gender-Variant People and their Families
             Binghamton, NY: Haworth Press, 2004.

      Lev, Arlene Istar The Complete Lesbian and Gay Parenting Guide
             NY: Berkley/Penguin Press, 2004.

      Markowitz, L., Bisexuality: Challenging our either/or thinking. In the Family,
             1(1).(1995, July)

      Sophie, J., A critical examination of stage theories of lesbian identity development.
             Journal of Homosexuality 12 (2) 39-51. (1985/6)

      Smith, J., Psychopathology, homosexuality, and homophobia. In M. W. Ross (Ed.)
             The treatment of homosexual with mental health disorders (pp. 59-74).
             Binghamton, NY: Haworth Press. (1988)

      Troiden, R. R., The formation of homosexual identities: In L. D. Garnets & D. C. Kimmel
             (Eds.) Psychological perspectives on lesbian and gay male experiences.
             (pp. 191-217). NY: Columbia University Press. (1993)

      Tucker, N, Highleyman, L. A., and Kaplan, R. (Eds.), Bisexual Politics: Theories, Queries,
             and Visions
      Binghamton, NY: Haworth Press. (1995)

      Weinberg, M.S., Williams, C.J. & Pryor, D.W., Dual attraction: Understanding bisexuality.
             NY: Oxford University Press. (1994)


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