Table of Contents for Exploring Attitudes about Sexual and Gender Diversity

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 Why Do Certain Attitudes about Sexual and Gender Diversity Persist?

 How Do We Change Harmful Attitudes?

Exploring Your Agreement with Certain Attitudes about Sexual and Gender Diversity

  • Attitudes about Sexual Orientation and Gender
  • Attitudes about LGBTQIA+ Social Experiences
  • Attitudes about Social Stigma
  • Internalized Stigma and Affirmation

 Understanding Attitudes and Differences about Sexual and Gender Diversity

  • Understanding Homonegativity and Cis–Heterosexism
  • Why Do Sexual and Gender Minority People Have Worse Health, on Average?
  • Why Person-Centered, Affirming Identity Development Matters
  • Key Ideas for Building Internal and Social Peace
  • Key Skills for Building Internal and Social Peace

 Understanding Attitudes about Traditional Christianity, Science, and Sexual Diversity

  • Understanding Christian Religious and Psychological Traditions and Conflicts
  • What Do Respecting Differences, Being Authentic, and Sin Mean to You?
  • Trends in Belonging and Healing Divides
  • What is Your Cultural Mindset?

Understanding Attitudes about Gender Diversity

  • Gender Identity Has Many Parts and Many Forms
  • Different Kinds of Gender Identity
  • Different Kinds of Gender Expression
  • The Role of Context and Privilege
  • Negating Social Responses to Gender Diversity
  • Affirming Social Responses to Gender Diversity
  • Negating Personal Responses to Gender Diversity
  • Affirming Personal Responses to Gender Diversity

 Can a Person Change Their Sexual Orientation and Gender?

  • Understanding Sexuality, Gender, and Fluidity and What Likely Cannot Change
  • Understanding Motivations to Change
  • Understanding the Positive Stories about SO/GICE
  • Understanding the Negative Stories about SO/GICE
  • Moving Forward: Focusing on What We Know Helps Everyone

Harmful Beliefs and Behaviors about Sexual and Gender Diversity to Avoid

  • Predatory Harm
  • Hurtful Methods Harm
  • False Premise Harm
  • Provider Error Harm
  • Delayed Resolution
  • Self-Negation
  • Self-Harm
  • Collateral Damage
  • Signs of Safe and Helpful Care

 Using Affirmative Skills and Actions to Reduce Minority Stress in an Assertive Way

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