Abstract
Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and other gender and sexual minority (LGBTQ+) individuals have a long history of mobilizing to raise awareness and initiate social and political change for LGBTQ+ related issues. The present study explored how grassroots activism impacted resilience among LGBTQ+ people. In-depth and semi-structured interviews were conducted with 15 LGBTQ+ activists from one statewide grassroots organization aiming to ban conversion therapy. Grounded theory analysis was used to identify a central theme and six interrelated subthemes. The central theme was that outness, activism, and resilience have cyclical relationships. Subthemes were related to identity exploration, affirmation, and synthesis; responsibility and humility; psychological skills; coping; social support; and negative experiences. These data may be helpful for LGBTQ+ grassroots activism and community leaders aiming to boost the resilience and strengthen well-being of their organization members.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 1675-1700 |
| Number of pages | 26 |
| Journal | Journal of Homosexuality |
| Volume | 70 |
| Issue number | 9 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 2023 |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:The author(s) reported there is no funding associated with the work featured in this article.
Publisher Copyright:
© 2022 The Author(s). Published with license by Taylor & Francis Group, LLC.
Keywords
- LGBTQ+
- activism
- community-based participatory research
- conversion therapy
- qualitative methods
PubMed: MeSH publication types
- Journal Article
