Finding God Alongside Trials: Catholicism and Resilience Among Queer Filipino Emerging Adults

• Main Authors: Chongbian, Sabine F., Ilac, Emerald Jay D, Emata, Rafael R., Magno, Alejandro Ramon Cesar L.
• Format: text
• Published: Archīum Ateneo 2021
• Subjects: Gender and Sexuality; Psychology; Religion; South and Southeast Asian Languages and Societies
• Online Access: https://archium.ateneo.edu/psychology-faculty-pubs/331; https://doi.apa.org/doiLanding?doi=10.1037%2Fsgd0000508
• Institution: Ateneo De Manila University

In the Philippines, queer individuals face adversities related to their sexual orientation and gender identity and expression (SOGIE), with the country’s strong Catholicism perceived as a source of adversity for these individuals. Despite this, studies have found religious involvement and a religiou...