Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Students Coming Out at the Intersection of Spirituality and Sexual Identity

Author(s)

Dafina-Lazarus Stewart, Bowling Green State UniversityFollow
Shaunna Payne Gold, University of Maryland - College ParkFollow

Document Type

Article

Abstract

In this study, the researchers examined how lesbian, gay, and bisexual undergraduate students negotiated and defined their spiritual identities during the coming-out process. Although there were varied responses, the findings suggest that students describe spirituality as acceptance, personal relationships with a powerful essence, and connections to nature. When navigating multiple identities, students experienced various levels of intersectionality including irreconciliation, progressive development, arrested development, completed development, and reconciliation.

Copyright Statement

Post-print

Publisher's Statement

"This is an Accepted Manuscript of an article published in the Journal of LGBT Issues in Counseling, Special Issue: Finding the Spirit Within: Spirituality Issues in the LGBT Community on 2011, available online: http://www.tandfonline.com/10.1080/15538605.2011.633052."

Repository Citation

Stewart, Dafina-Lazarus and Gold, Shaunna Payne, "Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Students Coming Out at the Intersection of Spirituality and Sexual Identity" (2011). Higher Education and Student Affairs Faculty Publications. 5.
https://scholarworks.bgsu.edu/hied_pub/5

Publication Date

2011

Publication Title

Journal of LGBT Issues in Counseling

Publisher

Taylor & Francis

DOI

https://doi.org/10.1080/15538605.2011.633052

Start Page No.

237

End Page No.

258