Psychological perspectives on lesbian and gay male experiences / edited by Linda D. Garnets and Douglas C. Kimmel.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction: Lesbian and gay male dimensions in the psychological study of human diversity / Linda D. Garnets and Douglas C. Kimmel -- Gay politics and community in San Francisco since World War II / John D'Emilio -- Components of sexual identity / Michael G. Shively and John P. De Cecco -- The context of antigay violence: notes on cultural and psychological heterosexism / Gregory M. Herek -- Recent challenges to traditional assumptions about homosexuality: some implications for practice / Diane Richardson -- Sin, sickness, or status?: homosexual gender identity and psychoneuroendocrinology / John Money -- Bisexuality: some social psychological issues / Philip W. Blumstein and Pepper Schwartz -- The formation of homosexual identities / Richard R. Troiden -- Notes on the management of difference / Carmen de Monteflores -- "You're a what?": family member reactions to the disclosure of homosexuality / Erik F. Strommen -- Lesbian career development, work behavior, and vocational counseling / Kris S. Morgan and Laura S. Brown -- Breaking the mirror: the construction of lesbianism and the anthropological discourse on homosexuality / Evelyn Blackwood -- On heterosexual masculinity: some psychical consequences of the social construction of gender and sexuality / Gregory M. Herek -- Persistence and change in the Berdache tradition among contemporary Lakota Indians / Walter L. Williams -- Issues of identity in the psychology of Latina lesbians / Oliva M. Espin -- Gay identity issues among Black Americans: racism, homophobia, and the need for validation / Darryl K. Loiacano -- Issues of identity development among Asian-American lesbians and gay men / Connie S. Chan -- Lesbian and gay relationships / Letitia Anne Peplau -- Lesbian mothers: psychosocial assumptions in family law / Patricia J. Falk -- Gay fathers: a review of the literature / Frederick W. Bozett -- Mental health issues of gay and lesbian adolescents / John C. Gonsiorek -- Risk factors for attempted suicide in gay and bisexual youth / Gary Remafedi, James A. Farrow, and Robert W. Deisher -- Existential issues of midlife lesbians / Barbara E. Sang -- Adult development and aging: a gay perspective / Douglas C. Kimmel -- The National Lesbian Health Care survey: an overview / Caitlin Ryan and Judith Bradford -- AIDS: the challenge to psychology / Stephen F. Morin -- Treatment issues for chemically dependent lesbians and gay men / Ellen F. Ratner -- Violence and victimization of lesbians and gay men: mental health consequences / Linda Garnets, Gregory M. Herek, and Barrie Levy.