“Life Is Getting Better”: Understanding Stabilizing Factors in Conservative Christian Families Post-Coming Out
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
8-8-2020
Keywords
Christian context, coming out, family dynamics, LGBTQ+, qualitative research, quantitative research, religion, Seventh-day Adventist
Abstract
© 2020 Taylor & Francis Group, LLC. This article explores the perceptions of Millennial-age LBGTQ + individuals raised in conservative Christian families (Seventh-day Adventist) about their coming out experiences with family members. The analysis examines six strategies that participants identified as helping regain family equilibrium post-coming out. These strategies included: parent’s expression of unconditional love, passing of time, having a long-term relationship with a partner, communicating openly with parents, creating distance and independence from parents, and avoiding the LGBTQ + topic entirely.
Journal Title
Journal of GLBT Family Studies
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1080/1550428X.2020.1800544
First Department
Discipleship and Religious Education
Second Department
Social Work
Third Department
Graduate Psychology and Counseling
Recommended Citation
Drumm, René D.; Sedlacek, David; VanderWaal, Curtis J. Dr.; Trecartin, Shannon M.; and Carbonell, Nancy, "“Life Is Getting Better”: Understanding Stabilizing Factors in Conservative Christian Families Post-Coming Out" (2020). Faculty Publications. 1585.
https://digitalcommons.andrews.edu/pubs/1585