Youth LGBTQ Readings

The Youth LGBTQ directed readings focuses on adolescent sexual minorities and their identity development, friendships and peer relations, family interactions, mental health, school performance, and related issues.

9/7:  SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT

Diamond, L. M. & Savin-Williams, R. C. (2009). Adolescent sexuality. In R. M. Lerner and L. Steinberg (Eds.), Handbook of adolescent psychology, 3rd edition (pp. 479-523). New York: Wiley.

9/14:  SCHOOL CLIMATE SURVEY

Kosciw, J. G., Greytak, E. A., Bartkiewicz, M. J., Boesen, M. J., & Palmer, N. A. (2012). The 2011 National School Climate Survey: The experiences of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender youth in our nation’s schools. New York: GLSEN.

9/21:  IDENTITY DEVELOPMENT IN SEXUAL MINORITIES I

Diamond, L. M. (2005). What we got wrong about sexual identity development: Unexpected findings from a longitudinal study of young women. In A. Omoto & H. Kurtzman (Eds.), Sexual orientation and mental health: Examining identity and development in lesbian, gay, and bisexual people (pp. 73-94). Washington, D.C.: American Psychological Association Press.

Diamond, L. M. (2007). A dynamical systems approach to female same-sex sexuality. Perspectives on Psychological Science, 2, 142-161.

Diamond, L. M. (2008). Female bisexuality from adolescence to adulthood: Results from a 10-year longitudinal study. Developmental Psychology, 44, 5-14.

9/28:  IDENTITY DEVELOPMENT IN SEXUAL MINORITIES II

Calzo, J. P. et al. (2011). Retrospective recall of sexual orientation identity development among gay, lesbian, and bisexual adults. Developmental Psychology 47, 1658–1673.

Jamil, O. B., et al., (2009). Sexual and ethnic identity development among gay–bisexual–questioning (GBQ) male ethnic minority adolescents. Cultural Diversity and Ethnic Minority Psychology, 15, 203–214.

10/26:  SEXUAL MINORITY YOUTH IDENTITY DEVELOPMENT AND MENTAL HEALTH.

Denizet-Lewis, B. (2009, September 27). Coming out in middle school. The New York Times, p. MM36.

Saewyc, E. M. (2011). Research on adolescent sexual orientation: Development, health disparities, stigma, and resilience. Journal of Research on Adolescence, 21, 256–272.

Shilo, G., & Savaya, R. (2011). Effects of family and friend support on LGB youths' mental health and sexual orientation milestones. Family Relations: An Interdisciplinary Journal of Applied Family Studies, 60, 318-330.

11/2: MENTAL HEATH ISSUES AMONG SEXUAL MINORITY YOUTH