Takes into account later research, changes in law and society
APA News on SOGI Issues
- APA advocacy on SOGI–related issues
Opposed sharing psychotherapy notes with ICE and religious discrimination in care
By Kim I. Mills and Leo Rennie - A growing number of states ban sexual orientation change efforts
Twenty states have now passed laws banning “conversion therapy;” psychologists continue to battle other efforts that seek to undermine LGBTQ rights.
APA Convention Presentations
- Addressing sexual violence within the LGBTQ+ community through Define it! and The Resistance Lab
Paper presented at APA 2019 by Claire Siepser, Natania Lipp, and Nicole L. Johnson
By Claire Siepser, MA, Natania Lipp, and Nicole L. Johnson, PhD - Ethical radicals: Advocates and activists in LGBTQ+ policy
Upcoming discussion session at APA’s 2020 annual convention
By Kim Skerven, PhD, and Melissa Grey, PhD
APA Council Report
- Council passes resolutions reaffirming, updating some past policies
Reiterating positions on violent video games and climate change.
By Michael L Hendricks, PhD, ABPP
Honoring Our History
- From the newsletter 10, 20 and 30 years ago
A glance back at the history of Div.44
By Doug Kimmel, PhD
Announcements
- New book: Men and violence
Reviewer needed
By Ronald F. Levant - 2021 Ralph Roughton Paper Award
Cash prize of $1000 for unpublished paper
- Kenneth B. and Mamie P. Clark Fund of the American Psychological Foundation
$9,000 grant available
- LGBT health program at George Washington University wins GLMA Achievement Award, announces federal student loan eligibility
Program designated as a Gainful Employment academic program by the U.S. Department of Education, making program students eligible for federally guaranteed student loans, effective in the fall of 2019.
By Stephen L. Forssell, PhD
Committee Reports
- Membership committee update
Reaching out to former members to rejoin Div. 44
By Stephen L. Forssell, PhD - Consensual Non-monogamy (CNM) Task Force
The CNM Task Force is a diverse team of over 80 researchers, clinicians and educators who are working on a range of initiatives that mirror the values of Div. 44.
By Chrissy Holman, MS, Amy Moors, PhD, and Heath Schechinger, PhD
Book Review
- Sex, sexuality and trans identities: Clinical guidance for psychotherapists and counselors
Niemira, J. C., Jacobson, G. J., & Violeta, K. J. (2020). Sex, sexuality, and trans identities: Clinical guidance for psychotherapists and counselors. Philadelphia, PA: Jessica Kingsley Publishers. 300pp.
By Jared Boot