Research Guides: LGBTQIA+ (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender/Transsexual, Queer/Questioning, Intersex, Asexual/Allies, Nonbinary/Genderqueer +) Resources and Research: Psychology and Counseling

Featured Titles

Counseling LGBTQ Americans
Call Number: HQ73 .F72 2012 (Moore Library-Stacks)
ISBN: 9781111186678
A concise guide that includes terminology, sociopolitical history, clinical issues, culture, counseling implications, and resources.
Handbook of LGBT-Affirmative Couple and Family Therapy
Call Number: RC488.5 .H3345 2012 (Moore Library-Stacks)
ISBN: 9780415883597
Out in Psychology: lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, and queer perspectives
Call Number: HQ73 .O88 2007 (Moore Library-Stacks)
ISBN: 9780470012871
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Queer Psychology
Call Number: RC451.4.G39 L47 2010 (Moore Library-Stacks)
ISBN: 9780521876667
A Positive View of LGBTQ
Call Number: HQ73 .R54 2012 (Moore Library-Stacks)
ISBN: 9781442212817
Starts a new conversation about the strengths and benefits of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer (LGBTQ) identities.

More like this: LGBTQ+ and mental health
Searches keywords in advanced search: (lesbian* OR gay* OR "sexual minorities" OR bisexual* OR trans*) AND ("mental health")
More like this: LGBTQ+ and counseling
Searches keywords in advanced search: (lesbian* OR gay* OR "sexual minorities" OR bisexual* OR trans*) AND (counseling)
More like this: LGBTQ+ and psychology
Searches keywords in advanced search: (lesbian* OR gay* OR "sexual minorities" OR bisexual* OR trans*) AND (psychology)

Professional Associations

APA: Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Concerns Office (LGBTCO)
Contains news; programs and projects; resources and publications from the American Psychological Association.
ALGBTIC - Association for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Issues in Counseling
NALGAP: The Association of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender Addiction Professionals and Their Allies
Dedicated to the prevention and treatment of alcoholism, substance abuse, and other addictions in lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer communities.
Association of Gay and Lesbian Psychiatrists

Crisis Help and Hotlines

The Trevor Project: Preventing Suicide Among LGBTQ Youth
Access to the Trevor Lifeline and chat.
Trans Lifeline
Trans Lifeline provides trans peer support for our community that’s been divested from police since day one. We’re run by and for trans people.
LGBT National Help Center
Operates the LGBT National Hotline, the LGBT National Youth Talkline, and Online Peer Support Chat.
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"We offer several different programs including two national hotlines that help members of our community talk about the important issues that they are facing in their lives. We help end the isolation that many people feel, by providing a safe environment on the phone or via the internet to discuss issues that people can’t talk about anywhere else."
CDC HIV/AIDS and STDs.
Information and hotline ("contact us")
National Domestic Violence Hotline
National Coalition of Anti-Violence Programs
AVP empowers lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and HIV-affected communities and allies to end all forms of violence through organizing and education, and supports survivors through counseling and advocacy.
San Francisco Sex Information
Information on a variety of topics. Call or email.
Stop the Hate | Campus Pride
The national program serves as the premiere source of anti-hate educational resources for higher education institutions and campus communities.
Gay Men’s Domestic Violence Project
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Gay Men’s Domestic Violence Project provides crisis intervention, support and resources for victims and survivors of domestic abuse.

GMDVP direct services include:
24-Hour Emergency Hotline: 1.800.832.1901

Library of Congress Subject Terms

Sexual minorities
Used for "LGBTQ" and its variations.
See subdivisions noted above.

Click the links below to find books and DVDs. Also, use these terms in databases to find articles.

Combine these subdivisions with the specific group (gays, gay men, lesbians, bisexuals, transgender people, transsexuals, sexual minorities):

--Psychology

--Mental health

--Mental health services.

--Counseling of

Homosexuality--Psychological aspects
Lesbianism--Psychological aspects
Bissexuality--Psychological aspects
List of LGBTQI Subject Headings
A great list compiled by a Yale librarian. Use it to brainstorm and to help with your searching!