Queering psychedelics : from oppression to liberation in psychedelic medicine / edited by Alex Belser, Clancy Cavnar, Beatriz Caiuby Labate.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Belser, Alex (Psychedelic psychologist), editor.

Cavnar, Clancy, editor.

Labate, Beatriz Caiuby, editor.

Penn Sexuality Collection (University of Pennsylvania)

Tom Farinholt and Blair Edlow Memorial Book Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Psychotropic drugs--Therapeutic use.

Psychotropic drugs.

Psychopharmacology--Social aspects.

Psychopharmacology.

Sexual minorities--Medical care.

Sexual minorities.

Discrimination in medical care.

LGBTQ+ people who use substances for medical purposes.

LGBTQ+ people who use substances.

Health care for LGBTQ+ people.

Genre:

Essays.

Physical Description:

xxv, 318 pages : illustrations (black & white) ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Santa Fe : Synergetic Press, 2022.

Summary:

"As psychedelic-assisted therapy gains traction in popular culture and through policy reforms, Queering Psychedelics: From Oppression to Liberation in Psychedelic Medicine aims to foster accessibility and diversity in psychedelic science, practice, and discourse. By addressing and dismantling sexist, heteronormative, transphobic, and homophobic forms of oppression in the psychedelic community, this collection lays groundwork for an inclusive future. Edited by researchers and authors Alexander B. Belser, PhD, Clancy Cavnar, PsyD, and, Beatriz C. Labate, PhD, Queering Psychedelics features a broad range of perspectives from queer academic researchers, LGBTQIA+ clinicians, and indigenous and transgender advocates. Each of the 38 essays -- from some of the contemporary movement's most influential leaders including Terrence Ching, PhD, Kile Ortigo, PhD, and Diana Quinn, ND -- presents insights into cultural heritages and historical contexts, implications for research and clinical work, and discussions of the healing potential of psychedelic medicine. Covering topics of consent, privilege, intersectionality and identity, Queering Psychedelics grapples with how modern psychedelic research might address the unique needs and traumas of sexual and gender minorities--populations that can suffer from challenging mental health conditions brought on by social exclusion, pathologization, criminalization, and stigmatization. This book delves into the dark history of psychedelic conversion therapy while illuminating promising research showing substances including MDMA and psilocybin can offer life-changing experiences for marginalized communities. Queering Psychedelics integrates indigenous outlooks on psychedelics, gender roles, and identity while aligning them with those of other marginalized groups: women, people of color, the disabled, the impoverished. This book interrogates the continuing radical potential of queer psychedelia in today's era of assimilation, paving the way for an inclusive and intersectional world"-- Amazon.

Contents:

Queering Psychedelics : An Introduction

A Queer Vision for Psychedelic Research : Past Reckonings, Current Reforms, and Future Transformations / Alex Belser, PhD, and Ava Keating

Where Is the Love? Queerness and the State of Psychedelic Research / Amy Bartlett, LLB, LLM, Challian Christ, Stéphanie Manoni-Millar, and Terence H. W. Ching, PhD

A Queer Response to Psychedelic Privilege / Ariel Vegosen

A Consensual Discourse Dialogue / Courtney Watson and Emma Knighton

Community Care : The Heart of Queer Psychedelic Liberation / Diana Quinn, ND

LSD and Mescaline Psychedelic Conversion Therapies in Postwar North America / Andrea Ens

Psyched Straight : The Early Life of LSD as a Conversion Therapy Drug / Tal Davidson

High Dose Psychedelic Shock Therapy with LSD and Mescaline. The Conversion Treatment of a French Doctor on Iwo Homosexual Adolescents in the 1960s / Zoë Dubus

Queer Rejection, Isolation, and the Promise of Psychedelics / Matthew D. Skinta, PhD, ABPP

Unicorns and Stardust: A Case Report of Queering MDMA-Assisted Psychotherapy / Andrea Rosati, MD, PhD, and Christopher S. Stauffer, MD

Everything but the Kitchen Sink : Prescribing Psychedelics as Harm Reduction to Help Gay Men Quit Crystal Meth / John Haupert, NP

The Quest for Queer Liberation : Ketamine-Assisted Psychotherapy and Shame / Shanna Butler, PhD, and Laura Mae Northrup

Widening the Lens: Set and Setting in Queer Psychedelia / Jeanna Eichenbaum

Best Practices for Assessing Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity in Psychedelic Clinical Trials: A Proposed Assessment / Scott McKernan, MA, and Alex Belser, PhD

Transcending Dysphoria: Exploring the Novel Counter-Dysphoric and Lifesaving Effects of Psychedelics in the Transgender Community / Sam Claude Carmel

Gender Rituals and Gendered Ritual: Reflections of a Transgender Activist in the Psychedelic Community / Taylor Dahlia Bolinger

A Patient's Perspective on the Healing Potential of Psilocybin / PatientNB

Integrate with Me : A Story of Queer and Trans Liberation through Entheogenic Therapy / Tristan Angieri

火 + 木 : An Intersectional Experience of MDMA-Assisted Psychotherapy / Terence H. W. Ching, PhD

Queer Identity, African Diasporic Spirituality, and Intersectional Healing through Psychedelic Medicine / Kaston D. Anderson-Carpenter, PhD

A New Standard : The Urban Heroic Dose of 10g / Behike Sensei Kevon Simpson

Out of All the Boxes: How Psychedelic Experiences Empower and Affirm Queer Worldviews / Kate Kincaid

Can Psychedelics Queer You Up? How They Helped Me Embrace Fluidity / Valentin Somma, PhD

How Psychedelics Can Guide the Transformative Journey of Polyamory / Justin Natoli, JD, LMFT

A Two-Spirit Approach to Psychedelics: Honoring Indigenous Identities and Decolonizing Gender and Sexuality / Marca Cassity, BSN, IMFT; and Katherine A. Costello, PhD

Reflections on Spirituality, Gender, and Power in my Experience with Santo Daime / Clancy Cavnar, PsyD

Ayahuasca and Gender in Brazil: An Interview with Sociologist Dr. Pietro Benedito- Are Homophobia and Transphobia Sacred? / Beatriz C. Labate, PhD

Sacred-Species-Social Reproduction / Zach Levine

Reclaiming Ecstasy : A Radical Queer Perspective on the Power of Pleasure in Psychedelic Healing / Dee Dee Goldpaugh, LSCW

Queering Psychedelic Erotics : Deconstructing Sex and Embodiment with LSD / Alex Dymock, PhD

Dungeons of Perception : How the Psychedelic and Kink Community Can Learn from Each Other to the Benefit of the Queer Community / Denise Renye, PsyD

Mushrooms, Magick, and Wilderness : Radical Queer Group Psilocybin Rituals / irReverent joie wolfwmn

Connecting to Queer-Inclusive Mythologies for Psychedelic / Integration Kile M. Ortigo, PhD, and Daan Keiman

The Psychonaut, the Rapist, and the Rainbow / Ayesha Hussain.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Tom Farinholt and Blair Edlow Memorial Book Fund.

ISBN:

9781957869032

1957869038

OCLC:

1350350695