The issue you bring to therapy (depression, say) may not be the one that emerges after several sessions (for example, the need to come to terms with a sexual orientation you fear your family won't accept).
Those who support gay marriage and gay rights risk much if they forget the basic democratic principle that people should be able to express their political and religious views, as well as their sexual orientation, without fear for their jobs.
There once was certainly a time when you didn't want to just guess someone's orientation for fear that they'd be offended.
For LGBTQ people, 74% of whom have hidden their sexual orientation for fear of discrimination, representation is still frequently a matter of life or death.
Within weeks, Village residents quickly organized into activist groups to concentrate efforts on establishing places for gays and lesbians to be open about their sexual orientation without fear of being arrested.
It remains to be seen, however, if Tunisia's general Western orientation and fear of a counter-revolutionary movement inhibits the ruling Party, Ennahda, from compromising its commitment to maintain a democratic form of government.
28 Prior to repeal, military healthcare providers often believed they could not ask, document or counsel about sexual behaviours or orientations for fear of revealing MSM practices of their patients that could lead to adverse legal action for the service member.
We cannot pardon discrimination against race, gender or sexual orientation because we fear offending religious or cultural sensitivities.
Many LGBT medical students report discomfort with disclosure of their sexual orientation because of fear of negative reactions from classmates and professors [ 15].
Witnesses said Private Winchell, a machine gunner in the 101st Airborne Division, kept his sexual orientation to himself, fearing discharge under the policy but still found himself subjected to relentless harassment.
