Queering public health and public policy in the Deep South /

In this volume, authors explore the interconnected issues of public health and public policy as they relate to queer issues in the Deep South. The book begins with a sustained examination of public health, health disparities, and mental health for LGBTQ people in the South. Next, the issues of publi...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Other Authors: Strunk, Kamden K. (Editor), Feiszli, Raina (Editor)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Charlotte, North Carolina : Information Age Publishing, [2020]
Series:Research in queer studies.
Subjects:
Sexual minorities > Medical care > Southern States.
Sexual minorities > Mental health services > Southern States.
Discrimination in medical care > Southern States.
Discrimination in mental health services > Southern States.
Homophobia in medical care > Southern States.
Homophobia in mental health services > Southern States.
Sexual minorities > Mental health > Southern States.
National health services.
Sexual and Gender Minorities
Health Services
Minorités sexuelles > Soins médicaux > États-Unis (Sud)
Minorités sexuelles > Services de santé mentale > États-Unis (Sud)
Discrimination dans les soins médicaux > États-Unis (Sud)
Discrimination dans les services de santé mentale > États-Unis (Sud)
Minorités sexuelles > Santé mentale > États-Unis (Sud)
Services de santé.
Homophobia
Discrimination in medical care
Discrimination in mental health services
Sexual minorities
United States
Southern States
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction / Kamden K. Strunk
  • Section 1: Queering public health, mental health, and medicine
  • Section Introduction: The Need to Understand Oppression in Context : Health Disparities Among LGBTQ People in the Deep South / Sherry Wang
  • Mental Health and Internalized Heterosexism Among LGBTQ Individuals in the U.S. South / Lisa F. Platt and Shanti M. Pepper
  • Bon Amis : Resilience Against Suicide for Transgender Communities in Louisiana / Elias Capello
  • LGBTQ Mental Health Disparities in the Deep South :Trends in Mental Health Discourse and the Lived Experiences of LGBTQ Southerners / Raina Feiszli and Kamden Strunk
  • Understanding the Historical Context of Traditionally Marginalizing Biblical Passages : Helping LGBTQ Clients Navigate the Intersection of Religion and Sexual Identity / Stacey Diane A. Litam, David Julius Ford Jr., Monica Band, Amanda R. Friday, Tiffanie D. Sutherlin, and Beverly Walker
  • Coming Out, Competent Care, and Access : Health Care Experiences of Lesbians in the Deep South / Jay A. Irwin and Jason D. Coleman
  • The Sword and the Staff : Exploring the Intersection of Patriarchy, Race, and Sexuality / David Julius Ford Jr., Christian D. Chan, Gerry Coffee, Yamonte Cooper, and Don Trahan
  • Section 2: Queering public policy and advocacy
  • Section Introduction: Queering public policy and advocacy in the Deep South / Kamden K. Strunk
  • Queerly Growing Sideways in a Carceral State: The Intersections of Queer Lives and the Police State / S. Gavin Weiser, Toniqua Mikell, and Travis L. Wagner
  • New Orleans and the Drive Against the Deviates / Clayton Delery
  • Erasing Bisexual Erasure in the Deep South : Research and Advocacy With Bisexual Individuals / Colton Brown and Tonya R. Hammer
  • Wise as a Serpent and Soft as a Dove : Strategies of LGBT+ Activists in the South / Meredith R. Maroney, Sharon G. Horne, Brianna M. Wadler, and Hannah Emerson
  • Queering Pride to Center the Voices of People of Color / Bethany M. Coston, CasSandra Calin, and Micky Jordan
  • The Secret Misters of Joe Cain : Queering Mardi Gras in the Deep South / Amy L. Stone.

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