Intimacy is an important aspect of any relationship, whether it be between heterosexual couples or LGBT individuals.
Maintaining this connection can become challenging when there are external...
Institutional culture refers to the shared values, beliefs, norms, and behaviors that characterize an organization or group. It is an important factor in shaping how individuals within an...
The act of hiding one's sexual identity from others can be detrimental to a soldier's mental health and relationship well-being. The reasons for this are multi-faceted, but the underlying cause is...
LGBT soldiers are people who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, pansexual, nonbinary, agender, intersex, asexual, demisexual, bigender, polysexual, omnisexual, fluid,...
LGBT Service Members and Relational Ambiguity
The LGBT community has faced significant challenges within military organizations due to their unique sexual orientation and gender identity. In...
The purpose of this essay is to discuss the impact of different militaries' cultural norms regarding homosexuality on the level of intimacy that can be expressed within same-sex partnerships among...
The challenges of maintaining sexual identity under prolonged operational stress involve several factors that can affect an individual's ability to express their gender or sexuality during military...
As the United States has made significant progress towards recognizing and embracing LGBT people, there are still many obstacles that they face in their daily lives, including discrimination,...
A study conducted to investigate how unit-level culture influences disclosure, intimacy, and relational satisfaction among LGBT personnel revealed that the level of closeness within an organization...
Military policies affecting intimacy, visibility, and recognition of LGBT partnerships
Military policies can have a significant impact on the way that LGBT individuals are able to form and...