The Lived Experiences and Challenges Faced of the Lesbian Parents: A Phenomenological Study in the Philippines During COVID-19 Pandemic

Psychology, Sociology

As undoubtedly heard, being a single parent was already a handful. Then what more if that single parent who is raising her child is a part of the LGBTQ+ community? Many people will probably judge and give them a look of disgust for being a parent and, society might be shocked and perplexed on why homosexual parents have a kid. There is a high tendency that these homosexual parents will be doubted in parenting their child. An extensive amount of the bigger world tells us that an average family consists of a straight mother and father. However, these LGBTQ+ families are also considered brave, tough, and independent warriors for raising their children in this critical society. Those flexible characteristics of homosexual parents can be a rich and robust foundation for raising a child. On the other hand, it can also bring additional difficulties and hindrances than to those heterosexual single parent, especially in our society who thinks that this kind of situation does not fit in our norms. This study aims to describe the lived experiences of lesbian parents. Moreover, the implications of the study were discussed, and recommendations were suggested.

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