This discussion will bring together three generations of Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Issues (SOGII) chairs to share their unique perspectives on the section’s past, present, and future. Dr. Todd G. Morrison, the founder of SOGII, will discuss its origins and provide background on why this section was needed. Dr. Morrison will also share the original goals of SOGII and his perceptions of whether or not these goals can be realized. Dr. Karen Blair, the longstanding and outgoing chair of SOGII, will discuss the changes within SOGII over the past decade, the section’s broader impact on LGBTQ+ policies in CPA and Canada, the impact of the pandemic, and the challenges that continue to face the section. Dr. Blair will pay particular attention to the section’s progress in disseminating its members’ research across other sections of CPA, culminating in the question of what purpose SOGII should serve today and in the future. The incoming chair and chair-elect for SOGII, will share a vision for the future of the section and articulate how it will build on the myriad contributions made by all former chairs of SOGII.
Todd G Morrison is a Professor at the Department of Psychology, University of Saskatchewan. He conducts research in human sexuality, gay and lesbian issues, psychometrics, body image, and stereotyping, prejudice, and discrimination.
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