Intersectionality, Sexuality and Psychological Therapies

Dr. Roshan das Nair works as a Consultant Clinical Psychologist at the Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust, and at the University of Nottingham. He has previously worked in the areas of sex, sexuality, and HIV/AIDS in Zambia and India. He is a board member of the Nottingham Sexual Health Providers forum and was the editor-in-chief of the Psychology of Sexualities Review of the British Psychological Society's Psychology of Sexualities Section. He is also their representative on The International Network on Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Concerns and Transgender Issues in Psychology. Dr. Catherine Butler has worked in HIV and Sexual Health her entire career, and most recently was Consultant Clinical Psychologist for Infection & Immunology at Barts & The London Hospital Trust. Her previous publications and academic interests include co-editing the book Sex, Sexuality and Therapeutic Practice, editing special editions of The Psychologist, Lesbian and Gay Psychology Review, Clinical Psychology Forum and numerous book chapters and articles on the topics of minority sexualities, sexual assault, HIV, working with interpreters, and personal/professional integration.

• Contributors ix Foreword by Dominic Davies xvAcknowledgements xviiIntroduction 1Roshan das Nair & Catherine Butler1 Intersecting Identities 9Damien W. Riggs & Roshan das Nair2 Gender 31Sonja J. Ellis3 Race and Ethnicity 59Roshan das Nair & Sonya Thomas4 Religion 89Roshan das Nair & Sonya Thomas5 Refugees and Asylum Seekers 113Stephen Higgins & Catherine Butler6 Social Class 137Roshan das Nair & Susan Hansen7 Physical Health 163Adam Jowett & Elizabeth Peel8 Mental Health 185Roshan das Nair & Sarah Fairbank9 Disability 213Catherine Butler10 Age and Ageing 239Stuart Gibson & Susan Hansen11 From Invert to Intersectionality: Understanding the Past and Future of Sexuality 263Esther D. RothblumIndex 269