Many people around the world practice religions that hold traditional views on gender, sexuality, and marriage. These religious beliefs can sometimes create conflicts with a person's individual...
How Queer Individuals Negotiate Faith, Identity, and Community Within Religious Spaces
For some LGBTQ+ people, spiritual beliefs can create tension between their religious identity and personal...
There has been an increasing awareness of the intersection between religion, culture, and family dynamics, particularly in terms of their impact on the psychological well-being of queer individuals....
Religious Doctrine and Family Structures Impact Acceptance of LGBT Individuals
The role that religious doctrine and family structure play in shaping the acceptance or rejection of LGBT individuals...
Queer theology is a branch of Christian theology that seeks to understand how LGBTQIA+ people can reconcile their identity with their faith. It explores how religion can be inclusive of all...
There are many ways that interreligious dialogue can contribute to building empathy around queer inclusion. Religions have historically been used to justify discrimination against LGBTQ+ people, but...
Faith communities are often divided between those who believe that their religious texts and teachings promote inclusion and tolerance towards all people regardless of gender, race, class, or sexual...
The concept of queerness encompasses various non-heterosexual identities that deviate from cisgender norms regarding sex, gender, or both. Inclusivity is crucial for all faith communities to ensure...
Queer individuals face discrimination from religious institutions due to their non-conforming identities. This has led to feelings of exclusion and disconnection from religious communities. To combat...
Religious texts and traditions have often been used to exclude or marginalize people who do not fit into normative ideas about gender and sexuality.
Recent scholarship has shown that these same...