56 min
Queer Histories and Identities with Donald Schmoll, LCSW Self Studies
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- Mental Health
Queer communities are grounded in a belief that there is not any one way to be — shaped by fluid identities. Individuals are free to explore, decide, and declare what it means for them to be queer. This freedom stands in opposition to the internalized shame that many LGBTQIA+ people feel — a byproduct of both American norms and the legacy of the 1980s AIDS epidemic. In this episode, Alma member Donald Schmoll, LCSW, speaks about the expansiveness of queer identities and lingering shame in the wake of the AIDS epidemic.
Queer communities are grounded in a belief that there is not any one way to be — shaped by fluid identities. Individuals are free to explore, decide, and declare what it means for them to be queer. This freedom stands in opposition to the internalized shame that many LGBTQIA+ people feel — a byproduct of both American norms and the legacy of the 1980s AIDS epidemic. In this episode, Alma member Donald Schmoll, LCSW, speaks about the expansiveness of queer identities and lingering shame in the wake of the AIDS epidemic.
56 min