Newsletter
The Division's newsletter is published three times each year, and informs members about divisional activities, including executive committee meetings, committee and task force actions, conferences, and publications.
Editor
Current issue
Fall 2008
- President's Column: To See What Condition My Condition Was In - Randy Georgemiller
- National Multicultural Conference and Summit Set to Comemorate 10th Anniversary - Francisco Sanchez
- Gender Identity and Gender Variance Task Force Successful - Randall Ehrbar
- From the Newsletter 5, 10, 15, and 20 Years Ago
- California Psychological Association (CPA) Takes Position Opposing Proposition 8 - James Peck
- First-Person History - Harold Kooden
- Book Review: The Bishop’s Daughter: A Memoir - Reviewed by Edward J. Tejirian
- Book Review: Gay Affirmative Therapy for the Straight Clinician- Reviewed by Glenda Russell
- Book Review: Unequal Opportunity: Health Disparities Affecting Gay and Bisexual Men in the United States - Reviewed by Jeffery Adams
- Book Review: Coming Out and Disclosures: LGBT Persons Across the Life Span - Reviewed by B. J. Rye
- Request for Proposals: Wayne F. Placek Grants
- 2008 Division 44 Award Winners
- Research Implications: Intersections of Sexual Orientation and Ethnicity - Michele Lewis and Kirstyn Yuk Sim Chun
- Double Standards in Students’ Perceptions of Lesbian and Gay Professors - Kristin J. Anderson and Melinda Kanner
- Social Justice and LGBTQIA Advocacy:Perspectives across the Developmental Lifespan - Anneliese Singh and Sue Morrow
- Symposium on Revising the Guidelines for Psychotherapy with Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Clients - Glenda Russell
Submission guidelines
Articles on topics related to LGBT issues in psychology, reviews of books of interest to clinicians, researchers, policy-makers, educators, and/or students, letters to the editor, and other content of specific interest to members of Division 44 may be submitted electronically for consideration by the Editor. Reading back issues to get a sense of what kinds of materials are published can be a helpful first step for determining whether your proposed submission is likely to be a good fit.
The editor would appreciate a rigid adherence to the following deadlines:
- Spring Issue - February 15
- Summer Issue - May 15
- Fall Issue - September 15
Past issues
Summer 2008
- President's Column: On Endings and Beginnings - Ruth Fassinger
- What's in a Name: Transition Task Force to Host Meetings at 2008 APA Convention
- Barry Chung Appointed Book Series Editor
- In Memoriam: Joyce Warshow - Judith Glassgold
- Book Review: Gay-Straight Alliances - reviewed by Kirstyn Yuk Sim Chun
- Book Review: Creating Safe Environments for LGBT Students - reviewed by Richard A. Sprott
- Book Review: Activism and LGBT Psychology - reviewed by Robert Brown
- Book Review: Guidelines for Transgender Care - reviewed by Shelly Kerr
- Working as Service Providers with LGBT Persons - Randall Ehrbar, Steven M. Harlow, Stacey Prince, Annalise Ophelian
- APA President-Elect Statements
- First Person History - Barbara Sang
- Committee Reports
- Annual Fund-Raising Dinner Information
Spring 2008
- President’s Column: Love in the Workplace - Ruth Fassinger
- Division 44 Mid-Year Meeting: Love at Work - Ruth Fassinger
- In Memoriam: Alan Berube, Richard A. Rodriguez, Clarence Lancelot Adams Jr. - Doug Kimmel
- Candidate Statements: President Elect and Member at Large
- Book Review: Becoming Visible: Counseling Bisexuals Across the Lifespan - reviewed by Sari Dworkin
- Extension of the rejection sensitivity construct to the interpersonal functioning of gay men - John Pachankis
- From Placek to prominence: GLBT researchers to emulate - Featuring Joshua Gamson - Luke Moissinac
- Working as service providers with LGBT persons - Randall Ehrbar, Armand Cerbone, Margaret Charmoli, Jan Couvillion, Paul Merritt, Luke Moissinac, Michael O’Connor, Glenda Russell, Reid Vanderburgh
Fall 2007
- President’s Column: A New Year - A New Beginning - Ruth E. Fassinger
- Editor’s Note: E-Newsletter is Here - Doug Kimmel
- Call for Proposals: APA Convention 2008 - Alan Storm
- Fellows Approved for Division 44 - Linda Garnets
- Division 44 Awards Presented at 2007 Annual Convention
- Presidential Address: Considerations of Class: Personal History and Identity Development - Christopher Martell
- Book Review: Out in Psychology: Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Queer Perspectives - Carlton W. Parks
