Writing

Below is a selection of academic and creative works over the years.

 
I am a Black femme lesbian who comes from a long line of intrepid Black women, survivors, and working-class strivers. My ancestry, lived experience, and training are woven throughout my writing. I write essays, academic articles and book chapters to educate non-QTIPOC about our needs and concerns so they can understand how to better support and provide care to us.
 

Academic Writing

Black LGBT Health in the United States: The Intersection of Race, Gender, and Sexual Orientation (Rowman, 2017) - Won a 2017 GLMA Achievement Award.
Follins, L. D. (2011). Identity development of young Black lesbians in New York City: An exploratory study. Journal of Gay and Lesbian Mental Health, 15, 368-381.
Follins, L. D. (2011). Identity development of young Black lesbians in New York City: An exploratory study. Journal of Gay and Lesbian Mental Health, 15, 368-381.
Lassiter, J.M., Follins, L.D., Smallwood, S.W., Wilton, L., Alexander, A., & Wall, S.S. (2020). Black U.S. Sexual and Gender Minority Mental Health. In E.D. Rothblum (Ed.), The Oxford Handbook of Sexual and Gender Minority Mental Health. New York, NY: Oxford University.
Follins, L. D. (2019). The Case of Wanda: Individual Therapy with a Queer Cisgender Femme of Asian Descent. In S. Sennott, D. Chandler, & D. Constantinides (Eds.) Sex Therapy with Erotically Marginalized Clients: Nine Principles of Clinical Support. New York, NY: Routledge.
Follins, L.D. (2017). Black Americans and Sexual Orientation. In K. E. Nadal (Ed.), Encyclopedia of Psychology and Gender. Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE.
Follins, L.D., Walker, J., & Lewis, M. K. (2014). Resilience in Black lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender individuals: A critical review of the literature. Journal of Gay and Lesbian Mental Health, 18, 190-212.
Follins, L.D. & Dacus, J.-d. (2016). Conceptualizing and developing behavioral HIV prevention interventions for Black gay men. Journal of HIV/AIDS and Social Services. doi: 10.1080/15381501.2015.1116036
Follins, L. D. (2014). Young Black and Latino gay men’s experiences with racial microaggressions. In S. C. Howard (Ed.) Critical Articulations of Race, Gender, and Sexual Orientation. Lanham, MD: Lexington Books.
Lassiter, J. M., Garrett-Walker, J., Anwar, K., Foye, A. S., & Follins, L. D. (2023). Black sexual and gender diverse scholars' contributions to psychology. American Psychologist, 78(4), 589–600. https://doi.org/10.1037/amp0001149
Follins, L. D., Paler, L.K., & Nanin, J.E. (2015). Creating and implementing a faculty interest group for historically underrepresented faculty. Community College Journal of Research and Practice.
Rodriguez, E.M. & Follins, L. D. (2012). Did God make me this way? Expanding psychological research on queer religiosity and spirituality to include intersex and transgender individuals. Psychology & Sexuality, 3, 214-225.
Follins, L.D. (2017). People living with HIV/AIDS. In W. R. Burger, Human Services in Contemporary America, 10th Ed. Belmont, CA: Brooks Cole.
Poteat, T. & Follins, L D. (2017). Narratives of health among Black trans men: An exploratory intersectional analysis. In L. D. Follins and J. M. Lassiter (Eds.), Black LGBT Health in the United States: The Intersection of Race, Gender, and Sexual Orientation. Lanham, MD: Lexington Books.

Creative Writing

"Notre Dame, 1986.” Tahoma Literary Review, March 2022. (memoir)
“Birthday Surprise, 2003,” Writing Disorder, December 21, 2020. (memoir)
“A Warrior Obliges, 1996,” OyeDrum, October 26, 2020. (memoir)
“The Other Daughter,” Writing Disorder, September 22, 2020. (memoir)
“The Bus Ride, 1973,” 805 Art & Lit, September 9, 2020. (fiction)
“Camp, 1979,” Writing in A Woman’s Voice, August 15, 2020. (memoir)
“Black Women’s Acts of Resistance and Resilience to Trauma,” Feminine Collective, August 2020. (essay)
“Before ADA: My Dad’s Life At The Intersection of Disability, Race, Class, and Gender,”, Indelible Ink, July 31, 2020. (essay)
“Waiting to Exhale,” Indelible Ink, June 26, 2020. (essay)
“Letter to My Fellow Black, Brown, and Indigenous Therapists: We Gonna Be Alright,” Indelible Ink, June 5, 2020. (essay)
“Silence Still Equals Death: Our Collective Silence About COVID-19’s Impact on Homeless Young People”, Indelible Ink, June 4, 2020. (essay)
“Life Under ‘Roni’ For Black People With Mental Health Issues”, Medium, April 26, 2020. (essay)
“Ashes“, Watermelanin Magazine, May 24, 2020. (fiction)