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LGBT+ History Month
For LGBT+ History Month the Chair of the BPS Psychology of Sexualities Section. Adam Jowett, explores LGBT+ content in the archives of BPS journals.
View resultThe psychological impact of social distancing on Gender, Sexuality and Relationship Diverse populations
Dr Adam Jowett, Chair of the Psychology of Sexualities Section, discusses how social distancing measures may affect gender, sexuality and relationship diverse populations.
View resultDiversity and Inclusion
Who we are
BPS seen as strong ally by the LGBTQIA+ communities – but involvement in Pride long overdue
The BPS secured a place in London Pride on July 2 for the first time in the event’s 50-year history. Rob Agnew, a member of the Sexualities Section who worked on the bid, looks back on the day and reflects and on why it was so significant.
View resultAmplifying our voice
One of the most important jobs that we have is promoting the inclusion of evidence-based psychology in policy developments that will have a real impact on people’s lives.
View resultChampioning the rights of the LGBTQ+ community
For the second time in BPS history members and staff were proud to march at Pride in London earlier this month.
View resultListening, representing and influencing
Following on from the latest meeting of Senate earlier this month, we are delighted to welcome Natalie Lancer as the new chair of Senate.
View resultLooking back and looking ahead
As we near the end of 2022, I want to take this opportunity to wish all of our members an enjoyable festive period, and thank you all for the work that you’ve done this year.
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BPS announces chair of new Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Board
23 June 2022
The BPS is pleased to announce Dr Adam Jowett as the chair of the new BPS Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) Board.
- Equality, diversity and inclusion
New government conversion therapy report published
29 October 2021
Today the government published research conducted by Dr Adam Jowett, chair of the British Psychological Society’s Sexualities Section, on conversion therapy alongside their planned consultation for a legislative ban on the practice.
- LGBTQ+
Putting the spotlight on the healthcare experiences of the LGBT+ community
27 February 2024
To mark LGBT+ History Month, the BPS is holding a roundtable event to explore the unique challenges in accessing healthcare faced by members of the LGBT+ community.
- LGBTQ+
BPS responds to announcement of plans to ban conversion therapy in Queen’s Speech
11 May 2021
The BPS has welcomed the announcement today in the Queen’s Speech that the government will take legislative steps to ban conversion therapy.
- Legal, criminological and forensic
- LGBTQ+
BPS urges swift action on conversion therapy ban amid reports of further government delays
15 September 2023
The BPS has responded to reports that the government has 'run out of time' to publish a draft bill to ban conversion therapy.
- BPS updates
- LGBTQ+
BPS responds to government announcement on conversion therapy ban
17 January 2023
The BPS welcomes the news that the new law to ban all forms of conversion therapy in England and Wales will include practices aimed at transgender people.
- Equality, diversity and inclusion
- LGBTQ+
Decision to exclude transgender people from conversion therapy ban is deeply worrying, says BPS
04 April 2022
The BPS is clear that any ban on conversion therapy should include transgender people.
- Equality, diversity and inclusion
- Government and politics
BPS responds to the King’s Speech
07 November 2023
The BPS is deeply disappointed that the government has failed to commit to bringing forward bills to ban conversion therapy and reform the Mental Health Act in the King’s Speech.
- BPS updates
- Mental health
- Sex and gender
BPS welcomes its new Human Rights Advisory Group
02 March 2023
The BPS is delighted to announce the members of its new Human Rights Advisory Group.
- BPS updates
- Human Rights
BPS research explores experiences of Black, Asian and Ethnic Minority postgraduate psychology students and trainees
30 October 2023
The BPS is exploring barriers preventing Black, Asian and Ethnic Minority postgraduate psychology students and trainees from developing their careers.
- BPS updates
- Equality, diversity and inclusion
BPS welcomes its new Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Board
18 January 2023
The BPS is pleased to introduce the members of its new EDI Strategic Board.
- BPS updates
- Equality, diversity and inclusion
Psychology Matters 2024: In-depth analysis
20 June 2024
Key contributors to the BPS's manifesto Psychology Matters have their say on what they'd like to see from the next government.
