A Qualitative investigation into Faith and LGBTQ identities in a Nonclinical sample of readers of the Dear Abby Column: The Dear Abby Project

Alhasan Ghazzawi; Flávio Casoy; Naomi Libby; Chris McIntosh; Mary Barber; Stewart Adelson; Joanne Ahola; Kenneth Ashley; Alexis M. Chavez; Laura Erickson-Schroth; Matthew Fadus; David Goldenberg; Kenneth Hung; Lorraine Lothwell; Marlin Mattson; Scot G. McAfee; Dustin Z. Nowaskie; Alan Schwartz; David Andrew Tompkins; Eric R. Yarbrough; Jack Drescher

doi:10.1097/NMD.0000000000001415

A Qualitative investigation into Faith and LGBTQ identities in a Nonclinical sample of readers of the Dear Abby Column: The Dear Abby Project

Alhasan Ghazzawi, Flávio Casoy, Naomi Libby, Chris McIntosh, Mary Barber, Stewart Adelson, Joanne Ahola, Kenneth Ashley, Alexis M. Chavez, Laura Erickson-Schroth, Matthew Fadus, David Goldenberg, Kenneth Hung, Lorraine Lothwell, Marlin Mattson, Scot G. McAfee, Dustin Z. Nowaskie, Alan Schwartz, David Andrew Tompkins, Eric R. YarbroughJack Drescher

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Abstract

To better understand the relationship between faith and LGBTQ+ identity, we conducted a qualitative analysis of 86 respondents to a general question posed through the Dear Abby column. Responses were anonymized and analyzed using a grounded theory approach. Analysis revealed six themes, reflecting a diversity of lived experience from community rejection to acceptance, and selfrejection to feelings of acceptance by God. Despite frequent media portrayals of conflict between faith and LGBTQ+ identity, the reality is more complex, and faith and LGBTQ+ identity development can be complementary.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	855-858
Number of pages	4
Journal	Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease
Volume	209
Issue number	12
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1097/NMD.0000000000001415
State	Published - 1 Dec 2021

Keywords

LGBTQ mental health
Religion and mental health
Religion and spirituality
Transgender mental health

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Ghazzawi, A., Casoy, F., Libby, N., McIntosh, C., Barber, M., Adelson, S., Ahola, J., Ashley, K., Chavez, A. M., Erickson-Schroth, L., Fadus, M., Goldenberg, D., Hung, K., Lothwell, L., Mattson, M., McAfee, S. G., Nowaskie, D. Z., Schwartz, A., Tompkins, D. A., ... Drescher, J. (2021). A Qualitative investigation into Faith and LGBTQ identities in a Nonclinical sample of readers of the Dear Abby Column: The Dear Abby Project. Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease, 209(12), 855-858. https://doi.org/10.1097/NMD.0000000000001415

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