Black Sexual and Gender Diverse Scholars' Contributions to Psychology

Psychology has a long history of perpetuating scientific racism and pathologizing gender and sexually diverse individuals. The field has been criticized for the reproduction of racism, sexism, cissexism, and other social inequities. This intersectional epistemological exclusion has led to a lack of...

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Published in:The American psychologist 2023-05, Vol.78 (4), p.589-600
Main Authors: Lassiter, Jonathan M., Garrett-Walker, J., Anwar, Kainaat, Foye, Ashley S., Follins, Lourdes D.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Appreciation
Black People
Curricula
Diversity
Email
Epistemology
Gender
Gender Nonconforming
Human
Inequality
Intersectionality
LGBTQ
Mailing lists
Psychologists
Psychology
Racism
Sexism
Snowball sampling
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Summary:Psychology has a long history of perpetuating scientific racism and pathologizing gender and sexually diverse individuals. The field has been criticized for the reproduction of racism, sexism, cissexism, and other social inequities. This intersectional epistemological exclusion has led to a lack of appreciation for the work of Black sexual and gender diverse (SGD) scholars within the field of psychology. To highlight and center the contributions of Black SGD scholars in the field, we conducted an in-depth literature search of the work of 62 Black SGD scholars whose names and curricula vitae were obtained through email listservs, Twitter, and snowball sampling. In analyzing the work of the scholars, a total of 34 Black SGD scholars met inclusion criteria and had their research included in our review. We summarize their major contributions to the field of psychology in this article. Implications of these scholars' works and their potential to help address the lack of visibility of Black SGD scholars in mainstream psychology journals are discussed. Public Significance Statement This article represents an intentional move toward full inclusion of intersectionally marginalized scholars' work in the landscape of mainstream academic psychology. Readers of our article will learn the names and contributions of Black sexual and gender diverse scholars and their research contributions to the discipline of psychology. They will be able to use this knowledge to inform syllabi development and further culturally sensitive research and practice.
ISSN:0003-066X
1935-990X
DOI:10.1037/amp0001149