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Couple Relationships in Sexual Minority Emerging Adults: Considerations on Risk and Protective Factors and Implications for Clinical Practice

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This chapter will address couple relationships and connectedness in sexual minority emerging adults (SMEA). It is reflected in the development of affective sexual socialization among couples of young lesbian, gay and bissexual (LGB) individuals. With the recent social transformations, from the cultural to the legal field, the sex-loving relationships of this minority group have experienced new formulations and meanings. The establishment of conjugal ties for a long time has been a denied alternative; however, with new legislative configurations around the world, these young people are discovering this experience as a framework for the socialization of sexuality. The chapter’s proposal is divided into three topics: discussing the relationship between emerging adulthood in LGB individuals and conjugality; exploring risk and protective factors of SMEA couple relationships, reflecting on minority stress in a couple level; and pointing out clinical challenges when working with these marital configurations. All these must consider that homophobia is still a reality in several countries and that these emerging adults still live with considerable rates of internalized homophobia and in a community marked by segregation and social hierarchy.

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Cerqueira-Santos, E., Catelan, R.F., de Brito Silva, B. (2021). Couple Relationships in Sexual Minority Emerging Adults: Considerations on Risk and Protective Factors and Implications for Clinical Practice. In: Morais, N.A.d., Scorsolini-Comin, F., Cerqueira-Santos, E. (eds) Parenting and Couple Relationships Among LGBTQ+ People in Diverse Contexts. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-84189-8_6

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