Early self-acceptance plays a crucial role in the development of resilience, identity formation, and social integration among queer youth. Resilience refers to an individual's ability to cope...
LGBTQ individuals may face unique challenges when trying to find peace, morality, and spiritual growth within their faith community. These communities often have strict beliefs about gender roles and...
LGBT individuals have been facing a variety of moral conflicts between their religious beliefs and their sexual orientations for centuries. Many religious institutions are still against homosexuality...
Group Therapy Can Mitigate Minority Stress Through Connection to Similar Experiences
Minority stress is caused by discrimination, marginalization, oppression, and stigma that people experience...
What is Transition?
Transition is the process of changing one's gender expression to match their internal sense of self. It involves physical changes such as hormone therapy, surgery, and dressing...
LGBTQ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer/questioning) individuals face unique challenges in their journey toward acceptance of their sexual orientation or gender identity within religious...
The topic of reconciling past experiences of religious trauma with current spiritual life is an important one for LGBT individuals who have often experienced rejection from their faith communities...
Sustaining Spiritual Life Among LGBTQ Individuals Facing Religious Condemnation
Hope is often seen as a powerful force that can help people overcome difficult circumstances and maintain resilience...
As members of religious communities, queer individuals often find themselves facing significant challenges due to the strict rules and beliefs that may conflict with their sexual orientation or...
Queer believers are members of faith communities who identify as LGBTQ+ individuals. They often face unique challenges when it comes to navigating their sexual and gender identities within the...