Mr. Quaison-Sackey believes in the concept of "Negritude" - "Acceptance and affirmation of the quality of blackness.
Particularly for Catholics whose attachment to their faith is more cultural than doctrinal, the combination of Catholicism's traditional air of realism about human sexuality and the drift of contemporary culture has made the path from tolerance to acceptance to affirmation seem like a relatively natural one to take.
For others who've recently gained acceptance and affirmation for themselves it is, on occasion, hard to make room for an even more oppressed group.
Tolerance has segued into meanings of nonjudgmentalism, recognition, acceptance, even implicitly, affirmation and respect.
Despite my serious reservations concerning Wilson's acceptance if not affirmation proposal, I recommend A Letter to My Congregation as a serious and important book.
They realize that visibility, even when it focuses on violence and discrimination, is the first step along the journey from recognition to tolerance, then to acceptance and finally, affirmation.
The MI approach allows exploration of a problem in a supportive environment that expresses acceptance and provides affirmations of the person's strengths.
And her life in theater is not just an acceptance, but her own affirmation of changed times.
In the words of Janet Mock, a transgender advocate and the author of the bestselling memoir Redefining Realness, Norman's reunion with Clairol is "one of those full-circle narratives of affirmation and acceptance that further chips away at the persistent myth most trans people have done so much work to unlearn: that we are not enough – not good enough or 'real' enough".
By recognizing his unique identity and personal interests, it can assist him in addressing his primary concern: liberation, affirmation, and acceptance of self, helping him to regain the right to determine his own experience.
