M. Uys

“Acceptance also has a bit of negative to it, doesn’t it?”: Rethinking identity formation in Openly Straight (Konigsberg, 2013)

Queer identity formation can range from repulsion to nurturance, identity confusion to identity synthesis, and exiting heterosexual identity to entering a queer community. According to Cass’s Model of Identity Formation, there is a developmental progression in formulating a queer identity. To create awareness and under...