Queer communities are groups of individuals who identify themselves outside of traditional gender norms and sexual orientations. These communities often face discrimination and marginalization from...
Rituals are essential to human life, serving various purposes such as integrating identities, promoting community cohesion, and encouraging reflective thinking about ethics and morality. Through this...
The question of how gender identity interacts with spiritual meaning-making and practices is an important one that has been explored by scholars for many years. In this article, I will discuss the...
How do ritual, prayer, meditation, and other spiritual practices contribute to identity coherence and psychological well-being for non-conforming gender identities? This is an important question that...
Queer identity is an umbrella term that encompasses individuals who identify themselves outside the binary gender norms of male and female. This includes but is not limited to transgender people,...
Queerness is an umbrella term that encompasses a diverse range of identities, experiences, and expressions related to sexual orientation, gender expression, and non-conforming social norms. Bodies...
Can ritualized sexual practices buffer against relational insecurity and strengthen long-term intimacy?
Sexual acts may be performed for pleasure, but they can also fulfill a deeper need for...
How Sexual Habits, Routines, and Rituals Sustain Desire, Pleasure, and Emotional Connection
Humans are creatures driven by habit. We wake up at the same time every day to get ready for work, eat...
Sexual habits, routines, and rituals can be described as patterns that couples establish together to maintain their physical and emotional connection. These behaviors may range from specific actions...
Sexual Habits, Routines, and Rituals Contributing to Desire, Pleasure, and Emotional Connection
Sexual desires are an essential part of human existence. It is a natural drive that helps humans...