Affirmation, Care Ethics, and LGBT Identity

Download or read book Affirmation, Care Ethics, and LGBT Identity written by Tim R. Johnston and published by Springer. This book was released on 2016-06-10 with total page 112 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this book, Johnston argues that affirmation is not only encouragement or support, but also the primary mechanism we use to form our identities and create safe spaces. Using the work of feminist care ethics and the thinking of French philosopher Henri Bergson to examine responses to school bullying and abuses faced by LGBT older adults, he provides the theoretical analysis and practical tools LGBT people and their allies need to make all spaces, public and private, spaces in which we can live openly as members of the LGBT community. With its combination of philosophical theory and on-the-ground activist experience, this text will be useful to anyone interested in philosophy, women’s and gender studies, psychology, aging, geriatrics, and LGBT activism.