There has been an increasing awareness of the importance of acceptance and rejection within queer communities in relation to mental health, social cohesion, and the negotiation of internalized norms....
Mutual aid is an essential practice that helps LGBTQ+ individuals build psychological resilience, social cohesion, and community identity. It involves organizing together to support one another...
Researchers have explored the unique experiences of lesbian women who face systemic oppression or cultural marginalization. One study found that lesbians experience higher levels of prejudice than...
Anxiety, depression, and other forms of mental illness are prevalent among people living in marginalized populations. These individuals face unique challenges that often go unrecognized, such as...
What is Queer Volunteerism?
Queer volunteerism refers to the voluntary activities that lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and intersex individuals participate in to support their communities....
Solidarity is often used in political discourse to refer to unity among individuals who share common beliefs or interests. In the context of social movements, it refers to the coming together of...
The relationship between social connectedness and resilience is well established in psychological research.
There has been limited focus on how this relationship affects mental health outcomes...
Solidarity is an important concept that has been widely discussed in recent years due to its relevance to various aspects of society such as social movements, politics, and interpersonal...
Psychological resilience refers to an individual's ability to cope with stress, trauma, adversity, or loss. For lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBT) people, such challenges are often...
The physical and emotional intimacy achieved through regular sexual activity plays an essential role in building strong relational bonds between partners. Shared sexual routines allow couples to...