Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Individuals' Perceptions of American Religious Traditions

The cumulative alienation sexual minorities experience from American mainline religious groups may leave them feeling disillusioned and even hostile toward the religious organizations that have historically rejected them. However, research to date has not explored sexual minorities' perceptions...

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Published in:Journal of homosexuality 2020-07, Vol.67 (9), p.1173-1196
Main Author: Barringer, M. N.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
American religious traditions
attitudes toward LGBT people
Bisexuality
Catholics
Evangelicalism
Gays & lesbians
Homosexuality
Insight
Lesbianism
LGBTQ people
Minority & ethnic groups
Minority groups
Perceptions
perceptions of religious traditions
Protestantism
Religion
Religious cultural groups
Religious organizations
Religious traditions
sexual minorities
Sexual orientation
Traditions
Transgender persons
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Summary:The cumulative alienation sexual minorities experience from American mainline religious groups may leave them feeling disillusioned and even hostile toward the religious organizations that have historically rejected them. However, research to date has not explored sexual minorities' perceptions of religious traditions in the United States. The current study examines the variations between lesbian, gay, and bisexual adults' (LGB) perceptions of whether religious traditions are friendly/neutral or unfriendly toward the LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender) population. Using data from the Pew Research Center 2013 Survey of LGBT Adults, the author conducts separate binary logistic regression analyses examining whether four religious traditions-evangelical Protestantism, the Catholic Church, the Jewish religion, and mainline Protestantism-are generally perceived as friendly/neutral or unfriendly toward LGBT people. The findings from this study offer rare insight on sexual minorities' perceptions of major religious traditions and illustrates that sexual minorities have a complex relationship with religion.
ISSN:0091-8369
1540-3602
DOI:10.1080/00918369.2019.1582221