- Book Review: LGBT Studies and Queer Theory: New Conflicts, Collaborations, and Contested Terrain - Anthony R. D’Augelli
- Book Review: Male Bodies, Women’s Souls - Thomas R. Bevan
- Film Review: God and Gays: Bridging the Gap - Catherine McGovern Comyns
Summer 2007
- Division 44 program for 2007 APA Convention
- President's Column: Join the Race - Christopher Martell
- Book Review: Affirmative Psychotherapy with Bisexual Women and Bisexual Men - Reviewed by Sarah L. White
- Video Review: The Power of Harmony - Reviewed by Deborah DePetris
- Book Review: American Psychiatry and Homosexuality: An Oral History - Reviewed by Douglas Kimmel
- Attitudes Towards Bisexual Women and Men: Predictors in Lesbian and Gay Populations - Julia Tomassilli
- Addressing Same-Sex Domestic Violence in Colleges and Universities: GLBTQ Student Perspectives - Jennifer L. Gaskins and Brian Yankouski
- First-Person History - Douglas C. Kimmel
- APA President-Elect Candidate Statements
- Haworth Press publications on LGBT issues
Spring 2007
- President's Column: Welcoming Diversity - Christopher Martell
- Division 44 Candidate Statements
- 2007 National Multicultural Conference and Summit report
- Division 44 Members Lecture on LGBT Issues in Beijing - Jin Wu
- Division 44 Responds to Controversial Ad During Super Bowl
- Book Review: Finding the Real Me: True Tales of Sex and Gender Diversity - Reviewed by Diana Greywolf
- Book Review: Bringing Lesbian and Gay Rights into Mainstream: Twenty Years of Progress - Reviewed by Julie Konik
- Book Review: End of Gender: A Psychological Autopsy - Reviewed by Gregory M. Jones
- Book Review: Behind the Mask of the Mattachine: The Hal Call Chronicles and the Early Movement for Homosexual Emancipation - Reviewed by Michael L. Hendricks
- Book Review: Two Worlds of Tina: Two Sexual Identities - Reviewed by Theo R. Burnes
- Book Review: Head Over Heels: Wives Who Stay With Cross-Dressers and Transsexuals - Reviewed by Carlton W. Parks, Jr.
- Haworth Press publications on LGBT issues
Fall 2006
- President's Column: A Hardworking Division - Christopher Martell
- Presidential Address: Our Families: Building a Psychology of Lesbian and Gay Family Life - Charlotte J. Patterson
- Impact of Coming Out in Midlife on Privilege and Stigma - Anglyn Sasser
- Lesbian Relationship Violence and the Cycle of Helplessness - Inge Hansen
- Client Sexual Orientation and Psychotherapists’ Clinical Perceptions - Jonathan J. Mohr and Jennifer L. Weiner
- Male Couple Communication About Outside Sexual Activity - Stephen L. Forssell
- Book Review: Same-Sex Desire and Love - Reviewed by Thomas E. Bevan
- Book Review: Barebacking - Reviewed by Reviewed by Michael L. Hendricks
- Book Review: Handbook of LGBT Public Health - Reviewed by by Anthony R. D’Augelli
- Book Review: Some Dance to Remember - Reviewed by Alan L. Storm
- Book Review: Making Lesbians Visible in the Substance Use Field - Reviewed by Julie A. Murphy
- Book Review: Ex-gay Research - Reviewed by Glenda Russell
- Book Review: LGBT Aging - Reviewed by Martha A. Eastman
Summer 2006
- President's Column: Looking Ahead - Charlotte J. Patterson
- Gay, Lesbian, and Bisexual Foster Parents - A. Chris Downs and Stephen E. James
- Book Review: Gay, Lesbian, and Transgender Issues in Education: Programs, Policies, and Practices - Reviewed by Robert D. Brown
- Book Review: Bi Men: Coming Out Every Which Way - Reviewed by Gregory M. Jones
- Book Review: Gay Catholic Priests and Clerical Sexual Misconduct: Breaking the Silence - Reviewed by Julie A. Murphy
- Book Review: The Therapist's Notebook for Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Clients: Homework, Handouts, and Activities for Use in Psychotherapy - Reviewed by Melissa A. Bullard
Spring 2006
- President's Column: Keeping in Touch: Easier Than Ever - Charlotte J. Patterson
- Seasoned: Aging in African American Lesbians - Gladys L. Croom
- Essays on Marriage and Family
- Book Review: Out in the Antipodes: Australian and New Zealand Perspectives on Gay and Lesbian Issues in Psychology - Reviewed by Gillian Marie Woldorf
- Book Review: Diversity and Aging in the Social Environment - Reviewed by Helena M. Carlson
- Book Review: Lesbian Communities: Festivals, RVs, and the Internet - Reviewed by Theo Burnes
- Book Review: Lesbian Women and Sexual Health: The Social Construction of Risk and Susceptibility - Reviewed by David Pantalone
