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Publication Date: 2010
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Identity, Stress, and Resilience in Lesbians, Gay Men, and Bisexuals of Color
Meyer, Ilan H.
Counseling Psychologist, v38 n3 p442-454 2010
The author addresses two issues raised in Moradi, DeBlaere, and Huang's Major Contribution to this issue: the intersection of racial/ethnic and lesbian, gay, and bisexual (LGB) identities and the question of stress and resilience. The author expands on Moradi et al.'s work, hoping to encourage further research. On the intersection of identities, the author notes that LGB identities among people of color have been construed as different from the identities of White LGB persons, purportedly because of an inherent conflict between racial/ethnic and gay identities.The author suggests that contrary to this, LGB people of color can have positive racial/ethnic and LGB identities. On the question of stress and resilience, hypotheses have suggested that compared with White LGB individuals, LGB people of color have both more stress and more resilience. The author addresses the competing hypotheses within the larger perspective of minority stress theory, noting that the study of stress and resilience among LGB people of color is relevant to core questions about social stress as a cause of mental disorders. (Contains 1 note.)
Descriptors: Homosexuality, Stress Variables, Identification (Psychology), Sexual Orientation, Racial Differences, Racial Factors, Minority Groups, Ethnicity, Racial Identification, Personality Traits, Mental Disorders
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