Table of Contents

Contributors
Foreword: The amp quot Coming of Age amp quot of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender-Affirmative Psychology
Linda Garnets
Acknowledgments
Introduction: The Challenge of Providing Affirmative Psychotherapy While Honoring Diverse Contexts
Kathleen J. Bieschke, Ruperto M. Perez, and Kurt A. DeBord
Part I. Essential Considerations of Cultural Contexts in Working With Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Clients
Introduction
Chapter : amp quot I'd Rather Get Wet Than Be Under That Umbrella: amp quot Differentiating the Experiences and Identities of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender People
Ruth E. Fassinger and Julie R. Arsenau
Chapter 2: Mutual Bonds: Lesbian Women's Lives and Communities
Becky J. Liddle
Chapter 3: The Village People: Identity Development in the Gay Male Community
Douglas C. Haldeman
Chapter 4: Cultural and Relational Contexts of Bisexual Women: Implications for Therapy
Beth A. Firestein
Chapter 5: Development of Bisexual Men's Identities and Relationships
Daniel J. Potoczniak
Chapter : Transgender Communities: Developing Identity Through Connection
Arlene Istar Lev
Part II. Affirmative Counseling and Psychotherapy With Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Clients
Introduction
Chapter 7: Delivering Ethical Psychological Services to Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Clients
Beverly Greene
Chapter 8: Affirmative Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Counseling With All Clients
Connie R. Matthews
Chapter 9: Affirmative Counseling and Psychotherapy Focused on Issues Related to Sexual Orientation Conflicts
Lee Beckstead and Tania Israel
Chapter : Building Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Vocational Psychology: A Theoretical Model of Workplace Sexual Identity Management
Melissa A. Lidderdale, James M. Croteau, Mary Z. Anderson, Darrick Tovar-Murray, and Julie M. Davis
Chapter : An Overview of Affirmative Psychotherapy and Counseling With Transgender Clients
Shannon Chavez Korrell and Margaret Lorah
Part III. Emerging Issues in Counseling and Psychotherapy
Introduction
Chapter  2: Review of Empirical Research Focused on the Experience of Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Clients in Counseling and Psychotherapy
Kathleen J. Bieschke, Parrish L. Paul, and Kelly A. Blasko
Chapter 3: Perceived Conflicts Between Affirmation of Religious Diversity and Affirmation of Sexual Diversity: That's Perceived
Amy R. Fischer and Kurt A. DeBord
Chapter 4: Affirmative Clinical Supervision
Stephen C. Halpert, Brian Reinhardt, and Michael J. Toohey
Chapter 5: Lesbian and Gay Family Issues in the Context of Changing Legal and Social Policy Environments
Charlotte J. Patterson
Chapter : Public Policy, Mental Health, and Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Clients
Michael R. Stevenson
Chapter 7: The amp quot Boring amp quot State of Research and Psychotherapy With Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Clients: Revisiting Bar amp oacute n ( 99 )
Ruperto M. Perez
Author Index
Subject Index
About the Editors

About the Author

Bieschke - Penn State U., PA; Perez - Georgia Inst. Technology, Atlanta, GA; DeBord - Lincoln University, Jefferson City, MO.