The challenges and promises of transnational LGBTQ psychology

Somewhere over and under the rainbow

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ID8714322
AuthorsSharon G Horne (0000-0002-8197-7467, corresponding author)
Year2020
Volume75
Issue9
Pages1358-1371
Publication date2020-12-01
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueAmerican Psychologist (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0003-066X • E-ISSN: 1935-990X
PublisherAmerican Psychological Association (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1037/amp0000791
PMID33382317
OpenAlexW3115850734
LanguageEN
Citations received9

This article explores the influence of psychology developed in WEIRD (Western, educated, industrialized, rich, and democratic) contexts and its relationship to transnational lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) concerns. It covers several points associated with an LGBTQ movement forward fallacy , including the limitations of identitarian methods of analysis; presumption of visibility as a necessary aspect of LGBTQ emancipation; the centering of oppression narratives in LGBTQ international scholarship; the assumption of the relevance and desirability of WEIRD concepts; and the difficulties in applying human rights discourses to achieve LGBTQ emancipation. A transnational LGBTQ psychology that honors the authentic lives of LGBTQ people and decolonizes and dismantles context-specific homophobia/transphobia-related stigma is discussed. Finally, the promising directions of transnational LGBTQ psychology through research directions, networking, and advocacy are described. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2020 APA, all rights reserved)

Biology · Homosexuality · Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV · Male Homosexuality · Men who have sex with men · Physics · Psychoanalysis · Rainbow · Sociology · Transgender · Academic and Historical Perspectives in Psychology · Counseling Practices and Supervision · Psychology · Gender Studies · Social Psychology · Virology

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