Bisexuality is the attraction to more than one gender, but it can be difficult for people who identify this way to make sense of their sexuality due to contradictory social messages. Some societies...
LGBTQ elders are individuals who identify themselves as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, or another non-heterosexual orientation, and have reached an advanced age (typically defined as...
Queer art is a term used to describe visual and performing arts that explore sexual identity, gender expression, and nontraditional relationships. It has been an important tool for members of LGBTQ+...
The term "informal" describes an organized system that is not officially recognized by legal or administrative procedures. Informal networks can include groups that operate outside of formal rules...
Sexual orientation is the preferred term for describing people's enduring physical, romantic, emotional, and/or spiritual attraction to another person. Gender identity is the internal sense of gender...
The experience of being a queer individual in a religious environment is often associated with complex and challenging emotions, which can lead to mental health issues such as anxiety, depression,...
Psychological resilience is the ability to cope with stressful situations and bounce back from difficult life events. Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) individuals face unique challenges...
Chosen families are groups of people who have come together voluntarily to form a non-traditional family unit. These families can include members of various backgrounds, such as gay couples, single...
Queer Youth Identity Formation
Resilience Strategies
Queer youth are individuals who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, pansexual, questioning, intersex, non-binary, and/or...
The ability to overcome adversity is known as resilience. Resilience can be seen as an individual trait that allows people to recover from negative life events and stressful situations.
It can...