Social isolation is a term used to describe when people experience loneliness due to being detached from their family, friends, peers, and community. This phenomenon has been exacerbated by the...
LGBT youth face unique challenges in their daily lives due to their intersecting identities that may include sexual orientation, gender identity, race/ethnicity, socioeconomic status, disability,...
Symbolic Representation vs Structural Change
Symbolic representation is when members of marginalized groups hold positions that may represent them but do not fundamentally change their experiences...
A recent study found that women hold only 26% of senior leadership positions globally.
Women of color are even less represented, holding just 18% of those roles. This is despite progress made in...
Title: The Importance of Structural Change for LGBTQ+ Employees in Corporations
There has been an increasing focus on creating more inclusive workplaces for LGBTQ+ individuals within corporate...
The concept of trans-inclusive feminism has been discussed since the 1980s when it was introduced to challenge the idea that women are born biologically female and men are born biologically male....
How can psychological resilience among LGBT individuals be strengthened through community networks, creative engagement, and structural interventions addressing systemic challenges?
The answer to...
Is representation a sufficient measure of social justice, or must structural change accompany it?
The question of whether representation alone is enough to achieve social justice has been debated...
Self-Knowledge Alone Cannot Dismantle Internalized Oppression Without Structural Change
In order to answer this question, it is important to define what self-knowledge and internalized oppression...
Psychological resilience is the ability to cope with stressful situations and bounce back from difficult life events. Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) individuals face unique challenges...