Queering transformative learning: The unfolding of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, intersex, and ally lives

Abstract

Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, intersex, and ally (LGBTQIA) lives remain complex at a time when LGBTQIA individuals and communities, as sexual and gender minorities, face unequal rights throughout the world. For those who may be coming out of the closet (revealing their identities to others) or coming to understand their own sexuality and gender, family, friends, and the local community may be more or less supportive of their choice to come out. Transformative learning is a helpful theory for understanding the shifting landscape of LGBTQIA lives, whether shifting due to time or location. The complexity of LGBTQIA lives leads to an unfolding of personal identity through time given this rapidly shifting landscape.