Research has shown that people who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, or any combination thereof (LGBTQ) experience high rates of discrimination and minority stress. This can be...
Internalized homophobia is a concept that refers to the internalization of societal stigma, discrimination, prejudice, and hatred towards gay individuals. It manifests itself through...
The rejection of LGBT youth by their parents can be incredibly damaging to their emotional well-being. Many LGBTQ+ individuals experience feelings of isolation, shame, depression, anxiety, and even...
Family therapy is an essential tool for fostering positive relationships between parents and their children, particularly when it comes to issues related to sexual identity. In recent years, there...
The impact of parental attitudes on LGBTQ+ youth has been studied extensively, but research has found that these attitudes have a significant effect on mental health, academic performance, and social...
Parental Rejection and Acceptance
The development of an individual's lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, questioning, intersex, asexual, pansexual, nonbinary, agender, or genderfluid...
How does affirmation, validation, or inclusion affect self-concept, social functioning, and emotional stability in LGBT individuals?
LGBT individuals are those whose gender identity or sexual...
The study of how the educational climate affects students' mental health has become an increasingly important field of research. Educators and policymakers alike have begun to recognize that creating...
Research suggests that family dynamics can have a significant impact on the development of an individual's sexual identity, self-esteem, and relational competency. This is particularly true for...
The purpose of this article is to explore how public visibility strategies for LGBTQ individuals differ across urban and rural contexts, and what factors influence their effectiveness. In order to...