MFT-6540

Turesky, M., & Crisman, J. J. (2023). 50 Years of Pride: Queer Spatial Joy as Radical Planning Praxis. Urban Planning, 8(2), 262–276.
Turesky and Crisman describe the ritual of queer pride and how this is impactful to queer individuals. This article provides a discussion of a queer ritual and the importance of that ritual.

Ben-Lulu, E. (2021). “Let us bless the twilight”: Intersectionality of traditional Jewish ritual and queer pride in a reform congregation in Israel. Journal of Homosexuality, 68(1), 23–46.
Ben-Lulu describes a traditional Jewish ritual and its impact on queer pride and LGBTQ experiences in Isreal. This article provides an understanding of the importance of this ritual for some individuals.

Meslay, G., McCurdy, A. L., Lavner, J. A., & Russell, S. T. (2024). Marriage expectations among different groups of gender and sexual minority youth in the United States. LGBTQ+ Family: An Interdisciplinary Journal, 20(3), 201–215.
The authors present a discussion on marriage as a ritual and the meaning behind this ritual for some gender and sexual minority youth. This article provides a look at the importance of this ritual.

Glass, V. Q. (2014). “We Are with Family”: Black Lesbian Couples Negotiate Rituals with Extended Families. Journal of GLBT Family Studies, 10(1–2), 79–100.
Glass presents research on Black lesbian couples and their experiences with rituals. Different ritual experiences are presented and discussed, as well as, how to embrace these in a therapeutic setting.