- BPS updates
- Government and politics
The Freudian motivation behind 1967's Sexual Offences Act
04 August 2017
Adam Jowett on Jewish Labour MP Leo Abse.
- History and philosophy
- LGBTQ+
‘I will always seek to nurture a culture of inclusion’
16 August 2022
The BPS has appointed Dr Adam Jowett as Chair of its new Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) Board.
- BPS updates
- Equality, diversity and inclusion
- LGBTQ+
‘They were told there was something wrong with them that could be healed’
22 November 2021
Ella Rhodes spoke to Dr Adam Jowett (Coventry University), Chair of the British Psychological Society’s Psychology of Sexualities Section, about his recent government report on conversion therapy, and the ongoing consultation.
- Ethics and morality
- LGBTQ+
- Sex and gender
Beyond binaries
09 February 2018
'How to Understand Your Gender: A Practical Guide for Exploring Who You Are' by Alex Iantaffi & Meg-John Barker (Jessica Kingsley Publishers; Pb £14.99). Reviewed by Dr Adam Jowett, Senior Lecturer in Psychology, Coventry University.
- Sex and gender
- Periodicals
- Periodicals
- Periodicals
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Pausing for thought in ‘queer’ times
Series: Psychology of Sexualities Review Volume: 11 Issue: 1
Date of Publication: 01-01-2020
Author(s): Adam Jowett
View Pausing for thought in ‘queer’ timesThe psychological impact of social distancing on gender, sexuality and relationship diverse populations
Series: Psychology of Sexualities Review Volume: 11 Issue: 1
Date of Publication: 01-01-2020
Author(s): Adam Jowett
View The psychological impact of social distancing on gender, sexuality and relationship diverse populationsLGBTIA-related articles within British Psychological Society Journals: A review of the literature from 1941-2017
Series: Psychology of Sexualities Review Volume: 11 Issue: 1
Date of Publication: 01-01-2020
Author(s): Adam Jowett
View LGBTIA-related articles within British Psychological Society Journals: A review of the literature from 1941-2017Science evolves through consensus: The evolution of diagnostic criteria in relation to sexual orientation and gender identity
Series: Psychology of Sexualities Review Volume: 11 Issue: 1
Date of Publication: 01-01-2020
Author(s): Jack Drescher, Adam Jowett
View Science evolves through consensus: The evolution of diagnostic criteria in relation to sexual orientation and gender identityLooking back: From Lesbian and Gay Psychology to the Psychology of Sexualities over the last 20 years
Series: Psychology of Sexualities Review Volume: 9 Issue: 1
Date of Publication: 01-01-2018
Author(s): Adam Jowett
View Looking back: From Lesbian and Gay Psychology to the Psychology of Sexualities over the last 20 yearsBPS Psychology of Sexualities Section 20th Anniversary Conference 1998-2018: Reflecting back, looking forwards
Series: Psychology of Sexualities Review Volume: 9 Issue: 2
Date of Publication: 01-01-2018
Author(s): Sheila Ali, Greg Ussher, Dan Baker, Elizabeth West, Katharine Rimes, Rebekah Amos, Eric Manalastas, Praveetha Patalay, Ross White, Henny Bos, Josephine Baird, Renate Baumgartner, Sue Becker, Jayde Williams, Alex Dale Whistler, Ashley Ravenwood, Gianina-Ioana Postavaru, Sue Cordell, Lyndsay Muir, Graham Basten, Valerie Beeston, Emily Breitkopf, Katrina Hacker, Kennedy Daniels, Frances Howel, Livia Bridge, Katharine Rimes, Patrick Smith, Monia Brizzi, Tim Cartwright, Moira Lafferty, Nicola Davies, Netta Chachamu, Kai-Yuan Cheng, Emily Robinson, Katharine