Introduction
Since the removal of homosexuality as a psychiatric disorder in 1974, scholarly articles and mainstream psychotherapy texts focusing on working with LGBT individuals and families have steadily increased in visibility. In the last decade, there has also been an increase in scholarship particularly centered on working with transgender and gender nonconforming individuals. Various LGBT family forms may present for couple and family therapy, and clinicians should be aware of the existing research on LGBT family life and best practices when working with LGBT clients.
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Individuals who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (commonly referred to by the initialism LGBT) hold a sexual and/or gender minority status. This is in comparison to individuals who are heterosexual (i.e., attracted to members of the opposite sex) or cisgender (i.e., one’s gender identity corresponds with their biological sex). Other identities that are often subsumed under this term...
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L. Grafsky, E., Nguyen, H.N. (2017). LGBT in Couple and Family Therapy. In: Lebow, J., Chambers, A., Breunlin, D. (eds) Encyclopedia of Couple and Family Therapy. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-15877-8_427-1
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