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A conceptual review of workplace stigma consciousness: Recommendations for LGB workers, professional helpers, and other agents of social change
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A conceptual review of workplace stigma consciousness: Recommendations for LGB workers, professional helpers, and other agents of social change

Trevor G Gates
Journal of Human Services, Vol.35(1), pp.73-85
2015
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Many workplaces are unsafe for lesbian, gay, and bisexual workers. LGB workers are stigmatized in the workplace and treated as less than equal human beings. Largely, federal law in the United States has historically been slow to protect the rights of LGB workers. Consequently, many LGB workers have come to expect to be stigmatized in the workplace. This conceptual article discusses the ways in which workplace stigmatization for LGB individuals contributes to a stigma consciousness for LGB workers. Stigma consciousness represents a significant social justice and human rights issue worthy of the attention of human services professionals. Recommendations for human services professionals, activists, and others interested in social change are provided. Copyright of Journal of Human Services is the property of National Organization of Human Services and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites or posted to a listserv without the copyright holder's express written permission. However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use. This abstract may be abridged. No warranty is given about the accuracy of the copy. Users should refer to the original published version of the material for the full abstract.

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