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Peer reviewedBrown, Laura S. – Counseling Psychologist, 1991
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…
Descriptors: Client Characteristics (Human Services), Counseling Techniques, Homosexuality, Lesbianism
Peer reviewedBrown, Laura S. – Psychology of Women Quarterly, 1989
Explores the possibility that the lesbian or gay experience in contemporary American society might furnish a standpoint for generating new knowledge in psychology. Considers the following elements that define lesbians' or gay men's ways of knowing and experiencing the world: (1) biculturalism; (2) marginality; and (3) normative creativity. (JS)
Descriptors: Behavior Standards, Bias, Biculturalism, Cognitive Processes
