Table of Contents

• Foreword
• Foreword
• Acknowledgments
• Chapter 1. Introductory Material
• Introduction
• Language Problems
• Identity
• Chapter 2. Background Information
• Introduction
• Definitions and Terminology
• Transgenders
• Treatment Issues
• Sexual Orientation
• Counseling Issues
• Summary
• Chapter 3. Counselor Competence
• The Scope of the Problem
• Addressing the Problem
• Chapter 4. Societal Prejudice and Oppression
• Institutionalized Homo/Bi/Transphobia
• Religion
• The Medical/Psychiatric/Psychological Profession
• The Legal System
• The Media
• The Stress of Homo/Bi/Transphobia and Heterosexism
• Chapter 5. Internalized Homo/Bi/Transphobia
• Basic Reactions and Effects
• Defenses
• The Counselor’s Role
• Passing
• The Role of Counselors in the Early Recovery Process
• Chapter 6. Direct Treatment Issues
• The Setting
• Gathering Information
• Community
• Summary
• Chapter 7. Special Issues in Treatment
• Socializing and Sex in Recovery
• Significant Others and Family Issues
• Parents or Children of LGBT People
• Religious Guilt
• Confidentiality
• HIV/AIDS (Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome)
• Other Problems
• Chapter 8. Developing a Positive Lesbian, Gay, or Bisexual Identity
• Introduction to the Stage Model
• The Process of Developing a Positive Lesbian/Gay Identity
• The Process of Developing a Positive Bisexual Identity
• Summary
• Chapter 9. The Process of Developing a Positive Transgender Identity
• Introduction
• The Process of Developing a Positive Transgender Identity
• Transgender Emergence: A Developmental Model
• Summary
• Epilogue
• Appendix A. Glossary
• Appendix B. Organization Audit: Evaluating Organizational Attitudes and Practices
• Appendix C. Resources
• Appendix D. Suggested Readings
• References
• Index