The experience of bodily transformation in queer lives challenges normative medical, ethical, and philosophical frameworks regarding health and identity. Bodily transformations can include physical...
Systemic marginalization and social exclusion of queer individuals have significant consequences for society as a whole. These issues can affect various aspects of a person's life, including...
Embodiment is the process through which individuals experience their physical bodies as an integral part of their consciousness. Transgender individuals undergo this process differently from...
Institutional marginalization refers to the systematic exclusion of individuals based on their identity characteristics from participating fully and equally in societal structures such as education,...
What Moral Lessons Can Be Learned From Patient Experiences That Defy Diagnostic Categories?
Patients who have medical conditions that do not fit neatly into traditional diagnoses present unique...
There has been an increasing recognition that the current approach to healthcare and mental health services is failing to meet the needs of many people. Traditional models of healthcare tend to...
Social Invisibility and Older Queer Adults
Older queer adults are often invisible in society due to their unique life experiences and identities. This social invisibility contributes to several...
The term “transition” refers to a process that occurs when an individual goes from one state of being to another. Transition can be applied to many areas of life including physical, mental,...
Emotional well-being is an important aspect of everyone's life that is often taken for granted but can have far-reaching effects on one's overall happiness and quality of life.
It is particularly...
The term "internalized stigma" refers to the negative beliefs that individuals hold about their own identities, particularly those related to sexual orientation and gender identity. For LGBT people,...