This post is written by T. Roy, research affiliate at the Department of Psychology, Monk Prayogshala.
"Coming out" or self-disclosure is a process in which members of the LGBTQIA community reveal their sexual orientation. whether just to significant people or as a full public disclosure. According to Erik Erikson's paradigm, adolescence is characterized by a psychosocial conflict between identity and role confusion linked to the desire to belong to a group and explore one’s identity. In the process of establishing an identity, LGBTQ youth may experience an identity crisis as they juggle between affiliation with a minority group and the inherent pressure of self-disclosure.
Much of LGBTQ history has its roots in Western countries with predominantly Caucasian populations. The French Revolution, in the 18th century, marked the first wave of decriminalization of homosexuality, with France being the first country to do so. In the second wave of decriminalization, during the 1960s, the movement expanded to include several countries in northern and western Europe. Today, more than half of European countries have legalized same-sex marriage, a privilege not enjoyed by many countries. In fact, the tradition of the “pride parade,” a peaceful protest by LGBTQ individuals of being openly "out and proud," originated in American cities.
National Coming Out Day, which was first celebrated in America on October 11, 1988, through the initiative of an LGBTQ political activist and psychologist, is now celebrated in a few other Western countries. The........