Religious and Spiritual Values Conflicts in Queer Partnerships: Implications for Couples and Family Counselors
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
7-1-2019
Journal / Book Title
Family Journal
Abstract
In providing couples and family counseling to sexual/affectional and gender variant minorities (i.e., queer persons), couples and family counselors (CFCs) need to recognize that religious and spiritual identity can be salient topics. While many queer persons embrace an irreligious identity, some queer individuals embrace varied degrees of religious/spiritual identification. In a partnership, an intrarelational conflict could result when the partners do not adhere to a similar level of religiosity or spirituality. CFCs must be prepared to accept the possibility of such conflict, allow for the embrace of religious identification, and offer counseling practices that will bridge that relational gap.
DOI
10.1177/1066480719853012
Journal ISSN / Book ISBN
85067339030 (Scopus)
Montclair State University Digital Commons Citation
Killian, Thomas; Peters, Harvey C.; and Brottem, Lainey J., "Religious and Spiritual Values Conflicts in Queer Partnerships: Implications for Couples and Family Counselors" (2019). Department of Counseling Scholarship and Creative Works. 112.
https://digitalcommons.montclair.edu/counseling-facpubs/112