1st Edition

The LGBTQ+ Muslim Experience

Edited By Chana Etengoff, Eric M. Rodriguez Copyright 2023
160 Pages
by Routledge

160 Pages
by Routledge

160 Pages
by Routledge

The LGBTQ+ Muslim Experience presents an accessible, applied discussion of transformative and intersectional approaches to LGBTQ+ Muslim research, training and clinical practice. The book asserts that LGBTQ+ Muslims can agentively build resilience pathways as they negotiate multiple minority identities and stressors. Through consciously recognizing the power-laden contexts of both conflict and... Read more

1. Introduction: Incorporating Transformative Intersectional Psychology (TIP) into Our Understanding of LGBTQ Muslims’ Lived Experiences, Challenges, and Growth 

Chana Etengoff and Eric M. Rodriguez 

2. Spirituality and Religious Engagement, Community Involvement, Outness, and Family Support: Influence on LGBT+ Muslim Well-Being 

Greta L. Stuhlsatz, Shane A. Kavanaugh, Ashley B. Taylor, Tricia K. Neppl, and Brenda J. Lohman 

3. Coming Home to One’s Self: Butch Muslim Masculinities and Negotiations of Piety, Sex, and Parenthood in Singapore 

Ad Maulod 

4. Voices of Resistance and Agency: LBTQ Muslim Women Living Out Intersectional Lives in North America 

Maryam Khan and Nick J. Mulé 

5. "I feel as if I’m lying to them": Exploring Lesbian Muslims’ Experiences of Rejection, Support, and Depression 

Chana Etengoff and Eric M. Rodriguez 

6. This Being is a Guest House: Embracing Humility, Liberation & Strengths in Therapy with Sexual and Gender Diverse Muslims 

Michelle Vaughan, Gokce Ergun, and Julie Williams 

Biography

Chana Etengoff, PhD, is an intersectional developmental psychologist and Assistant Professor of Psychology at Adelphi University’s Derner School of Psychology. Leading Adelphi’s Intersectional Development (ID) Lab, Dr Etengoff studies how cultural, gender and sexual minority groups agentively mediate sociorelational conflicts—transforming minority stress into stress related growth.

Eric M. Rodriguez, PhD, is Associate Professor of Psychology in the Department of Social Science at the New York City College of Technology. Drawing on his interest in the psychology of religion, Dr. Rodriguez’s studies identity conflict and integration as they relate to religiosity/spirituality, sexual orientation and identity development.