On the queer road. Parents’ reactions and strategies in response to their LGBTQI children’s coming out

Joanna Mizielińska and Danuta Uryga

Children and Youth Services Review, 2024, vol. 163, issue C

Abstract: The subject of the article is the parental experience of coming out of a child with a queer identity, in the context of a socio-political landscape in which homophobia and transphobia are a significant problem. Drawing on the results of two empirical studies conducted in Poland, the authors focus attention on two themes: (1) parents’ reactions to their children’s coming out as queer persons, and (2) the disclosure of the identity of a “parent of a queer person.” Analysis of the data indicates the complexity and processuality of parental experiences and the variety of strategies used by them.

Keywords: Coming out; Family of origin; parents of LGBTQI children; Parental reactions to child’s coming out; Coping strategies; LGBTQI persons in Poland; Strategies of disclosure (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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DOI: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2024.107756

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