@abctnow.bsky.social Please add yourselves (and people you know) to our SGM research mentor list: : docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

The list of mentors doing SGM research will be hosted on our website soon. In the meantime, I sent a message about this to the listserv!

Dr. Jeffrey Cohen to lead a webinar on Doing Affirmative Cognitive Behavior Therapy with LGBTQ+ Young People!

elearning.abct.org/products/liv...

ATTENTION! UVA TYDE is looking for an Assistant Prof. who is conducting research on digital tech. and how the generation and dissemination of digital programs can help support youth! Special interest in prevention, health equity, and disparities.

See here for more info: apply.interfolio.com/172895

Identity-related stress and obsessive-compulsive disorder in sexual and gender minority individuals: A test of the cognitive behavioral-minority stress model Pinciotti and Feinstein’s (2025) cognitive behavioral-minority stress model of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) proposes to explain the development…

Works by our SIG members 👀 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

📢 Call for unpublished data for a meta-analysis on bisexual people's experiences of "double discrimination" (from heterosexual and lesbian/gay sources)!

Details: tinyurl.com/yc75amzb

Email/DM by 9/5/25!

@apadivision44.bsky.social @abct-sgm-sig.bsky.social @eupha-sgmh.bsky.social

New preprint! A Crowdsourced Megastudy of 12 Digital Single-Session Interventions for Depression in American Adults

What's the best way to help someone overcome depression with just 10 minutes of their time online? We ran a trial (n=7,505) testing 12 diverse interventions.

osf.io/preprints/ps...

3/ We’re seeking nominations for a co-chair (3 years) and two new student representatives (2 years) to officially begin at the 2025 convention in November. Self-nominations encouraged!
Nominations are due by Monday September 8th. We’ll follow up with nominees to discuss next steps.

2/ Context: This is the last year of Danielle Berke as SGM SIG co-chair, and of our student representatives, Andreas Bezahler and Donovan Edward. We thank our leaders for their service!

1/ 🚨 Nominate yourself or others for ABCT SGM SIG co-chair or student by emailing abctsgmsig@gmail.com 🚨 with the following nominee information:

1. Name
2. Affiliation
3. Current year in graduate program
4. Email address

Congratulations to ABCT president elect @drcrmartell.bsky.social ! An exemplary psychologist (and not to brag but a longstanding member of our SIG)

Sharing a study of Hispanic SGM mental health! I'd take it but I'm too old 😂 -Lorenzo

Join us at 7PM EST for our SIG planning meeting! arizona.zoom.us/j/86096402686

ABCT Sexual and Gender Minority Special Interest Group ABCT Sexual and Gender Minority Special Interest Group. 228 likes. This group is for members of the ABCT SGM SIG and others interested in applying cognitive and behavioral principles to improving SGM....

5/ Regardless of how many people are on Twitter, as a group concerned with LGBTQ+ issues, we do not wish to be associated with the platform in its current state. Find us here, on the listserv: abct-sgm-sig-listserv@googlegroups.com and on Facebook facebook.com/ABCTSGMSIG

Human Rights Campaign Condemns X, Elon Musk for Accepting Timeline… Today, X, formerly known as Twitter, is running sponsored “timeline takeover” content from PragerU, a fringe conservative organization, promoting its new…

4/ In particular, the amount of, and increase in, transphobic tweets is very concerning. The analyses of Twitter data suggest that these kinds of tweets appear parts of organized campaigns.

The @HRC and other groups have called this out: www.hrc.org/press-releas...

X under Musk’s leadership: Substantial hate and no reduction in inauthentic activity Numerous studies have reported an increase in hate speech on X (formerly Twitter) in the months immediately following Elon Musk’s acquisition of the platform on October 27th, 2022; relatedly, despite ...

3/ Twitter has since seen a spike in hate speech that's been documented in papers (see below) but also is consistent with our experience when using the SGM SIG account.

Most of this hate speech is racist, homophobic, or transphobic..

journals.plos.org/plosone/arti...

2/ Twitter had historically been a good place to share information. Over the past year and a half, since Elon Musk purchased it, there has been a mass exodus of academics. Unclear how successful it has been arxiv.org/html/2406.04...

But, that's not the reason we are leaving.

ABCT Sexual and Gender Minority Special Interest Group ABCT Sexual and Gender Minority Special Interest Group. 228 likes. This group is for members of the ABCT SGM SIG and others interested in applying cognitive and behavioral principles to improving SGM....

1/ Hi all! After deliberation, the SGM SIG Leadership has decided to deactivate our Twitter account. You can find us here, on the listserv: abct-sgm-sig-listserv@googlegroups.com and on Facebook facebook.com/ABCTSGMSIG

It's worth explaining how we came to this decision.

Let’s snowball this sample!!! Academics assemble for science

In 2024, the Autism SIG Co-Chairs and Taryn met twice with the convention chairs and Stephen Crane where we discussed topics like presenter guidelines, room accessibility, sensory friendly spaces, and more. We also created a short, anonymous survey to better understand attendees' experiences and identify areas for improvement. The survey was available at the SIG Expo and emailed to the 2024 leaders, but I wanted to share again here for those who may not have seen it. Here is the survey link: https://forms.gle/ m4BrGt37ZsdksLGr8 We would appreciate your assistance in distributing this survey to your SIG members to ensure we gather as much input as possible. Responses will guide our conversations with the 2025 Program Chairs to improve accessibility at future conventions. For additional comments or suggestions, feel free to email us directly at asddsig@gmail.com.

Please take this survey about accessibility at the SIG Expo: nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com?url=https%3A...

4/ And remember also the Saturday social event:
David Farber ASPIRE Center Social:
Saturday, November 16, 2024 at 5:30 – 7:30 pm
Location: Thomas Jefferson University Campus
Address: 834 Chestnut St., Suite 400,Philadelphia, PA 19107
RSVP for this event here: dfaspire.ticketleap.com/abct/

3/ I also wanted to call special attention to a panel discussion that will happen *right before* the SIG meeting with several of our members. The discussion features people across career stages discussing the challenges and opportunities in different generational perspectives on SGM mental health.

2/ This year’s ABCT has a LOT of SGM content! See the content we counted here or here:
docs.google.com/spreadsheets...

We won’t keep e-mailing about the schedule so as not to overwhelm you but remember we have our SIG meeting tomorrow:

1/ The moment we've all been waiting for is finally here... ABCT!

Today we will be hosting the student happy hour (students only) and the SGM SIG Dinner. This year’s dinner will be in honor of Prof. Gerald Davison and the 50th year anniversary of his speech to ABCT (then AABT). Events today:

Hey #AcademicSky #AcademicTwitter

The ABCT Sexual and Gender Minority (SGM) Special Interest Group (SIG) has joined @abct-edeb-sig.bsky.social in getting on Bluesky!

We’re excited about ABCT!!!