Strategies for Reconciling Personal Identity with Social Expectations
In this section, we will examine how queer adolescents navigate social expectations and familial norms while negotiating their...
Queer youth may experience familial rejection due to their gender identity, sexual orientation, or both. Rejection can have severe emotional and physical effects, including depression, anxiety,...
Chosen families are non-biologically related groups that form through shared experiences, values, interests, beliefs, or identities. They can be formed within a community, online, or among...
The idea of collective healing refers to the ability of a group or community to work together towards achieving mental, emotional, physical, spiritual, or social well-being. In today's society, it...
Coping strategies are defined as ways to deal with difficult emotions or situations that arise in everyday life. For members of the LGBTQ+ community, navigating prejudice from religious, familial,...
What is a marginalized queer community?
Marginalized queer communities are groups of people who identify as LGBTQ+ and experience discrimination, exclusion, violence, and oppression based on their...
In today's world, many individuals are finding themselves facing challenges related to the traditional nuclear family structure, which has been widely accepted as the ideal form of family for...
Queer culture is an umbrella term used to describe a wide range of individuals and groups who identify outside of traditional gender and sexual norms. In recent years, there has been increasing...
The psychological effects of social invisibility or erasure experienced by sexual and gender minorities can be profound and far-reaching. These effects include feelings of isolation, marginalization,...
Transgender individuals face unique challenges when it comes to developing confidence, assertiveness, and agency in the face of discrimination. This article will explore how various factors can...