Additional news and updates from Div. 44

Div. 44 has issued statements in response to current events as well as compiled and distributed resources for psychologists during COVID-19.

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Society for the Psychology of Sexual Orientation and Gender Diversity. (2021, July). Additional news and updates from Div. 44. Division 44 Newsletter. http://www.apadivisions.org/division-44/publications/newsletters/division/2021/07/news

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LGBTQ+ psychology group applauds expanding protections for sexual and gender diverse individuals (PDF, 112KB)
Div. 44 (The Society for the Psychology of Sexual Orientation and Gender Diversity) of the American Psychological Association (APA), applauds the May 10, 2021 decision1 of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to enforce federal prohibitions on sex discrimination to include sexual orientation and gender identity.
Professional psychology groups urge the U.S. Department of Education to protect LGBTQ+ students at religious colleges and universities (PDF, 454KB)
Our signing professional psychological groups affirm the importance of religious diversity and freedom of religious expression. Further, our groups recognize that religion and spirituality (R/S) are important to the lives of thousands of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ+) people. This is an official statement of the Divisions, Societies, and Associations listed above, and does not represent the position of the American Psychological Association or any of its other Divisions or subunits.
Div. 44 and APAGS publish report on impacts of COVID-10 on psychology education and training
The pandemic further exacerbates systemic inequities that disproportionately impact graduate students who are people of color, neurodiverse, international, immigrant, trans, queer, non-binary, and/or from disadvantaged socioeconomic backgrounds. This report summarizes the concerns of graduate students, early career psychologists, and the broader training community.
LGBTQ+ Psychology Group Applauds Equality Act
The Society for the Psychology of Sexual Orientation and Gender Diversity, Division 44 of the American Psychological Association (APA), applauds the passage of the Equality Act1 by the U.S. House of Representatives on February 25, 2021.