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changes. The “traditional” notion of transgender conserves the gender identity dichotomy of male and female. “Transsexuals” were persons transitioning from a biological male to female, or from female to male, through hormonal and surgical procedures intended to right their bodies with their felt identities. More recently, the possibility of adopting

change is the linguistic appropriation of the word “they,” which is now being used as a pronoun, in the singular, in place of she or he. For those who do not identify as male or female, “they” presents as a genderless term, an indication of a gender-diverse identity that

changes occur at later ages and tend to be smaller in comparison to rates for heterosexuals (Hughes, Wilsnack, & Kantor, 2016). For example, sexual minority women’s (SMW) rates of alcohol consumption were found to defy a significant decline by age when comparing younger and middle-aged groups to older

change (i.e., assumptions the bisexual person should “choose” the sexual orientation that matches their relationship), LGBTQ legitimacy (i.e., statements that convey that bisexuals are not legitimate members of an inclusive LGBTQ community), and dating exclusion (i.e., comments or behaviors that pressure bisexual people about who they can or cannot date

change doesn’t address underlying psycho-social troubles. The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved from http://www.wsj.com/articles/paul-mchugh-transgender-surgery-isnt-the-solution-1402615120 Meyer, I. H. (1995). Minority stress and mental health in gay men. Journal of Health and Social Behavior, 36, 38–56. Meyer, I. H. (2003). Prejudice, social stress, and mental health in lesbian

change in reducing transphobia and thereby improving the well-being of transgender clients. CONCLUDING COMMENTS Given their unique positionality in society, transgender individuals have continually experienced systemic oppression, which has led to psychological distress and lower life satisfaction for this population. Unfortunately, psychology has contributed to transphobia and transphobic attitudes

change the very system that has put us down” (p. xxxvii). Thus, a group of young African American women and lesbians that included Smith boldly pioneered the ideology (Smith, 2000) underpinning what Crenshaw (1995) eventually called intersectionality. While advancing critical race theory, Crenshaw (1995) deployed the concept of intersectionality

male-to-female individuals experienced the most striking higher disparity in HIV/AIDS prevalence (Butler et al., 2016). Compared to cisgender individuals, transgender individuals were more likely to be uninsured, and experiences of discrimination were associated with postponing medical care; and transgender men presented the highest risk for postponing care (Institute

life. As I flipped through the pages, nothing seemed appealing to me until I stumbled upon a page with bolded words that read “Health Careers Choices.” As I kept reading, I was promised the possibility of becoming a medical assistant. I reasoned that this track would satisfy my mother

change. Journal of Humanistic Psychology, 56, 612–623. doi:10.1177/0022167816652534 Harper, A., Finnerty, P., Martinez, M., Brace, A., Crethar, H., Loos, B., … Lambert, S. (2012). Association for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Issues in Counseling (ALGBTIC) competencies for counseling with lesbian, gay, bisexual, queer, questioning, intersex and ally individuals