In the context of religious and spiritual communities that
may marginalize those who identify as ... more In the context of religious and spiritual communities that may marginalize those who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, or queer (LGBTQ), we explore how 11 women reconfigured potentially conflicting spiritual and sexual/gender identities. Interviews with women in Halifax, Nova Scotia, on Canada’s East coast, indicated some used faith traditions to try to change themselves, but most found ways to disengage from or alter their spiritual relationships. Many losses were entailed as women rejected or were discarded by faith communities. In reconfiguring their spiritual lives, women drew from former traditions, explored new paths, and forged individual relationships to the spiritual.
Processes of navigating intersections between spiritual/religious identity and lesbian, gay,
bise... more Processes of navigating intersections between spiritual/religious identity and lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender or queer (LGBTQ) identity are just beginning to be explicated. In-depth interviews with 35 LGBTQ adults from a range of backgrounds explore experiences with both religion and spirituality. While not all participants experienced conflicts, the psychological and emotional harms done to some participants through organized religion were extensive, and knew no age boundaries. Disconnection from bodies and delayed sexual activity were common. Many left formal religions; those who stayed distinguished between religious teachings and institutions, and between religion and spirituality. Heightened knowledge of theology proved helpful to some. Limitations and implications for counseling are discussed.
This paper explores how individuals experienced transition regarding spiritual
or religious occup... more This paper explores how individuals experienced transition regarding spiritual or religious occupations after acknowledging identities as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender or queer (LGBTQ). Based on qualitative interviews with 35 selfidentified LGBTQ people, it explores experiences of identity conflict and processes of transition, as well as meanings of spiritual or religious occupations. For some, transition occurred very young, for others not until adulthood. Some participants remained in the faith traditions of their upbringings, others adopted new faith traditions, many created personal relationships to spirituality, and a few abandoned anything spiritual. Those who left religions often lost faith, rituals, community, family connections, and specific religious occupational roles. Occupational adaptation took three forms: reducing participation and engagement; altering the meaning of engagement; or changing the occupation itself. The occupations participants identified as spiritual were both private and collective. While borrowing from diverse spiritual paths was common, so too was creating individualized spiritual practices. Spiritual occupations held a range of meanings for participants: enacting openness, truth, honesty, and authenticity; providing meaning; connecting with self and others; transcending the mundane; and ultimately, survival. Occupational transition is shown to entail exploration, competence and achievement, but also
Cet article enquête sur les effets à long terme du programme ACEE (Accès à la communauté, à
l’emp... more Cet article enquête sur les effets à long terme du programme ACEE (Accès à la communauté, à l’emploi et à l’éducation), programme d’insertion pour des jeunes en situation de handicap qui les prépare à la vie professionnelle et à la vie d’adulte. Dans une enquête aux méthodes mixtes, les chercheurs ont interrogé par questionnaire soixante-six jeunes en situation de handicap qui sont des anciens de ce programme. Ensuite, l’enquête a été poursuivie en menant des entretiens individuels et de groupe approfondis avec dix de ces anciens. Les résultats montrent que les jeunes sont bien inclus quant à leur participation sociale et leur mobilité. Beaucoup sont très actifs et font partie de réseaux sociaux différents, comme la famille, les amis ou les associations. De l’autre côté, l’enquête fait également ressortir les problèmes quant à l’emploi et au logement. D’un autre côté, l’emploi est souvent précaire et sous-payé et le logement dépend souvent des familles des jeunes, car ils n’ont pas beaucoup d’alternatives à leur choix.
In the context of religious and spiritual communities that
may marginalize those who identify as ... more In the context of religious and spiritual communities that may marginalize those who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, or queer (LGBTQ), we explore how 11 women reconfigured potentially conflicting spiritual and sexual/gender identities. Interviews with women in Halifax, Nova Scotia, on Canada’s East coast, indicated some used faith traditions to try to change themselves, but most found ways to disengage from or alter their spiritual relationships. Many losses were entailed as women rejected or were discarded by faith communities. In reconfiguring their spiritual lives, women drew from former traditions, explored new paths, and forged individual relationships to the spiritual.