- Book Review: Lesbian and Bisexual Women's Mental Health - Reviewed by Beth Firestein
Fall 2005
- President's Column: How Much Does Division 44 Really Do? - Charlotte J. Patterson
- Re-defining Fusion in Lesbian Relationships: Relating Attachment, Social Support and Outness to Intrusiveness and Closeness-Caregiving - Salma Ackbar (Malyon-Smith Award Winner 2005)
- Presidential Address: Uncle Sam Needs You: Public Policy and LGBT Psychology - Michael R. Stevenson
- Social Support from Friends and Family in Bisexual Young Adults - Raymond L. Sheets, Jr. and Jonathan Mohr
- The Questions We Ask: Conducting Socially Conscious Research with Transgender Individuals - Katherine Rachlin
- Asian, Elderly, and Gay: Is Anyone Out There? - Connie S. Chan
Summer 2005
- Special topic: Transgender issues
- President's Column: Accolades and Apprehension - Michael R. Stevenson
- Transgender Emergence: A family affair - Arlene Istar Lev
- TransPanthers: The Graying of Transgender - Tarynn M. Witten
- Therapy with Transgender people across the life span - Lin Fraser
- ...and sometimes T: Transgender issues in LGBT Psychology - Tania Israel
- Deregulating gender: Transgender rights in the US - Dean Spade & Z Gabriel Arkles
- Transgender friends and family - Brian D Zamboni
- San Francisco Human Rights Commission Addresses Psychological Issues in Intersex - Betsy Driver
Spring 2005
- President's Column:
That which does not kill me makes me stronger
- Michael R. Stevenson - Deconstructing Arguments About Same-Sex Marriage (part 2) - Michael R. Stevenson
- How the Same-Sex Marriage Debate May be Affecting the Health and Well-being of Gays and Lesbians - Jason D. Seacat
Fall 2004
- President's Column: Making History - Michael R. Stevenon
- Presidential Address:
In dreams begin responsibilities
: Psychology, agency, and activism - Judith M. Glassgold - Deconstructing Arguments About Same-Sex Marriage (part 1) - Michael R. Stevenson
- Addressing LGBT Issues in Psychology Training: One Institution's Effort to Bridge the Gap - Carolyn Brodnicki and Todd A. Savage
- Gay Male Experiences with Hate Violence: A Qualitative Examination - Greg Koch
Summer 2004
- Special topic: Transgender issues
- President's Column: Reflection - Judith Glassgold
- Cross-Cultural Examples of Gender Variance - Randal Ehrbar
- Book Review: Transgender Emergence - reviewed by Randal Ehrbar
- Awareness of LGBT Issues and Cultural Competency in Graduate Training - Gillian Marie Woldorf
- Important Member Update on APA Policy: Sexual Orientation and Military Service - Judith Glassgold
Spring 2004
- Special topic: Affirmative Psychoanalytic Perspectives on LGBT Issues
- President's Column: Reflections - Judith Glassgold
- Thoughts on Addressing Institutional Sensitivity to Lesbian/Gay/Bisexual Individuals and Groups - Maryka Biaggio
- The Transition to Parenthood for Lesbian Couples: Changes in Roles and Responsibilities, Summary of Research - Abbie E. Goldberg, Scrivner Award Recipient (2002)
- Coming Out and Being Out: The Liberation and Danger of Exposure - Shara Sand
- The Hidden History Of Gay And Lesbian Psychoanalysts - Mark Blechner
- State of the Art: Introducing Students to Lesbian-, Gay-, Bisexual- (LGB) Affirmative Psychoanalysis (part 1) - Scott D. Pytluk
- State of the Art: Introducing Students to LGB-Affirmative Psychoanalysis (part 2) - Dennis Debiak
- Creating Allies: Psychoanalysis and Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Concerns -Judith Glassgold
Fall 2003
- President's Column: Reflections - Judith Glassgold
- Relationship Satisfaction, Coping, & Stress in Same-Sex Couples with Civil Unions - Jelica Todosijevic
- When Orientations Conflict: The Role of Religious Orientation, Depression, Personalized Homonegativity, & Religious Conflict Among Predominantly Caucasian LGBT Individuals - Nicole A. Noffsinger-Frazier
- Presidential Address: Engaging with Abraham, Jesus, Mohammed, & Buddha: Igniting Conversation Between Religions & the LGBT Community - James Fitzgerald
- Book Review: Diversity in Human Interactions: The Tapestry of America - reviewed by Lisa A. Orban
Summer 2003
- President's column: Reflections - James Fitzgerald
- Book Review: Psychological Perspectives on Lesbian, Gay, & Bisexual Experiences, 2d ed - reviewed by Kris Hancock
- Book Review: Anything But Straight: Unmasking the Scandals and Lies Behind the Ex-Gay Myth - reviewed by Carolyn Brodnicki
- Book Review: The Man Who Would Be Queen - reviewed by James M. Cantor