Although a significant transformation in personal life has occurred in the last decades, queer forms of intimacies – including conjugality, sexuality, parenthood, and care – are still subject to prejudice and discrimination. In Italy, despite the recent recognition of same-sex couples, heteronormativity continues to be hegemonic, influencing the daily life and intimate projects of individuals falling outside the heternorm. Discrimination against LGBTQ+ individuals persists in every area of life, including health and social care services (European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights, 2019). In addition, existing laws and policies in the country do not provide equal opportunities for LGBTQ+ intimate relationships and do not counter discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity. Starting from these premises, the research project QueerIS will focus on the social practices that challenge and constrain LGBTQ+ intimate relationships. Specifically, the research aims to evaluate individual, relational, and situational factors limiting the access to health and social care services of LGBTQ+ Italian individuals. Research will explore the experiences of LGBTQ+ individuals, focusing on difficulties, sense of trust and coping strategies influencing access to health and social care services, as well as on the factors related to behaviour and to intention to seek support. Moreover, attitudes toward LGBTQ+ intimate relationships among health and social care professionals will be explored. The results will make it possible to identify the obstacles and the difficulties LGBTQ+ individuals need to face within health and social care services, as well as the resources and strategies they use to deal with them. The research will provide the basis for the development of guidelines for creating health and social care services that address the specific needs of individuals in queer intimacies. The findings will also support the development and promotion of specific intervention strategies aimed at fostering health and social care professionals in providing non-discriminatory services.
QUEERIS. A Research Project on Queer Intimacies and Services.
Serri F.;Lampis J.;Cataudella S.;Carta S.;Lasio D.
2024-01-01
Abstract
Although a significant transformation in personal life has occurred in the last decades, queer forms of intimacies – including conjugality, sexuality, parenthood, and care – are still subject to prejudice and discrimination. In Italy, despite the recent recognition of same-sex couples, heteronormativity continues to be hegemonic, influencing the daily life and intimate projects of individuals falling outside the heternorm. Discrimination against LGBTQ+ individuals persists in every area of life, including health and social care services (European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights, 2019). In addition, existing laws and policies in the country do not provide equal opportunities for LGBTQ+ intimate relationships and do not counter discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity. Starting from these premises, the research project QueerIS will focus on the social practices that challenge and constrain LGBTQ+ intimate relationships. Specifically, the research aims to evaluate individual, relational, and situational factors limiting the access to health and social care services of LGBTQ+ Italian individuals. Research will explore the experiences of LGBTQ+ individuals, focusing on difficulties, sense of trust and coping strategies influencing access to health and social care services, as well as on the factors related to behaviour and to intention to seek support. Moreover, attitudes toward LGBTQ+ intimate relationships among health and social care professionals will be explored. The results will make it possible to identify the obstacles and the difficulties LGBTQ+ individuals need to face within health and social care services, as well as the resources and strategies they use to deal with them. The research will provide the basis for the development of guidelines for creating health and social care services that address the specific needs of individuals in queer intimacies. The findings will also support the development and promotion of specific intervention strategies aimed at fostering health and social care professionals in providing non-discriminatory services.
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