Our Stories Will Be Told: Deconstructing the Heterosexist Discourse in the Counseling Professions (original) (raw)
Deconstructing Heterosexism in the Counseling Professions: A Narrative Approach
It has now been 25 years since homosexuality has been removed from a diagnostic category of mental illness. How much longer will it take to explore LGB issues as natural forms of human diversity worthy of study and professional support?
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