Bisexual Indonesian Men’s Experiences of Islam, the Quran and Allah

A Mixed-Methods Analysis of Spiritual Resistance

Datos Bibliográficos

ID12759409
AutoresChana Etengoff (0000-0001-7434-9879, Adelphi University, autor de correspondencia), Eric M Rodríguez (0000-0002-1003-4306, New York City College of Technology), Felix Kurniawan (New York City College of Technology), Elizabeth Uribe (Adelphi University)
Año2022
Volumen22
Número1
Páginas116-144
Fecha de publicación2022-01-02
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessNo
TipoARTICLE
RevistaJournal of Bisexuality (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 1529-9716 • E-ISSN: 1529-9724
EditorialTaylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/15299716.2021.2022557
OpenAlexW4206604320
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas5
Referencias citadas66

Many Muslim men with same-sex sexualities experience tensions between their sexual/religious identities. However, few inquiries address how bisexual Muslim men grow and develop amidst socioreligious persecution. Therefore, the present study utilized a mixed-methods design and the Transformative Intersectional Psychology (TIP) framework to explore the spiritual resistance of 35 bisexual, Indonesian Muslim men. Participants completed online religious attitudes and experiences measures as well as open-ended questions regarding their religious/spiritual lives. Although 70% of participants reported that they felt unsupported by the Muslim community in the past year, 49% of participants described Islam in positive terms. Moreover, participants’ largely constructed their religious and spiritual experiences outside of LGBT + Muslim affirming organizations due to the pervasive LGBTQ + hostility in Indonesia. The present study helps build a stronger theoretical foundation for understanding both the positive and negative aspects of religiosity and spirituality in bisexual Muslims’ lives from a transformative and intersectional perspective

Developmental psychology · Hostility · Human sexuality · Islam · Religiosity · Resistance (ecology · Sociology · Spirituality · Theology · Transformative learning · Transgender · Gender Studies · LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy · Marriage and Sexual Relationships · Psychology · Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology · Social Psychology