Urges that articles in special issue on counseling lesbians and gay men be read with caution. Notes that images presented of clients and their problems fit well with homophobic stereotypes of emotionally disturbed homosexual that are still prevalent and widely held by psychologists. Emphasizes the need for counselors to receive training in working…

Responds to previous four articles on counseling lesbians and gay men. Commends the authors for providing an excellent overview of the key issues in counseling lesbians and gay men. Sees gay/lesbian affirmative psychology in its early stages of evolution, with the articles reviewed as links in the chain of progress. (NB)

Commends previous four articles on counseling lesbians and gay men for explaining practical and theoretical concerns. Notes that much counseling of this population would be unnecessary if broader societal views of homosexual orientation were more positive. Notes importance of understanding history of lesbian and gay civil rights movement;…

States that the literature to date has broken the silence on lesbian, gay, and bisexual (LGB) issues and has affirmed the field of psychology as being affirmative toward these issues. Proposes that research should move toward a greater understanding of LGB affirmative professional training by focusing on training from theoretical and empirical…

A rejoinder to criticism of earlier articles on lesbian, gay, and bisexual (LGB) issues in regard to affirmative counselor training. Discusses the role mentoring has played in the authors' professional development. Offers four suggestions for including the study of bisexuality in LGB research. (MKA)

Provides overview of salient issues related to scientific and therapeutic work with lesbians and gays. Five sections focus on terms and concepts, sense of social context faced by gay people, discussion of psychology's approach to gay/lesbian issues, overview of gay identity development, and outline of roles and responsibilities of counseling…

Reacts to earlier articles concerning lesbian, gay, bisexual (LGB) issues in graduate psychology programs. States that these articles demonstrate that psychology may be transitioning from the tolerance stage and is now moving toward the acceptance stage involving shared responsibility in promoting life adjustment and advancement of LGB people in…

Reacts to earlier articles concerning lesbian, gay, bisexual (LGB) issues in graduate psychology programs. Emphasizes these articles contribute to the literature regarding LGB issues and addresses implications for research, theory, and practice. Extends Laura Brown's lesbian-gay paradigm for psychology as it applies to these articles. (MKA)

Examined female counseling psychology doctoral students' (N=213) perceptions of type and extent of training received concerning lesbian and homosexual issues. Results indicated that female students received little exposure to lesbian or homosexual issues or clients and thus were not trained to work with these clients. Discusses further results and…

Reacts to earlier articles concerning lesbian, gay, bisexual (LGB) issues in graduate psychology programs. Issues covered include: counseling and clinical training, research environments, and mentoring relationships. Argues that it is time to bring LGB issues into the mainstream and that these articles offer the vision and the blueprint to do so.…

Outlines the ethical considerations for sexual orientation conversion therapy for lesbian, gay, and bisexual individuals. There are numerous reasons not to acquiesce to a client's desire to change his or her sexual orientation. Presents guidelines for responding to a client seeking reorientation and evaluating one's biases regarding lesbian, gay,…

Examines the doctoral training experiences of 69 counseling and 38 clinical-psychology graduate students in lesbian, gay, and bisexual (LGB) issues prior to internship. Results show that training concerning these issues was inadequate and that counseling programs had better records of training in LGB issues than did clinical programs. Implications…

Notes that many counselors and counseling psychologists have received little training with regard to lesbian and gay issues. Presents ways in which these issues can and should be incorporated into counseling psychology training programs. Academic and internship training are addressed, followed by discussion of importance of safe and appropriate…

Responds to previous four articles on counseling lesbians and gay men. Focuses remarks on issues pertaining to training of counseling psychologists. Asserts that integration of gay and lesbian affirmative material into courses requires that instructors themselves possess requisite knowledge and belief that such material is legitimate and…

Investigates lesbian, gay, and bisexual (LGB) doctoral students' mentoring relationships with faculty in counseling psychology. Data from interviews with 14 LGB participants were analyzed. Results show two contextual-specific LGB themes that helped shape three themes regarding LGB students' experience of mentoring relationships. Presents seven…