Queer Male Couples’ Ecological and Relational Third Space

Abstract

Much of the queer male couples’ research and training remains grounded in heteronormative, deficit-focused, individualistic, and non-ecological approaches. Counselor educators, utilizing ecologically and culturally-informed practices, are put in unique positions to mediate these theoretical limitations early within counseling training. The authors utilize an ecological and relational third space framework, further informed through queer literature, to disseminate future implications toward queer scholarship and affirming practices.

Keywords:

• Bronfenbrenner
• LGBT
• LGBT couples
• queer couples education
• queer male couples
• queer couples counseling
• queer couples research
• relational third space