To answer the first question, I would say that it is very important to try and develop a very open mind and considering that an individual is a counselor religion should really not even get in the way. If you want to be a good counselor I feel your religion should never be too important until maybe a client wants do discuss such topics. Given the scope of issues that may be identified by transgender individuals when seeking therapy, it is important for mental health professionals to educate themselves about this population in order to provide the most clinically appropriate, sensitive and supportive care possible (Maguen, Shiperd, & Harris, 2005). That may be the only thing I would suggest to counselors and specifically Christian counselors, when it comes to working with transgendered clients. ‘‘Heterosexism’’ is a term that was created as an alternative to the more common term, ‘‘homophobia,’’ in order to highlight the similarities between the oppression of lesbian, gay, and bisexual (LGB) persons and the oppression of women and people of color (Ritter & Turndrup, 2002; McGeorge & Carlson, 2009). For a while I would disagree with this and not even believe that there was such a disdain toward the LGBT community but after seeing it in my own community …show more content…
Small town LGBs also encountered additional amounts of housing discrimination and were more often chased by strangers compared with urban sexual minorities. Finally, disclosure practices and hierarchies based on race and social class also influenced exposure to discrimination. This article helped put into the heterosexual hate that LGBT communities face into even a better perspective. So yes, I do agree with the book heterosexism is social injustice towards the LGBT