How do queer individuals navigate conflicts between inherited cultural norms and emergent sexual or gender identities?
Queerness is a term that encompasses a wide range of sexual and gender...
Gender Identity Expectations
Gender identity refers to an individual's internal sense of self, such as their gender expression, sexual orientation, or biological sex. Families often have...
Cognitive and Emotional Processes Associated with Religious Framework Reinterpretation Among LGBTQ Individuals
As a sociologist researching LGBTQ identities, I have observed that many people in...
LGBTQ adolescents face many challenges in their journey to discover and express their true identity and experience. This is especially difficult when they are navigating the intricacies of society's...
Guilt, shame, and internalized stigma are common experiences for members of the LGBT community who often face discrimination and rejection from society due to their sexual orientation or gender...
The topic of how shame affects members of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer community is a complex one that involves many different factors. It is important to understand these...
Queerness is often defined through the lens of sexual orientation or gender identity, but it can also include other forms of non-normative expression such as spirituality. Religious practices can...
How does internalized shame interact with societal, familial, and religious pressures to affect the psychological well-being and relational dynamics of LGBT individuals?
When we talk about the...
Youth have always been at the forefront of social change, and this is especially true when it comes to gender and sexuality. In many parts of the world, traditional norms around gender roles and...
Sexual Identity Formation
Sexual identity is the process through which an individual comes to understand their own gender, including both biological sex and gender expression, and sexual...