The concept of reconciling one's faith, desires, and authentic identity can be especially challenging for queer believers who may feel like they are being asked to choose between their religious...
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: Reconciling faith, desires, and identity: exploring psychological mechanisms for queer believers
1. Sexual Ethics
Sexual ethics is a branch of moral philosophy that deals with human behavior concerning human sexual activity, including practices such as non-procreative sex acts and sexual...
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: What is sexual ethics? how does it relate to leadership and responsibility?
Queer theology is an emerging field that seeks to challenge traditional understandings of gender, sexuality, and religion. It provides a framework for those who identify as LGBTQIA+ to explore their...
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: Queering prayers, meditations & rituals: how to reframe them for identity affirmation
The concept of collective shame is an important one that can affect individuals from all walks of life, but it tends to have particularly profound effects on members of marginalized communities who...
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: Generational shame in marginalized communities: how intergenerational trauma impacts sexuality and relationships
The question of how queer migrants integrate into their new society and what factors may be involved in this process has been an increasingly important area of study for sociologists and...
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: Queer migrants' integration and sexual expression in their host societies: an exploration.
Religious doubt is a complex phenomenon that can manifest itself in various ways, including doubts about one's beliefs, values, and practices within a religious tradition. These doubts can have...
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: Resolving sexual and gender identity conflicts in the face of religious doubt
As members of queer communities, individuals may face unique challenges that are related to their identity and expression of gender and sexuality. Some people may feel pressure to conform to dominant...
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: Achieving balance: assimilation vs. cultural distinctiveness in queer communities
Publicly disclosing one's sexual orientation can have significant implications for an individual's social network, perceived support, and integration within different communities. This is because it...
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: Exploring how disclosing sexual orientation impacts social networks and perceived support
Love is love, but society's perception of it may vary from place to place. After conflict, those who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBT) are faced with unique challenges...
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: Rethinking sexuality and gender in postconflict societies: how lgbtq individuals navigate changing perceptions
Sexual identity is defined as "the sense of oneself as male or female", while gender identity refers to the internal experience of one's own gender." 1 Therefore, sexual identity can be determined by...
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: Sexual identity: how faith can integrate with sexual orientation in lgbt individuals through psychological mechanisms