A Qualitative Investigation Into Faith and LGBTQ Identities in a Nonclinical Sample of Readers of the Dear Abby Column: The Dear Abby Project. Academic Article uri icon

Overview

abstract

  • ABSTRACT: To better understand the relationship between faith and LGBTQ+ identity, we conducted a qualitative analysis of 86 respondents to a general question posed through the Dear Abby column. Responses were anonymized and analyzed using a grounded theory approach. Analysis revealed six themes, reflecting a diversity of lived experience from community rejection to acceptance, and self-rejection to feelings of acceptance by God. Despite frequent media portrayals of conflict between faith and LGBTQ+ identity, the reality is more complex, and faith and LGBTQ+ identity development can be complementary.

publication date

  • December 1, 2021

Research

keywords

  • Religion and Psychology
  • Self Concept
  • Sexual and Gender Minorities
  • Social Identification
  • Social Status

Identity

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

  • 10.1097/NMD.0000000000001415

PubMed ID

  • 34846354

Additional Document Info

volume

  • 209

issue

  • 12