In many parts of the world, being open about one's gender identity or sexual orientation can lead to serious consequences for an individual's physical safety, employment opportunities, social status,...
LGBT communities face challenges to their basic rights and freedoms around the world, including legal restrictions on marriage, adoption, and even criminalization of homosexual activity. These...
The main idea behind this paper is that commodification of LGBTQ+ visibility affects internal perceptions of authenticity and empowerment through three primary mechanisms. First, it creates a false...
The history of art has always been shaped by the social, political, and religious forces that governed society. In many cases, these forces have attempted to control the expression of art through...
Queer professionals have to deal with a lot of discrimination in their workplaces due to their gender identity or sexual orientation. It often leads them to censor themselves, which can be very...
Cultural narratives about sexual morality are an important part of human society. They inform people's beliefs and attitudes towards sexual behavior, and they can have a significant impact on how...
Sexual conformity is a phenomenon that occurs when individuals are influenced to behave or think differently about their sexual preferences due to external factors such as social norms, peer...
Sexual boundaries and taboos are cultural norms that guide what is acceptable and unacceptable behavior within a romantic relationship. These rules can have a significant impact on how people...
Algorithmic invisibility is an increasingly common phenomenon that involves platforms like Instagram applying secret algorithms to filter out certain types of content from users' feeds.
Users may...
Fantasy suppression is defined as the deliberate denial of one's desires, impulses, thoughts, and feelings related to sexuality. It can take many forms such as self-censorship, repression,...