Rimes, Constantinos Christodoulou, Irini Kadianaki, Zyra M. Evangelista, Darren E. Dumaop, Grant Nelson, Chris Day, Kate Nicholls, Aysegul Dilbirligi, Sarah Jane Daly, Mafalda Esteves, John Fenaughty, Georgina Gnan, Kate Rimes, Erin Hampson, Richard Hobbs, Heather Buchannan, Emese Ilyes, Susan Imrie, Sophie Zadeh, Susan Golombok, Adam Jowett, Irini Kadianaki, Maria Avraamidou, Sam Lawton, Carmen Logie, Yasmeen Persad, Shannon Ryan, Mary Yehdego, Carmen Logie, Alex Abramovich, Nicole Schott, Kandasi Levermore, Nicolette Jones, Gary Lynch, Sarah Zetler, Iain Reeves, Lawrence Yong, Ingrid Lynch, Finn Reygan, Béré Mahoney, Asaf Miran, Dafna Griner, Offer Maurer, Amy Montague, Philip Terry, Nuno Nodin, Yvonne Otubea Otchere, Corina Sas, Steve Fish, Periklis Papaloukas, Iain Williamson, Julie Fish, Thoma J. Parker, Elizabeth Peel, Ian Rivers, Cesar Gonzalez, Nuno Nodin, Allan Tyler, Christina Richards, Katharine Rimes, Olakunle Oginni, Emily Robinson, Abbeygail Jones, Qazi Rahman, Katharine Rimes, Nicola Goodship, Greg Ussher, Dan Baker, Elizabeth West, Joanna Russell, Ryan Scoats, Eric Anderson, Beatriz Torre, Emma Turley, Chongzheng Wei, Wenli Liu, Julie Whiteman, Malachi Willis, Kristen N. Jozkowski, Wen-Juo Lo, Stephanie A. Sanders, Thom Winter-Gray, Nikki Hayfield, Iva Zegura
View BPS Psychology of Sexualities Section 20th Anniversary Conference 1998-2018: Reflecting back, looking forwardsCritical perspectives on sexualities and health: Closing the gap between LGBTQ health research and the LGBTQ community
Series: Psychology of Sexualities Review Volume: 8 Issue: 1
Date of Publication: 01-01-2017
Author(s): Adam Jowett
View Critical perspectives on sexualities and health: Closing the gap between LGBTQ health research and the LGBTQ communityBisexualities and non-binary sexualities: Reflecting on invisibility, erasure and marginalisation
Series: Psychology of Sexualities Review Volume: 8 Issue: 2
Date of Publication: 01-01-2017
Author(s): Nikki Hayfield, Adam Jowett
View Bisexualities and non-binary sexualities: Reflecting on invisibility, erasure and marginalisationGuest Author: An introduction to the field of LGBTQ Psychology and the BPS Psychology of Sexualities Section
Series: PsyPag Quarterly Volume: 1 Issue: 101
Date of Publication: 01-12-2016
Author(s): Adam Jowett, Joanna Semlyen
View Guest Author: An introduction to the field of LGBTQ Psychology and the BPS Psychology of Sexualities SectionEditorial: LGBTQ Psychology in a Globalised World: Taking a stand against homophobia, transphobia and biphobia internationally
Series: Psychology of Sexualities Review Volume: 7 Issue: 1
Date of Publication: 01-01-2016
Author(s): Adam Jowett
View Editorial: LGBTQ Psychology in a Globalised World: Taking a stand against homophobia, transphobia and biphobia internationallyIssue Information
14-10-2020
Research priorities for the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond: A call to action for psychological science
19-07-2020
- Daryl B. O'Connor
- John P. Aggleton
- Bhismadev Chakrabarti
- Cary L. Cooper
- Cathy Creswell
- Sandra Dunsmuir
- Susan T. Fiske
- Susan Gathercole
- Brendan Gough
- Jane L. Ireland
- Marc V. Jones
- Adam Jowett
- Carolyn Kagan
- Maria Karanika‐Murray
- Linda K. Kaye
- Veena Kumari
- Stephan Lewandowsky
- Stafford Lightman
- Debra Malpass
- Elizabeth Meins
- B. Paul Morgan
- Lisa J. Morrison Coulthard
- Stephen D. Reicher
- Daniel L. Schacter
- Susan M. Sherman
- Victoria Simms
- Antony Williams
- Til Wykes
- Christopher J. Armitage