The purpose of this article is to discuss how coercive sexual experiences can impact an individual's access to psychological support and resilience interventions after serving in the military. This...
The question of how soldiers reconcile their personal sexual needs with military duty has been an issue for as long as there have been militaries. While some may argue that sexual needs are...
What is the impact of institutionalized stigma on the emotional strategies of LGBTQ service members?
The term "institutionalized stigma" refers to the ways that societal beliefs about certain...
Soldiers face various challenges when it comes to negotiating consent within rigid institutional hierarchies. One major challenge is the strict adherence to rules and regulations that govern their...
The stigma attached to same-sex relationships in the military is a complex issue that has been widely discussed for decades. Many reasons have been attributed to this stigma, including religious...
The social psychology literature has documented how anticipated stigma affects romantic, friendship, and workplace relationships. Anticipatory stigma is the fear that one's stigmatized identity will...
Stigma is defined as an undesirable attribute that negatively influences others' perceptions of a person based on their sexual orientation. In the case of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and...
Sexual identity is a personal aspect that influences how people think about themselves and their behavior in social situations. It also shapes their beliefs about appropriate behaviors for leaders,...
In today's society, there is an increasing pressure to conform to societal norms that stigmatize people who do not fit into certain gender roles. This often leads to a phenomenon known as relational...
People often think that being lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender (LGBT) is something shameful and unnatural. This may lead to psychological distress, anxiety, depression, self-destructive behavior,...