Queer Approaches to Happiness, Flourishing, and Life Meaning
Happiness is often defined by Western philosophy as an experience of pleasure or well-being. It is achieved when individuals pursue...
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: Sexuality and ethics: exploring alternative approaches to happiness and meaning in nonheteronormative identities
Intimacy is an important aspect of human life that can take many forms, including emotional, physical, spiritual, and intellectual closeness. It is often associated with romantic relationships, but...
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: Exploring the moral meaning of intimacy across life stages: from childhood curiosity to adult commitment
Coming out is often associated with a significant event where an individual discloses their identity to family members, friends, colleagues, and acquaintances for the first time. This can include...
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: Formula = how to come out as transgender | a guide for spiritual transformation and selfacceptance
Queerness is often understood as a rejection of heteronormativity, a rejection of binary gender roles, and a refusal to conform to societal expectations around sexuality.
It can also be seen as an...
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: Transcending norms: the sacred mystery of sexuality and spirituality in queer identities
Can happiness exist without freedom? This question has been debated for centuries, and it remains a complex issue even today. On one hand, some people believe that true happiness cannot be achieved...
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: Happiness through freedom: how true joy requires selfempowerment and exploration of passion and desire
The concept of "trans embodiment" is related to the idea that individuals who identify themselves outside the traditional gender binary can undergo significant changes in their physical bodies...
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: Understanding trans embodiment: a philosophical exploration of authenticity and transformation
Transgender people often experience significant challenges during their transition to the gender they identify with. This process involves physical, social, emotional, and psychological changes that...
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: The challenges and insights of transitioning: an exploration of identity and embodiment
Bisexual adolescents face unique challenges when it comes to negotiating their identities in faith contexts that often have rigid and narrow understandings of gender and sexuality. In some cases,...
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: How bisexual teens navigate faith communities while exploring their identity
Self-sufficiency is defined as being able to meet one's own needs without help from others. It can be seen as a positive trait for an individual to possess, as it shows independence and...
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: Sexuality selfsufficiency through selfreflection: how rejection can enhance independence
As teenagers grow into their own unique identities, they may encounter challenges that are difficult to navigate without guidance from trustworthy sources such as family members or authority figures...
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: Young people struggle to balance their identity with traditional religious teachings