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Gay - Lesbian - Bisexual - Trans-gender (GLBT)

Homosexual orientation (gay / lesbian) refers to a person (male or female) attracted to another person of the same sex. Those attracted to persons of the opposite sex are said to have a heterosexual orientation. Some individuals  are attracted to both men and women and are referred to as bisexual. Sexual orientation is different from gender identity (see below). 

Homosexuality:

Sexual orientation refers to more than sexual behavior. It includes feelings as well as identity. Individuals may be gay, lesbian or bisexual without engaging in sexual activity. Persons can become aware of their sexual orientation at different points in their lives as sexual orientation develops across a person’s lifetime. Sexual orientation can change across a persons lifetime.

People seek conversion to heterosexuality because of difficulties that they encounter in their family and society. However, altering sexual orientation is not a goal of psychiatric treatment. People who have accepted and adjusted to their sexual orientation and  integrated it into a positive sense of self-function have a healthier mental status than those who have not.

Cognitive Therapy combined with Family Therapy helps in accepting sexual orientation, overcoming stigma, and  fostering a positive mental health.

Gender Identity Disturbance:

Gender identity disturbance is a conflict between a person's actual physical gender and the gender that person identifies himself or herself as. For example, a person identified as a boy may actually feel and act like a girl. This affects mannerisms, behavior, and dress,self-concept, and choice of sexual partner. People with Gender Identity Disturbance feel like and want to be and live like a person of the opposite sex. They are disgusted by their own genitals and want to get rid of them. They dress and behave like the opposite sex. As a result they may be ridiculed and rejected by family members, peers, and their community. This may result in withdrawal from social interaction, loneliness, anxiety, and depression.

Individual and family therapy helps but may not be enough. Sex reassignment through surgery and hormonal therapy is an option, but identity problems may continue after this treatment.

GLBT

Homosexuality and Gender Identity Disturbance are not considered  mental disorders anymore.  Yet, fears about , misunderstandings of , and  fear and prejudice against homosexual persons (homophobia) are wide spread.

Gay, lesbian, and trans-gender adolescents are often taunted and humiliated in their school settings. Many are still fearful of identifying as gay or lesbians in their work settings. Gay relationships are not widely recognized in any legal way.

Homosexuality and gender identity is believed to be caused by a programming of the brain of the fetus and infant by the hormonal environment of the brain. Homosexuality was earlier thought to be caused by troubled family dynamics or faulty psychological development. However, it is now now understood that such an assumption is based on misinformation and prejudice.

 

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