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Research demonstrates that gender-affirming care greatly improves the mental health and overall well-being of gender diverse, transgender, and nonbinary (TGNB) children and adolescents.
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The Columbia Gender Identity Program offers gender-affirming services to LGBTQ+ children and their families, including individual therapy, family therapy, and group therapy.
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The New Yorker"Polygamists face innumerable legal obstacles, affecting such matters as inheritance, hospital visits, and parentage rights," writes Dr. Andrew Solomon.
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Huffington Post“Now, more than ever, queer people are empowering themselves to live the life that fits for them,” says Dr. Jeff Cohen, whose research focuses on the experience of sexual minorities.
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Psychiatric TimesJanuary 6, 2021Due to the pandemic LGBTQ youth may be quarantining with rejecting family-members and losing contact with supportive social networks.
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Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies Sexual and Gender Minority SIGDecember 13, 2020"The pressure to avoid isolation, rejection, and disapproval from their community is common for those who hold intersecting queer and Arab identities," write Drs. Kareen M. Matouk and Melina Wald.
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MARIE CLAIRENovember 24, 2020Dr. Jeffrey Cohen says that the impact of the pandemic on queer people depends on who surrounds them—both physically and virtually.
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Verywell MindOctober 13, 2020“Although family rejection is the biggest contributor to homelessness among LGBTQ youth, other factors, such as poverty, can contribute,” says Dr. Jeffrey Cohen.
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The TelegraphOctober 9, 2020“We know from research and clinical experience that a negative reaction to coming out can be very hurtful and cause lasting pain,” said Dr. Jeff Cohen.
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- September 22, 2020
Early in the COVID-19 pandemic, it was common to hear, “the virus is the great equalizer.” However, this has not been true for the Transgender and Non-Binary (TGNB) community.
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ViceSeptember 14, 2020"Some trans, non-binary and gender non-conforming young people have been able to explore and better understand themselves and their identities during lockdown," Dr. Jeffrey Cohen explains.
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- June 26, 2020
The Supreme Court has issued a landmark ruling asserting that Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 prohibits firing a person from their job on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity.
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MedscapeSeptember 12, 2019"We've known that there's a strong association between gender minority stress and poor health outcomes," Dr. William Byne said. "This just makes it a little bit more concrete."
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Washington PostSeptember 11, 2019Dr. William Byne, said that conversion therapy is especially harmful to children, who “should be building a foundation based on resilience and self-esteem.”
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