25 Aug Tuning Into Identity: Music’s Role in LGBTQIA + Self-Exploration
ABSTRACT: This blog posting highlights the importance of music in helping LGBTQ+ youth with their journey to self discovery. “Music allows LGBTQIA+ youth to escape from the exclusivity of our immediate reality by participating in LGBTQIA+ culture on our own terms, at our own pace and without the pressure or risk of disclosing our identity to others.” Much of the article discusses the need for youth to dicover LGBTQ+ artists who they can identify with and trust but notes that they are also open to those who are allies. “LGBTQIA+ youth choose to discover music written by LGBTQIA+ artists because it reduces feelings of isolation and creates a connection to a role model. LGBTQIA+ music is testimony to LGBTQIA+ youth that we are not alone in our journey; it normalizes our identities and experiences.”
Representation creates validation: 79% of LGBTQIA+ youth find that musicians coming out as LGBTQIA+ positively impacts self-acceptance.”
AUTHOR SUMMARY: David Simkins
READ MORE: https://youthmusic.org.uk/musics-role-lgbtqia-self-exploration
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