Resilience in LGBTQ PoC

Abstract

LGBTQ People of Color (PoC) experience chronic oppression and their ability to survive these experiences is often attributed to their remarkable resilience. This chapter analyzes theoretical models focused on resilience for sexual/gender minority PoC. In particular, how LGBTQ PoC experience individual and community resilience is explored. Moreover, frameworks such as syndemics are discussed, and themes related to intersectionality and religiosity are highlighted as a societal-level factor pertaining to resilience building for LGBTQ PoC. Together, this chapter serves as a summary of findings on resilience in LGBTQ PoC, while also providing a critique and suggestions for future research in the study of resilience with racial/ethnic LGBTQ communities.