Processes of navigating intersections between spiritual/religious identity and lesbian, gay,
bise... more Processes of navigating intersections between spiritual/religious identity and lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender or queer (LGBTQ) identity are just beginning to be explicated. In-depth interviews with 35 LGBTQ adults from a range of backgrounds explore experiences with both religion and spirituality. While not all participants experienced conflicts, the psychological and emotional harms done to some participants through organized religion were extensive, and knew no age boundaries. Disconnection from bodies and delayed sexual activity were common. Many left formal religions; those who stayed distinguished between religious teachings and institutions, and between religion and spirituality. Heightened knowledge of theology proved helpful to some. Limitations and implications for counseling are discussed.
This paper explores how individuals experienced transition regarding spiritual
or religious occup... more This paper explores how individuals experienced transition regarding spiritual or religious occupations after acknowledging identities as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender or queer (LGBTQ). Based on qualitative interviews with 35 selfidentified LGBTQ people, it explores experiences of identity conflict and processes of transition, as well as meanings of spiritual or religious occupations. For some, transition occurred very young, for others not until adulthood. Some participants remained in the faith traditions of their upbringings, others adopted new faith traditions, many created personal relationships to spirituality, and a few abandoned anything spiritual. Those who left religions often lost faith, rituals, community, family connections, and specific religious occupational roles. Occupational adaptation took three forms: reducing participation and engagement; altering the meaning of engagement; or changing the occupation itself. The occupations participants identified as spiritual were both private and collective. While borrowing from diverse spiritual paths was common, so too was creating individualized spiritual practices. Spiritual occupations held a range of meanings for participants: enacting openness, truth, honesty, and authenticity; providing meaning; connecting with self and others; transcending the mundane; and ultimately, survival. Occupational transition is shown to entail exploration, competence and achievement, but also
Cet article enquête sur les effets à long terme du programme ACEE (Accès à la communauté, à
l’emp... more Cet article enquête sur les effets à long terme du programme ACEE (Accès à la communauté, à l’emploi et à l’éducation), programme d’insertion pour des jeunes en situation de handicap qui les prépare à la vie professionnelle et à la vie d’adulte. Dans une enquête aux méthodes mixtes, les chercheurs ont interrogé par questionnaire soixante-six jeunes en situation de handicap qui sont des anciens de ce programme. Ensuite, l’enquête a été poursuivie en menant des entretiens individuels et de groupe approfondis avec dix de ces anciens. Les résultats montrent que les jeunes sont bien inclus quant à leur participation sociale et leur mobilité. Beaucoup sont très actifs et font partie de réseaux sociaux différents, comme la famille, les amis ou les associations. De l’autre côté, l’enquête fait également ressortir les problèmes quant à l’emploi et au logement. D’un autre côté, l’emploi est souvent précaire et sous-payé et le logement dépend souvent des familles des jeunes, car ils n’ont pas beaucoup d’alternatives à leur choix.
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may marginalize those who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual,
transgender, or queer (LGBTQ), we explore how 11 women reconfigured
potentially conflicting spiritual and sexual/gender identities.
Interviews with women in Halifax, Nova Scotia, on Canada’s
East coast, indicated some used faith traditions to try to change
themselves, but most found ways to disengage from or alter
their spiritual relationships. Many losses were entailed as women
rejected or were discarded by faith communities. In reconfiguring
their spiritual lives, women drew from former traditions, explored
new paths, and forged individual relationships to the spiritual.
bisexual, transgender or queer (LGBTQ) identity are just beginning to be explicated. In-depth
interviews with 35 LGBTQ adults from a range of backgrounds explore experiences with both
religion and spirituality. While not all participants experienced conflicts, the psychological and
emotional harms done to some participants through organized religion were extensive, and knew
no age boundaries. Disconnection from bodies and delayed sexual activity were common. Many
left formal religions; those who stayed distinguished between religious teachings and institutions,
and between religion and spirituality. Heightened knowledge of theology proved helpful to some.
Limitations and implications for counseling are discussed.
