Coming Out

Coming out of the closet, or simply coming out, is a figure of speech for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and questioning/queer (LGBTQ) people disclosing their sexual orientation and gender identity. Framed and debated as a privacy issue, coming out is described and experienced variously as: a psychological process or journey; decision- making or risk-taking; a strategy or plan; a mass or public event; a speech act and a matter of personal identity; a rite of passage; liberation or emancipation from oppression; a means toward feeling gay pride and not shame or social stigma. In the context of LGBTQ people being historically marginalized sexual minorities, coming out remains a challenge for the majority of the world's LGBT population and can lead to a backlash of heterosexist discrimination and homophobic violence.

Produktdetails

• Mitarbeit: Frederic P. Miller (Herausgeber), Agnes F. Vandome (Herausgeber), John McBrewster (Herausgeber), Agne F Vandome (Herausgeber)
• Verlag: Alphascript Publishing
• Inhalt: Buch
• Produktform: Taschenbuch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 06.05.2010
• Thema: Sozialwissenschaften, Recht,Wirtschaft > Sozialwissenschaften allgemein
• EAN: 9786130624835
• ISBN: 978-613-0-62483-5
• Anzahl Seiten: 332