Queer migration involves moving to a new country and settling down while navigating the challenges of being LGBTQ+, including discrimination, isolation, homophobia, transphobia, and stigma. The...
Queer spiritual practices are spiritual traditions that celebrate and affirm diverse forms of gender identity and sexual orientation. They often involve rituals and ceremonies that promote...
The affirmation of queer erotic and emotional experience in religious life has been shown to have numerous psychological and spiritual benefits for individuals who identify as LGBTQ+. One study found...
Communal practices that emphasize care, solidarity, and mutual responsibility have been an important part of many cultures throughout history. Queer communities, which often face oppression and...
Resilience is an individual's ability to adapt to adversity and overcome challenges. It has been studied extensively across different contexts, such as mental health, medicine, social science, and...
Ritualized Embodiment is an important aspect of Queer Spiritual Formation as it allows individuals to explore their bodies, senses, and emotions through physical activities such as dance, meditation,...
Religiously mediated trauma is a form of emotional and spiritual distress that can occur when an individual experiences conflict between their personal faith and their sense of identity or belief...
Intersecting Identities and Psychological Well-Being in Queer Populations
Queerness is defined as an identity that challenges the gender binary system. It encompasses people who identify as...
The psychological experience of forgiveness is closely linked to queer spiritual development after religious trauma. Religious trauma refers to the harmful effects of being raised in an abusive or...
Historical trauma is a broad term used to describe the cumulative impact of multiple experiences of oppression, violence, discrimination, abuse, marginalization, and forced assimilation experienced...