Sexual Orientation
Advocacy, Internationally
To prepare: Read the United Nations Address on Global LGBT
submit a detailed explanation of your reaction to this essay. Then, explain why, in the context of practicing social work in North America, it is important for us to acknowledge and address sexual orientation and gender diversity of marginalized populations across the world.
Explain the role of social workers on an international level in relation to the rights of the LGBTQ community.
Identify specific skills and actions you would employ as advocate.
Support your response with specific references to the resources. Be sure to provide full APA citations for your references.
Resources
Readings
• Adams, M., Blumenfeld, W. J., Castaneda, C., Hackman, H. W., Peters, M. L., & Zuniga, X. (Eds.). (2013). Readings for diversity and social justice. (3rd ed.). New York: Routledge Press.
o Chapter 77, (pp. 379-387)
o Chapter 78, (pp. 388-391)
o Chapter 79, (pp. 391-397)
o Chapter 83, (pp. 406-411)
o Chapter 84, (pp. 411-420)
o Chapter 85, (pp. 420-424)
• Dessel, A. B., Jacobsen, J., Levy, D. L., McCarty-Caplan, D., Lewis, T. O., & Kaplan, L. E. (2017). LGBTQ topics and Christianity in social work: Tackling the tough questions. Social Work & Christianity, 44(1/2), 11-30. Retrieved from Walden Library databases.
• National Association of Social Workers' National Committee on Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Issues. (2015). Sexual orientation change efforts (SOCE) and conversion therapy with lesbians, gay men, bisexuals, and transgender persons [Position Statement].
• The Trevor Project. (2016). Glossary.
• It Gets Better Project. (n.d.). It gets better.
• Ryan, C. (2009). Supportive families, healthy children: Helping families with lesbian, gay, bisexual & transgender children. San Francisco, CA: Family Acceptance Project, Marian Wright Edelman Institute, San Francisco State University.
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Required Media
• Chang, J., & Dazols, L. (2015, May). This is what LGBT life is like around the world [Video file].
• Richen, Y. (2014, March). What the gay rights movement learned from the civil rights movement [Video file].
Optional Media
• Granderson, L. (2012, May). The myth of the gay agenda.