Abstract

Allies to the LGBTQ + communities play an essential role in fighting for change and dismantling oppressive systems that can result in emotional, mental, and physical harm. Ethical standards and conceptual guidelines have assisted professional counselor allies in their efforts to affirm and act as social justice advocates for LGBTQ + persons. Using interpretative phenomenological analysis, this study enriches existing literature by exploring how self-identified counselor allies to LGBTQ + communities made meaning of their own ally identity. Findings revealed five super-ordinate themes on Privilege, Action/Doing, Motivation, Role, and Relationships. The authors further discuss implications for counselor allies and recommendations for future research.

摘要

LGBTQ+ 社区的盟友在争取变革和拆除可能导致情感、精神和身体伤害的压迫性制度方面发挥着重要作用。道德标准和概念指南帮助专业顾问盟友努力为 LGBTQ + 人确认和充当社会正义倡导者。本研究使用解释性现象学分析，通过探索自我认同的咨询师与 LGBTQ + 社区的盟友如何使他们自己的盟友身份有意义，从而丰富了现有文献。调查结果揭示了关于特权、行动/做事、动机、角色和关系的五个上级主题。作者进一步讨论了对顾问盟友的影响以及对未来研究的建议。