E�in Earley
Counselling formerly heterosexually partnered gay fathers raised with religion
Earley, E�in; Clarke, Victoria; Moller, Naomi
Authors
Dr Victoria Clarke Victoria.Clarke@uwe.ac.uk
Associate Professor in Qualitative & Critical Psychology
Naomi Moller
Abstract
© 2019, © 2019 Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group. Formerly heterosexually partnered gay fathers raised with religion are an under-researched group of LGBTQ parents. This group have potentially complex coming out journeys, which can result in them seeking counselling. This research qualitatively explores the counselling experiences of 12 such men and offers suggestions for working therapeutically with them. The key finding of the qualitative analysis of the participants' interviews was that they wanted therapists to not assume a “best” outcome for them as either gay or “straight”. Instead, they wanted therapists to respect and assist them to explore their own individual sense-making around their identities and to reject fixed notions from both ex-gay and gay affirmative therapy of what it means to be a “well-adjusted” gay father.
Citation
Earley, E., Clarke, V., & Moller, N. (2020). Counselling formerly heterosexually partnered gay fathers raised with religion. British Journal of Guidance and Counselling, 48(6), 768-779. https://doi.org/10.1080/03069885.2019.1679351
Journal Article Type | Article |
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Acceptance Date | Oct 8, 2019 |
Online Publication Date | Oct 15, 2019 |
Publication Date | 2020 |
Deposit Date | Oct 8, 2019 |
Publicly Available Date | Mar 29, 2024 |
Journal | British Journal of Guidance and Counselling |
Print ISSN | 0306-9885 |
Electronic ISSN | 1469-3534 |
Publisher | Taylor & Francis (Routledge) |
Peer Reviewed | Peer Reviewed |
Volume | 48 |
Issue | 6 |
Pages | 768-779 |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1080/03069885.2019.1679351 |
Keywords | ‘Coming out’; conversion therapy; ex-gay therapy; gay affirmative therapy; same-sex parenting |
Public URL | https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/3596863 |
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This is an Accepted Manuscript of an article published by Taylor & Francis in British Journal of Guidance and Counselling on 15th October 2019, available online: https://doi.org/10.1080/03069885.2019.1679351.
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