Dismantling Everyday Discrimination
This book examines the microaggressions that LGBTQ people face on a daily basis, highlights their impact on mental health, and discusses ways mental health providers can help clients process and address microaggressions.
Compared to hate crimes or overt discrimination, micro-aggressions are often subtle and sometimes either completely subconscious or completely unintentional. Nonetheless, they still communicate hostile, insulting, or harmful messages about marginalised groups. Kevin Leo Yabut Nadal is an experienced Professor of Psychology and has synthesised the empirical research that has been conducted on microaggressions against LGBTQ+ people and the impact that they can have. Educators can use this book to instruct their students, trainees, and colleagues about heterosexism, genderism, and microaggressions. Those working in mental health fields can use this book to better understand how their LGBTQ+ clients are affected by microaggressions and business leaders can use this book as a guide to promote more inclusive workplaces.