privilege – Adolescent Counseling Services

June 4, 2025 - In Gender identity‚ LGBTQ Issues‚ LGBTQ rights‚ Mental Health‚ Pride Month‚ Sexuality‚ Society Norms By Adolescent Counseling Services Comment off

Heterosexual Privilege Awareness: Active Allyship

Written By: Anny Bae, Clinical Trainee at ACS, Outlet Program WHAT IS PRIVILEGE?The concept of privilege refers to any automatic, unearned benefits and advantages awarded to members of dominant social groups, such as racial, gender, or sexual orientation identities (Case et al., 2012a; McIntosh, 1998). These privileges then operate on further intersecting identities (i.e., gay […]

December 11, 2019 - In ACS Institute of Psychotherapy & Training‚ LGBTQ Issues‚ LGBTQ rights By Adolescent Counseling Services Comment off

Ally: More Than a Label

Written By: Rey Boone, Clinical Intern at ACS, Outlet Program “ally” is a word in the LGBTQ+ community that is commonly used to mean a non-queer (straight/cisgender) person who sympathizes with the queer cause and is willing to stick their neck out if necessary. This person typically has gay, lesbian, or transgender friends or family […]