Free to Be Me
In this article, the author discusses his experience of coming out as gay and challenges faced by LGBTQ Americans. It mentions fact that "conversion" therapy is still an actual thing that happens and scientific basis for changing one's sexual orientation. It also mentions there is no...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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2018
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| In: |
Cross currents
Year: 2018, Volume: 68, Issue: 4, Pages: 488-499 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
USA
/ LGBT
/ Coming out
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| IxTheo Classification: | AG Religious life; material religion KBQ North America ZB Sociology ZC Politics in general ZD Psychology |
| Further subjects: | B
Gender Identity
B COMING out (Sexual orientation) B OBERGEFELL v. Hodges (Supreme Court case) B SEXUAL orientation identity B Sexual reorientation programs B GAY people; United States B SAME-sex marriage; Lawsuits & claims |
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| Summary: | In this article, the author discusses his experience of coming out as gay and challenges faced by LGBTQ Americans. It mentions fact that "conversion" therapy is still an actual thing that happens and scientific basis for changing one's sexual orientation. It also mentions there is no federal law that prohibits discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity and U.S. Supreme Court's decision in the case Obergefell v. Hodges on marriage equality. |
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| ISSN: | 1939-3881 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Cross currents
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1111/cros.12336 |