Title: Assessing the Intersectionality of Religious and Sexual Identities During the Coming‐Out Process
Abstract: Lesbian, gay, and bisexual (LGB) individuals often experience internalized and/or externalized religious rejection due to their sexual orientation. Initial steps in the coming‐out process can be especially difficult and can result in existential crises, including questioning one's place within the religious/spiritual realm. The authors propose a developmental framework for conceptualizing the role of religion and spirituality in the coming‐out process. Cass's (1979, 1984) stage model of coming out and Genia's (1995) model of religious development, along with additional literature addressing LGB spirituality, serve as foundations for this framework. Counseling and research implications of the framework are also discussed.
Publication Year: 2020
Publication Date: 2020-04-01
Language: en
Type: article
Indexed In: ['crossref']
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