individuals of a marginalized social group is something gay and transgender people have to deal with every day. This stress is triggered by general social prejudice against being gay or transgender, as well as discriminatory laws and policies.] The lack of treatment in the health care system it leads to in appropriate and irrelevant service. A lack of access to affordable and culturally competent health care also contributes to gay and transgender minority stress. Gay and lesbian adults are roughly twice…
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Navigating the Stigma: The Impact of a Borderline Personality Diagnosis on the Mental Health and Well-Being of Transgender and Gender Nonconforming Individuals Borderline personality disorder (BPD) is defined as a psychiatric condition in which an individual has impairment in self-identity, self-direction, and interpersonal relationships. A central feature of BPD includes an unstable self-image, which may manifest as dissociative states in response to stress and providing inconsistent or conflicting…
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This paper focuses on the ethical biases healthcare workers exhibit in the treatment of the lesbian, gay, bi-sexual and transgender (LGBT) aka “homosexual” patient. The premise for this paper is that LGBT patients are discriminated against in healthcare because of their sexual orientation. I will show evidence to support the argument that LGBT patients are not treated equal due to ethical dilemmas of the healthcare organization and provider. As healthcare leaders it’s our responsibility to create…
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Transgendered Issues Introduction Although Gender Identity Disorder (GID) and homosexuality has been in the American Psychiatric Association’s (APA) Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) for many years, I was personally unaware of the controversy that surrounded it. I realized that I needed to educate myself in the issues and changes that have occurred in the DSM regarding GID and homosexuality over the years. The APA…
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1 MGT 552: Ethics Research Paper What are the ethical issues that the senior management team of Fortune 500 company should address relative to transgendered and transgendering employees, and what process(es) should the senior management team use to address those issues? April 25, 2012 2 Introduction In our society people like to be able to categorize one another specifically when indentifying an individual’s sexuality, race, gender, and/or political…
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11/18/2014 Core-1001-27 Transgender: A Sexual Paradox Everyone has a gender; it is a thing affects everything in our lives. It affects how we act like and look like every day. However, have you ever thought about what is gender? Gender is the thing that describes the characteristics that a society or culture delineates as masculine or feminine (Nobelius). Today, most of the countries define gender base on the physical and genetic sexuality at birth. There is at least one transgender person, whose self-gender…
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Some homeless people own pets that have been their companions for a very long time, and unlike humans who abandon the people they supposedly care about when something goes wrong, their pets remain loyal and shelters do not allow them to bring their pet companions. Many people who struggle with mental illnesses are rejected access to shelters due to their condition; workers are unable to differentiate violent criminals and harmless people that suffer from mental illnesses. Homeless shelters are notorious…
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victims. Family Court Review, 42(1), 162-177. This article tells of how the rates of domestic violence in LGBT (Lesbian, Gay, Bi- Sexual, Transgender) relationships are statistically speaking the same as heterosexual relationships. It discusses the lack of services for LGBT domestic violence victims. Outing, isolation and safety in shelters are just some of the issues LGBT domestic violence victims face. In this article the legal protections for LGBT domestic violence victims is divided in three…
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Parenthood needs to continue being funded is that it offers many services that otherwise would not be offered to people if Planned Parenthood were not there. Planned Parenthood strives to make sure that people are well educated on sexual health and they get the proper care that they need. They offer services like providing contraception to people, most commonly teens and young adults, they offer STD, HIV, and AIDS screenings and treatments. Planned Parenthood is one of the world’s leading providers for…
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lead a weekly class on multicultural awareness, the elements of which would include: • Very fundamental work” on the basics of multicultural awareness” on matters of—economic status, gender/sexual/affectional orientation, class, age, education, health, profession, physical ability, language, affiliations, faith/spiritual beliefs, etc. • Using an interactive approach (exercises and discussions), to explore class participants’ core beliefs in a safe way to help them reveal their personal feelings…
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