Minority stress describes the stressful situations individuals may encounter due to their ethnicity, race, gender identity, or sexual orientation. Everyone experiences stress from time to time.

This post is written by T. Roy, Jr., research assistant at the Department of Psychology, Monk Prayogshala, Mumbai, India. A lot of queer individuals prefer to stay quiet about their identity.

Queen's University, Ontario provides funding as a founding partner of The Conversation CA. Queen's University, Ontario provides funding as a member of The Conversation CA-FR. May is Asian and Pacific ...