%0 Journal Article
%T Same
%A Janette G. Simmonds
%A Lefteris Patlamazoglou
%A Tristan L. Snell
%J OMEGA
%@ 1541-3764
%D 2018
%R 10.1177/0030222817690160
%X The experience of same-sex-attracted people who have lost a partner is neglected in the existing literature on bereavement. Previous research on lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex, queer and questioning (LGBTIQ) populations tends to focus on the loss of a partner to HIV-related causes, and there is scant research concerning non-HIV-related bereavement. The purpose of this article is to investigate the non-HIV-related bereavement experiences of same-sex partners and to address the potential complications of disenfranchised grief. Coping with the loss of a same-sex partner and the impact of bereavement on subsequent relationships are also discussed. Implications for counseling of bereaved same-sex-attracted individuals are drawn, and recommendations for future psychological research on the experience of bereavement are made
%K same-sex
%K disenfranchised grief
%K bereavement
%K counseling
%K loss
%U https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/0030222817690160