RESPECTING & ACCEPTING LGBQ PEOPLE

 

HOW PSYCHOLOGY HAS HELPED SOCIETY ACCEPT HOMOSEXUALITY

Attitude change and acceptance have been facilitated through psychological science.

https://www.apa.org/ed/precollege/ptn/2018/05/society-accept-homosexuality

Psychology Teacher Network | May 2018  By Sam G. McFarland, PhD

In 1977, 41 percent of Americans thought that gay or lesbian relations should be legal.

By 2015, 68 percent thought so. In 1996, just 27 percent favored same-sex marriage.

By 2016, 61 percent did (Gallup, 2016). Why have these attitudes changed?

For many reasons, but psychological science has contributed in three important ways.

 

GAY PEOPLE MUST BE TREATED WITH RESPECT, SAYS THE VATICAN

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3136435/Gay-people-treated-respect-says-Vatican-no-sign-recognising-gay-marriage.html  Jun 23, 2015 · Gay people must be ‘welcomed’ and ‘treated with respect’, the Vatican has insisted in the run up to a historic sex and relationships conference this autumn.

 

SHOULD YOU RESPECT GAY PEOPLE IF YOU FIND HOMOSEXUALITY IMMORAL?

By Nathaniel Frank   Jan 06, 2014  Of late, many opponents of gay equality have taken pains

 to insist that, whatever they think of homosexuality, they not only love gay people, they also respect them. It’s the latest incarnation of “hate the sin, love the sinner.”  Defending himself against allegations by punter Chris Kluwe that he went on an anti-gay tirade in the Minnesota Vikings locker room, special teams coach Mike Priefer released a statement denying that he said gays would burn in hell and claiming he was “respectful of all individuals.” Charlie Crist, the former Republican governor of Florida who is now running to re-take the office as a Democrat, gave an interview to an LGBTQ website apologizing for his earlier anti-gay positions. “I love everyone!” he giggled, explaining that his parents “raised us to love everyone” and be nice to everyone until you no longer could. Even the pope has now said that Catholics should not judge gay people, despite official church doctrine viewing them as “intrinsically disordered.”

 

HOW TO UNDERSTAND GAY AND LESBIAN PEOPLE

Relationships - Social Interactions  Last Updated: March 2, 2021

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There are very harmful ideas spreading in our society about LGBTIQ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersexual, queer) people. You may have been told in the past that gay love is a sin, that gay people are weak or any other type of cruel stereotype. [1] Re-examining long-held beliefs can be frightening and confusing, but it is without doubt admirable. Thinking deeply about your moral compass is an important part of leading an ethical life. If can be hard to accept something you don’t feel you understand. Fortunately, understanding LGBTIQ people is fairly simple. methods

1 Seeing Gay and Lesbian People as People   2 Realizing It’s Not a Choice

3 Changing How You Think About Love   + Show 1 more...

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