LGBT and More
LGBT and More
LGBTQIA
This workshop is designed to show how oppression, discrimination and marginalisation of LGBTQ people persists and how we can help support clients in coping with discrimination and oppression, coming out to one’s family, and sorting out an “authentic” sense of self. These pressures can lead to higher levels of depression anxiety, substance use, and other mental health concerns for LGBTQ people.
The current acronym represents those who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer and questioning, intersex, and asexual. The "Q" in the acronym stands for both queer and questioning (as these terms are not synonymous). Some people use the term "queer" as an umbrella term instead of LGBTQIA, but not all people identify as queer or choose to use this term.
Annetta Bowden along with Herne Bay Counsellor Training