Religious Experiences of GBTQ Mormon Males

Datos Bibliográficos

ID2287754
AutoresWilliam S Bradshaw (0000-0002-4252-510X, Department of Microbiology and Molecular Biology Brigham Young University, autor de correspondencia), T B Heaton (0000-0001-7729-1641, Brigham Young University), Ellen Decoo (0000-0001-7578-6296, Department of Sociology Brigham Young University), John P Dehlin (0000-0002-5868-1756, Department of Psychology Utah State University), R V Galliher (0000-0003-0430-9294, Department of Psychology Utah State University), Katherine A Crowell (Department of Psychology Pacific Lutheran University)
Año2015
Volumen54
Número2
Páginas311-329
Fecha de publicación2015-05-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaJournal for the Scientific Study of Religion (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0021-8294 • E-ISSN: 1468-5906
EditorialWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1111/jssr.12181
OpenAlexW2100144168
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas16
Referencias citadas32

This article examines the relationship between sexual orientation and religious experience of men from early adolescence to adulthood. Data have been obtained from an online survey of 1,042 males who were part of a larger sample of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer/questioning (LGBTQ) persons who are current or former members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (LDS, Mormon). While early religious experience was essentially identical to that of heterosexuals, the gap between religious norms and experience widened as these men moved through early and mid-adulthood. Those who married did so at a later age, and experienced a high rate of divorce. Continued participation, integration, and conformity to LDS ideals was not attributable to faith in, or a departure from, fundamental doctrinal belief. Instead, the responsible variable was sexual orientation, measured by the Kinsey Scale scores across behavior, attraction, and identity. For those near the exclusively homosexual end of the spectrum, the failure to change sexual orientation after intense effort over many years resulted in loss of belonging, belief, and participation, along with increased negative emotions and a sense of mistreatment

Conformity · Faith · Homosexuality · Human sexuality · Lesbian · Queer · Religiosity · Religious identity · Religious orientation · Sexual identity · Sexual orientation · Sociology · Theology · Transgender · Gender Studies · LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy · Marriage and Sexual Relationships · Psychology · Reproductive Health and Technologies · Social Psychology