“…In the case of LGBTQI populations, the social constructionism view may guide the understanding that many things that are perceived to be true about the LGBTQI population might not necessarily be so, but just emanate from shared assumptions. For example, the societal assumption that the presence of the LGBTQI population is threatening to the institution of the heterosexual family pervades the mindset of many heterosexuals, and hence defines their attitudes (Francis, 2017;Jackman, 2017). Another common perception is that an LGBTQI person is sick, immature, sinful, dirty, and/ or generally undesirable (Flores and Park, 2018).…”