or religious occupations after acknowledging identities as lesbian, gay, bisexual,
transgender or queer (LGBTQ). Based on qualitative interviews with 35 selfidentified
LGBTQ people, it explores experiences of identity conflict and
processes of transition, as well as meanings of spiritual or religious
occupations. For some, transition occurred very young, for others not until
adulthood. Some participants remained in the faith traditions of their
upbringings, others adopted new faith traditions, many created personal
relationships to spirituality, and a few abandoned anything spiritual. Those
who left religions often lost faith, rituals, community, family connections, and
specific religious occupational roles. Occupational adaptation took three
forms: reducing participation and engagement; altering the meaning of
engagement; or changing the occupation itself. The occupations participants
identified as spiritual were both private and collective. While borrowing from
diverse spiritual paths was common, so too was creating individualized
spiritual practices. Spiritual occupations held a range of meanings for
participants: enacting openness, truth, honesty, and authenticity; providing
meaning; connecting with self and others; transcending the mundane; and
ultimately, survival. Occupational transition is shown to entail exploration,
competence and achievement, but also
l’emploi et à l’éducation), programme d’insertion pour des jeunes en situation de handicap qui
les prépare à la vie professionnelle et à la vie d’adulte. Dans une enquête aux méthodes mixtes,
les chercheurs ont interrogé par questionnaire soixante-six jeunes en situation de handicap
qui sont des anciens de ce programme. Ensuite, l’enquête a été poursuivie en menant des
entretiens individuels et de groupe approfondis avec dix de ces anciens. Les résultats montrent
que les jeunes sont bien inclus quant à leur participation sociale et leur mobilité. Beaucoup
sont très actifs et font partie de réseaux sociaux différents, comme la famille, les amis ou les
associations. De l’autre côté, l’enquête fait également ressortir les problèmes quant à l’emploi
et au logement. D’un autre côté, l’emploi est souvent précaire et sous-payé et le logement
dépend souvent des familles des jeunes, car ils n’ont pas beaucoup d’alternatives à leur choix.
may marginalize those who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual,
transgender, or queer (LGBTQ), we explore how 11 women reconfigured
potentially conflicting spiritual and sexual/gender identities.
Interviews with women in Halifax, Nova Scotia, on Canada’s
East coast, indicated some used faith traditions to try to change
themselves, but most found ways to disengage from or alter
their spiritual relationships. Many losses were entailed as women
rejected or were discarded by faith communities. In reconfiguring
their spiritual lives, women drew from former traditions, explored
new paths, and forged individual relationships to the spiritual.
bisexual, transgender or queer (LGBTQ) identity are just beginning to be explicated. In-depth
interviews with 35 LGBTQ adults from a range of backgrounds explore experiences with both
religion and spirituality. While not all participants experienced conflicts, the psychological and
emotional harms done to some participants through organized religion were extensive, and knew
no age boundaries. Disconnection from bodies and delayed sexual activity were common. Many
left formal religions; those who stayed distinguished between religious teachings and institutions,
and between religion and spirituality. Heightened knowledge of theology proved helpful to some.
Limitations and implications for counseling are discussed.
or religious occupations after acknowledging identities as lesbian, gay, bisexual,
transgender or queer (LGBTQ). Based on qualitative interviews with 35 selfidentified
LGBTQ people, it explores experiences of identity conflict and
processes of transition, as well as meanings of spiritual or religious
occupations. For some, transition occurred very young, for others not until
adulthood. Some participants remained in the faith traditions of their
upbringings, others adopted new faith traditions, many created personal
relationships to spirituality, and a few abandoned anything spiritual. Those
who left religions often lost faith, rituals, community, family connections, and
specific religious occupational roles. Occupational adaptation took three
forms: reducing participation and engagement; altering the meaning of
engagement; or changing the occupation itself. The occupations participants
identified as spiritual were both private and collective. While borrowing from
diverse spiritual paths was common, so too was creating individualized
spiritual practices. Spiritual occupations held a range of meanings for
participants: enacting openness, truth, honesty, and authenticity; providing
meaning; connecting with self and others; transcending the mundane; and
ultimately, survival. Occupational transition is shown to entail exploration,
competence and achievement, but also
l’emploi et à l’éducation), programme d’insertion pour des jeunes en situation de handicap qui
les prépare à la vie professionnelle et à la vie d’adulte. Dans une enquête aux méthodes mixtes,
les chercheurs ont interrogé par questionnaire soixante-six jeunes en situation de handicap
qui sont des anciens de ce programme. Ensuite, l’enquête a été poursuivie en menant des
entretiens individuels et de groupe approfondis avec dix de ces anciens. Les résultats montrent
que les jeunes sont bien inclus quant à leur participation sociale et leur mobilité. Beaucoup
sont très actifs et font partie de réseaux sociaux différents, comme la famille, les amis ou les
associations. De l’autre côté, l’enquête fait également ressortir les problèmes quant à l’emploi
et au logement. D’un autre côté, l’emploi est souvent précaire et sous-payé et le logement
dépend souvent des familles des jeunes, car ils n’ont pas beaucoup d’alternatives à leur choix.