How do queer approaches to love ethically integrate joy, relational responsibility, and communal engagement? Love is a multifaceted concept that can take many forms, and queer people have been...
How do social network density and proximity influence mental health, visibility, and social resilience of LGBTQ+ individuals in small towns?
Small towns are places where people know each other...
Internalization of society's negative view towards sexual minorities is detrimental to their mental health. This negativity can manifest in various ways, including feelings of shame and guilt, low...
How does witnessing the stigmatization of LGBTQ peers within religious communities shape one's own identity development?
As members of society, we often look to others for guidance and inspiration...
Sexual orientation refers to an individual's enduring emotional, romantic, and/or sexual attraction to another person. This attraction may be toward members of the same gender, different genders, or...
The term "queer" refers to people who identify themselves outside of traditional gender norms or who have nontraditional sexual orientations.
Someone might describe themself as queer if they are...
Can communal confession replace private guilt with collective healing?
Confession is an essential part of Catholic ritual, but it can also be found in many other religions and cultures. In a...
Metaphysical Concepts
Metaphysics is concerned with understanding the nature of reality. It asks fundamental questions about existence, identity, causation, time, space, change, mind, matter,...
The term LGBTQ stands for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer/Questioning, which refers to individuals who identify themselves as belonging to one of these categories or labels. This group...
LGBT individuals face unique challenges when it comes to balancing their personal beliefs and identities with the expectations of society. For many, this can be particularly difficult due to the...