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Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2018-Jun
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A Narrative Review of the Literature about People with Intellectual Disability Who Identify as Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Intersex or Questioning
Wilson, Nathan J.; Macdonald, Jemima; Hayman, Brenda; Bright, Alexandra M.; Frawley, Patsie; Gallego, Gisselle
Journal of Intellectual Disabilities, v22 n2 p171-196 Jun 2018
This narrative review of the research literature presents a summary about the key issues facing people with intellectual disability (ID) who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex or questioning (LGBTIQ). The aim of this review was to consolidate research of the topic; to identify whether any pilot studies reporting social/sexual/educational interventions had been published; and to offer some perspective on the type of future research required to better inform policy, practice and theory that may lead to better outcomes for people with ID who identify as LGBTIQ. Almost all of the research literature on the topic is either exploratory or descriptive which serves to outline the range of issues faced by people with ID who identify as LGBTIQ. Urgently needed as the next step, however, is a concerted effort to conduct a range of innovative educational and social interventions with collection of targeted and appropriate outcomes data.
Descriptors: Literature Reviews, Intellectual Disability, Homosexuality, Sexual Identity, Intervention, Journal Articles, Educational Practices, Disadvantaged, Educational Needs, Staff Development, Barriers, Attitudes toward Disabilities, Social Attitudes, Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS), Health Behavior, Identification (Psychology), Interpersonal Relationship, Educational Policy, Foreign Countries
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