Browsing by Subject "LGBTQ"

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    Art Therapy with the LGBTQ Community
    (2018) Wiggins, Meaghan; Misluk, Eileen
    The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer (LGBTQ) community is a population that has faced discrimination for many years. There has been a shift in attitudes towards this community following the rise of the 45thpresidential administration. Noteworthy events that have impacted this community are briefly explored, to provide context for what these individuals have and continue to face in this society. This ranges from when homosexuality was defined as a mental disorder, to the present military travel ban on transgender individuals. As this discussion continues, the issue of increased mortality rates of individuals that identify as LGBTQ is explored, connecting to the impact of historical and current events. The importance of identity to this community is briefly discussed, specifically sexuality and gender, stressing the impact these events have. Additionally, there is a brief overview of important terminology that is explained and defined for the reader, to provide a comprehensive understanding of LGBTQ identities and the community. Art therapy is one treatment approach that can serve this community.The intention of this scoping review is to identify what is in best practice in art therapy to service this community. The results of the study compiles art therapy and psychotherapeutic approaches and reports on what is found to best serve this population.
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    Bibliometric analysis of publications on healthcare disparities among sexual and gender minorities: an exploratory study
    (2020-10-01) Ramirez Rojas, Mirian; Craven, Hannah J.
    Academic and scientific literature related to healthcare disparities among sexual and gender minorities has increased significantly over the past decade. For this study, a bibliometric analysis will be applied to examine the characteristics, as well as the growth and authorship patterns of worldwide research output, addressing issues related to barriers and disparities of the availability or access to medical services for the LGBTQ population. For this exploratory study, we used the Web of Science database, one of the most widely multidisciplinary databases, that provides the analytical tools for bibliometric calculations. For this analysis, we conducted a bibliographic search on the topic of healthcare disparities in order to collect the representative documents about the topic and to identify authors, document types, year of publications, sources, main thematic areas, most productive institutions, languages and most productive countries of research output. We used an open-source Bibliometrix/Biblioshiny R-package to conduct quantitative analysis. This approach aims to inform the development and trends of research outputs to understand what this research is focusing on, identify research productivity and topic trends.
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    A Cataclysmorphic Prophecy
    (2021-05-20) Moore, Alex; Potter, William; Riede, Danielle; Winship, Andrew
    Our bodies and minds are incessantly morphing, driven by environmental stimuli. You could reduce the entire experience of being alive to simply being fluid and responsive. In considering the significance of this morphability, we should also consider the significance of “place”. This relationship with place is rooted in ecology, the branch of biology which deals with living things and their relationships with their physical surroundings. In my body of work I examine my own relationship with place, its effects on my identity, and my ability to morph.
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    Circle City Strife: Gay and Lesbian Activism during the Hudnut Era
    (2020-03) Opsahl, Samuel Evan; Guiliano, Jennifer; Shrum, Rebecca; Haberski, Raymond
    This paper will be discussing gay and lesbian activism in Indianapolis during the 1980s and how the mayoral administration at the time interacted with it. We know the stories of Stonewall and San Francisco. But what about gay and lesbian activism in the Midwest? What stories does Indianapolis have to tell? This thesis will cover how a portion of the movement played out in Indianapolis. It will shine a light on the 1980s and look specifically at police discrimination on Monument Circle, gatherings like the Gay Knights rallies and the 1990 Celebration on the Circle, and political efforts to combat the HIV epidemic. It will also explore the local actions by city government to undertake the urban renewal movement and how those efforts interacted with queer activism. Collections from the Indiana Historical Society, University of Indianapolis, and the Indiana State Library illuminate both sides of the social conflict to understand what made this moment in Indianapolis a touchstone moment for the city. This thesis argues that gay and lesbian protests and social gatherings on Monument Circle rendered the queer community impossible to ignore in the Hudnut administration’s dreams to reform Indianapolis into an entrepreneurial city.
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    Does it get better? LGBTQ social work students and experiences with harmful discourse
    (Taylor & Francis, 2019) Atteberry-Ash, Brittanie; Speer, Stephanie Rachel; Kattari, Shanna K.; Kinney, M. Killian; School of Social Work
    Although the field of social work is grounded in social justice, the social work educational experience, including classrooms, may not live up to this value, especially for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) students. Using a qualitative phenomenological approach, this study examined the experiences of harmful discourse in social work classrooms for LGBTQ students. Findings indicate that students experienced being misgendered, tokenized, and erased through cis-/heteronormative language and classroom teachings. Although social work is guided by frameworks of social justice, microaggressions and discrimination may be vaguely glossed over, if addressed at all. This study highlights the gap between the values social work teaches and how social work education is delivered.
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    Drag Against AIDS: AIDS and the Indianapolis Bag Ladies, 1981- 1995
    (2020-04) Chinn, Kara Elizabeth; Shrum, Rebecca K.; Guiliano, Jennifer E.; Haberski, Raymond J., Jr.
    Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS), as it would later be known, began to appear in the United States in 1981. Medical professionals from around the country began to track a mysterious set of illnesses that were affecting previously healthy people, most of who were homosexual men. As the disease spread, it was clear that homosexual men were being most affected. There was no cure to this illness which was quickly killing those infected. In October 1981, the Indianapolis Bag Ladies, a group of gay men, began as a simple Halloween Bus Tour around the city. Coby Palmer, Gary Johnson, and Ed Walsh teamed up by renting three charter busses for their new “Bag Ladies Bus.” Their campy drag involved multiple costume changes that required them to tote bags around, thus earning their name. By 1982, the Bag Ladies knew they needed to do more than have a party. The second bus tour was all about collecting money and creating a “war chest” for the gay community of Indianapolis in case AIDS made its way to the city. In doing this, they became one of the first grassroots HIV/AIDS support groups in the United States. After over 38 years of continued efforts, the Indianapolis Bag Ladies have impacted the Indianapolis LGBTQ communities through a variety of programs that expanded beyond the original bus tour. This thesis explores and analyzes these efforts which include Nurse Safe Sexx, a safe sex campaign; the Damien Center, a HIV/AIDS health clinic; and the Buddy House and Buddy Support Program, two programs connecting people with AIDS to support programs. The final chapter of this thesis expands on the discussion through a public program hosted by the Indiana Historical Society and demonstrates how programs surrounding these topics can be successful for museums and participants.
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    The Giving Environment: Understanding How Donors Make Giving Decisions
    (IU Lilly Family School of Philanthropy, 2022-01-26) Indiana University Lilly Family School of Philanthropy
    This report is the second in this report series. The goal of the series is to provide data and analysis to better understand the causes and implications of the decline in donor participation shortly before the significant societal changes that took place in the United States in 2020, while also exploring the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic and the movements for social and racial justice on individuals giving decisions moving forward.
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    The Giving Environment: Understanding How Donors Make Giving Decisions (Infographic)
    (IU Lilly Family School of Philanthropy, 2022-01-26) Indiana University Lilly Family School of Philanthropy
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    Minors' and Young Adults' Experiences of the Research Consent Process in a Phase II Safety Study of Pre-exposure Prophylaxis for HIV
    (Elsevier, 2017-12) Knopf, Amelia S.; Ott, Mary A.; Liu, Nancy; Kapogiannis, Bill G.; Zimet, Gregory D.; Fortenberry, J. Dennis; Hosek, Sybil G.; School of Nursing
    PURPOSE: There is a persistent HIV epidemic among sexual and gender minority adolescents in the U.S. Oral pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) is an efficacious prevention strategy, but not yet approved for minors. Minors' access to biomedical HIV prevention technologies is impeded by the ethical and legal complexities of consent to research participation. We explore autonomous consent and study experiences among minor and adult participants in Project PrEPare, a Phase II safety study of PrEP for HIV prevention. METHODS: Data for this mixed-methods descriptive study were collected via self-administered web-survey and in-depth telephone interviews in early 2016. Eligible participants were previously enrolled in Project PrEPare. We attempted to contact 191 participants; 74 were reached and expressed interest in participating and 58 enrolled. RESULTS: Participants nearly universally felt well informed, understood the study, and freely volunteered with the clear understanding they could withdraw any time. All felt supported by study staff, but a small minority wished for more support during enrollment. Minors were more likely than adults to indicate a wish for more support in decision-making, and adults expressed higher satisfaction with their decision compared to minors. There was no association between elements of consent and Project PrEPare study outcomes. CONCLUSIONS: Participants had an overwhelmingly positive experience in a Phase II safety study of PrEP for HIV prevention. Some minors wished for more support during the decision-making process, but none consulted their parents about the decision. Our results support the inclusion of decisional supports in consent processes for adolescents, while also protecting their privacy.
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    Primary Care Providers’ Attitudes, Practices, and Knowledge in Treating LGBTQ Communities
    (Taylor & Francis, 2018) Nowaskie, Dustin Z.; Sowinski, John S.; Psychiatry, School of Medicine
    Cultural competency in lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) health care has been found to be lacking within various medical specialties, but no studies have compared competency among primary care providers. The authors compared 127 primary care providers’ cultural competency regarding LGBTQ health using a survey that assessed providers’ attitudes, practices, and knowledge. Overall, 78.0% of respondents agreed that they were comfortable treating LGBTQ patients. Yet many providers did not feel well informed on specific LGBTQ health needs (70.1%), on clinical management of LGBTQ care (74.8%), nor on referring patients with LGBTQ issues (78.7%). Overall accuracy on LGBTQ knowledge questions was 51.0%. This study revealed a lack of cultural competency and much need for improvement as primary care providers endorsed negative attitudes, biases, inconsistencies in clinical practice, and deficiencies in medical knowledge in specialty-specific ways. There is a need for greater LGBTQ-specific education to increase providers’ comfortability and competency in the needs, management, and referrals within LGBTQ health care.