Articles Tagged With #reclamation
THE POWERFUL CONCEPT OF QUEER JOY: RECLAIMING SEXUALITY AND IDENTITY THROUGH RESISTANCE
Queer Joy is a powerful concept that emerged from LGBTQ+ communities to counteract mainstream media's heteronormative depictions of love, romance, and pleasure. It involves reclaiming sexuality and...
SOUTH AMERICAN CULTURES AND THEIR UNIQUE APPROACHES TO GENDER AND SEXUALITY
South America is home to many diverse cultures, each with their own customs, traditions, and beliefs regarding gender and sexuality.
Despite these differences, some common themes emerge across the...
QUEER PEOPLE RECLAIMING RELIGIOUS SYMBOLS TO FIND MEANING AND CONNECTION
1) Introduction
This article explains how queer people can reclaim religious symbols to express their identity and find meaning and connection in life. It will discuss how these symbols have been...
UNCOVERING THE ROLE OF SPIRITUAL LANGUAGE IN QUEER LIBERATION
As individuals who identify as LGBTQIA+, many of us have experienced discrimination, marginalization, and exclusion from religious communities due to our sexual orientation or gender identity. This...
SEXUALITY AND THE QUEER BODY: EMBRACING DIFFERENCE, RECLAIMING PLEASURE
How can we think about queerness through the lens of embodiment, specifically in relation to the intersections between the body's physical appearance, its role in social interactions, and its...
HOW LGBT BELIEVERS USE RELIGIOUS RITUALS AS ACTS OF PROTEST, HEALING, AND SPIRITUAL RECLAMATION
How do LGBT believers use religious rituals as acts of protest, healing, and spiritual reclamation?
There are various ways that members of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer...
HOW QUEER INDIVIDUALS RECLAIM THEIR IDENTITY AFTER PROLONGED EXPOSURE TO HETERONORMATIVE ENVIRONMENTS
How do queer individuals reconstruct a sense of identity after prolonged exposure to environments that deny or suppress their authenticity? The answer is complicated, but it begins with an...
SEXUAL RECLAMATION: HOW TO EMBRACE YOUR PREVIOUSLY CONDEMNED DESIRES AND FIND SPIRITUAL TRANSFORMATION
Reclaiming Previously Condemned Desires as Sacred and Authentic
Desire is one of the most essential aspects of human nature that has been both celebrated and shamed throughout history. From...