Homophobia on existential-phenomenological psychological literature:

an integrative review

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Abstract

Given the historical context of change in the way homosexuality is seen in the sciences, this article is an integrative review of the phenomenological-existential psychological literature on homophobia. Articles published in Portuguese and English were searched in Portal CAPES, SciELO, LILACS, PePSIC and APA PsycInfo databases. Initially, 178 publications were obtained. By exclusion criteria, 15 articles remained, all in a qualitative method and 14 in English. As a result, it was observed that the selected articles address: 1) psychotherapy with LGB clients, highlighting the role of psychotherapy in the elaboration of suffering; 2) phenomenological-existential explorations of the experiences of LGB individuals, with emphasis on the suffering of these individuals; and 3) theories or criticisms on the origin of sexual orientation in a phenomenological-existential perspective, which conceptually deals little with homophobia, especially without a critical appreciation of its impact on the formation of sexual orientations.

Author Biographies

  • Vinícius Akim de Moraes Sarmento, Federal University of Minas Gerais

    Graduating in Psychology from the Faculty of Philosophy and Human Sciences of the Federal University of Minas Gerais (FAFICH - UFMG). Member of the CNPq Research Group “Psychology, Existential Phenomenology and Contemporaneity”.

  • Paulo Eduardo Rodrigues Alves Evangelista, Federal University of Minas Gerais

    Adjunct Professor at the Department of Psychology at the Faculty of Philosophy and Human Sciences at the Federal University of Minas Gerais (FAFICH – UFMG). Doctor in School Psychology and Human Development from USP, Master in Philosophy and graduated in Psychology from PUC-SP. Sub-coordinator and Professor of the Specialization Course in Clinical Psychology: Gestalt Therapy and Existential Analysis - UFMG. Coordinator of the CNPq Research Group “Psychology, Existential Phenomenology and Contemporaneity”. Researches existential phenomenology and Daseinsanalysis.

Published

2026-05-12

Issue

Vol. 25 No. SN (2025): Regular

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