Discrimination in Sports Environments Impacting LGBT Athletes' Social, Psychological, and Professional Trajectories
Sports have always been known to be an inclusive environment where players from...
Resilience is the ability to recover quickly from difficulties or tough times without losing heart. Resilient individuals can cope effectively with adversities, learn lessons from them, develop new...
Parental rejection can have severe psychological effects on an individual's life trajectory, especially during adolescence. It may result in feelings of isolation, low self-esteem, and depression,...
There has been an increase in research focusing on the effects of concealment versus disclosure of sexual identity during adolescence. This paper will examine how these actions can impact one's...
The article is about the legal ramifications of criminalizing certain behaviors and identities that do not conform to traditional gender norms and expectations. This issue has been a subject of much...
There has been an increasing awareness of the negative impact that religious beliefs can have on the mental health of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, questioning, intersex, nonbinary,...
What is Misrecognition?
Misrecognition occurs when an individual's identity is misinterpreted or misunderstood by others based on their gender presentation. Non-binary individuals may experience...
Invisible LGBT Youth and Psychological Effects
LGBT stands for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender individuals. Invisible refers to their lack of visibility within social institutions such as...
Psychological Effects When Queer Youth Experience Rejection
Queer individuals are often confronted with various forms of rejection from society and their families due to their unique identities....
Adolescent Sexual Attractiveness and Relational Behaviors
During puberty, an adolescent's body goes through many changes that affect their appearance, such as weight gain, height increase, body...