Indigenous spiritual frameworks that integrate gender diversity are those belief systems which recognize and acknowledge the existence of multiple genders beyond the traditional binary male/female...
Woman is a word that refers to the female gender. It has been used since ancient times to describe females who identify themselves as such.
Does this term encompass all types of gender...
Psychological Strategies for Transgender Individuals to Negotiate Social Rejection and Internalized Stigma
When faced with social rejection and internalized stigma, transgender people can employ...
The question is whether professionalized transition care risks erasing existential or spiritual dimensions of identity. This is a very important concern for transgender individuals who undergo...
Religion and Healing
Healing is the process of restoring health and wellness to an individual who has been wounded, hurt, or affected negatively in some way. This can be physical, mental,...
Non-binary identities refer to individuals who do not identify as either male or female but may also fall under a broader spectrum of genders such as agender, bigender, demiboy, demigirl, or...
The world has seen significant progress towards recognizing and including non-binary identities in recent years.
Linguistic conventions have often been slow to catch up with this social change....
Transgender individuals experience unique challenges related to their identity and sense of self that can impact their overall well-being. These challenges may include social stigma, discrimination,...
In most traditional societies around the world, there was room for people who expressed themselves beyond what their assigned gender at birth might suggest. This is especially true among indigenous...
Language is essential to human existence because it allows us to communicate ideas, thoughts, feelings, desires, needs, and beliefs. It can also act as a barrier that creates exclusion from certain...