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Until now, dominant models of sexual identity development have overlooked the interpersonal process of coming out to somebody significant. None interrogate the implications of coming out for the total identity of the individual. In this elegant and original book, Rusi Jaspal proposes an integrative theoretical framework within which the psychological antecedents, consequences, and experiences of coming out can be collectively examined. Drawing on case studies and the first-hand accounts of over 500 lesbian, gay, and bisexual people regarding their coming out experiences, this book forces us to re-think the notion that we now live a “post-gay era” in which coming out no longer matters. It explores themes, such as identity authenticity, interpersonal relationships, identity invalidation, rejection, microaggressions, gaslighting, and ghosting.  The Psychology of Coming Out: Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Identities is an invaluable resource for students, academics, and practitioners interested in the psychology of coming out.

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Rusi Jaspal is Professor of Psychology and Pro Vice-Chancellor (Research and Knowledge Exchange) at the University of Brighton in the UK. He is a Chartered Psychologist and a Fellow of the British Psychological Society, a Fellow of the Royal Society of Public Health, and a Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences. He was educated at the University of Cambridge, University of Surrey and Royal Holloway, University of London, where he received his PhD. He has held professorships at De Montfort University Leicester, Abo Akademi University in Finland, and Nottingham Trent University. Rusi Jaspal is the author or editor of six books, including The Social Psychology of Gay Men published by Palgrave in 2019, and over 200 journal articles and book chapters focusing mainly on aspects of identity in LGBT people.

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