Participation in communal prayer, meditation, or ritual can be an effective way for queer individuals to enhance their emotional regulation, social support, and spiritual insight. In this article, I...
What is resilience?
Resilience refers to the ability of an individual to recover from adversity and trauma, adapt to change, and cope with challenges. It involves mental, physical, emotional, and...
LGBT believers may face a challenge when integrating their faith with their experience of love, intimacy, and desire. Religious teachings classifying these experiences as sinful can create internal...
When discussing issues related to sexual orientation, it is important to consider both individual factors and societal influences that may impact an individual's experience. One such factor that can...
The concept of suffering is one that has been explored through various lenses, including religious, philosophical, psychological, and scientific ones.
There is a lesser known way of looking at it...
Liberation is an important concept for many people, especially those who identify as part of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBT) community.
The concept can be particularly...
There are many different kinds of monasteries and religious orders around the world, each with their own unique traditions, customs, and beliefs. For some people, living in a monastery is a way to...
This essay will explore how LGBT people can construct spiritual narratives to reconcile their experiences with trauma, exclusion, and sexual/gender identity. We will consider the challenges faced by...
Participation in communal worship has been shown to have significant effects on individuals' psychological well-being, including their sense of self-esteem, identity integration, and social...
Can the divine be encountered in the spaces between identities, beliefs, and desires? It is often believed that spiritual experiences are reserved for those who have undergone some sort of...