Attributions of LGBTQ+ Identity and Religious Views on Homosexuality to Disaffiliation from Orthodox Judaism
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3579224 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Gennady Vulakh (0000-0002-9483-0798, City University of New York), Robert Miles (0000-0002-4216-8739, City University of New York, corresponding author), Alla Chavarga (0000-0002-7169-4607, City University of New York), Estee Hirsch (0000-0001-5980-9523, City University of New York), Peter Eisen (0009-0001-8534-5029, City University of New York) |
| Year | 2023 |
| Volume | 14 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 381 |
| Publication date | 2023-03-13 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Religions (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2077-1444 • E-ISSN: 2077-1444 |
| Publisher | MDPI AG (PUBLISHER • IT) |
| DOI | 10.3390/rel14030381 |
| OpenAlex | W4324056810 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 21 |
Religious disaffiliation has been found to occur at higher rates in LGBTQ+ individuals than in heterosexual individuals and in the general population. In this brief report, we explore whether LGBTQ+ people who disaffiliated from Orthodox Judaism attributed sexual identity and/or Orthodox Judaism's lack of acceptance of homosexuality to their disaffiliation. This analysis focuses on 117 individuals who identified as LGBTQ+ who were drawn from a larger study that included 387 participants across all sexual orientations who disaffiliated from Orthodox Judaism. Unexpectedly, only 18 of the respondents reported that their sexual identity and/or religious views on homosexuality were causes for their disaffiliation. A lack of education and language around LGBTQ+ concepts in ultra-Orthodox Jewish communities may have contributed to this finding. We suggest that additional research be conducted to explore the complex relationship between LGBTQ+ identity and disaffiliation from Orthodox Judaism
Homosexuality · Human sexuality · Judaism · Population · Religious identity · Sexual identity · Sociology · Theology · African Sexualities and LGBTQ+ Issues · Demography · Gender Studies · LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy · Philosophy · Psychology · Religion and Society Interactions · Religious studies · Social Psychology
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Deviance and Identity
Witnessing and mirroring
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Reconfiguring Spirituality and Sexual/Gender Identity
LGBTQ Experiences with Religion and Spirituality
The Religious Origins and Destinations of Individuals Identifying as a Sexual Minority
Negotiating the Binary
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The Influence of Media Role Models on Gay, Lesbian, and Bisexual Identity
Being Transgender
Homosexual Identity Formation
Changes in Religiosity Among Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Emerging Adults
Knowledge and Power, Body and Self
Leaving my religion
| Unique citing works | 3 |
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| Citations per year | 3 |
| Citation span | 2025 - 2026 (2) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |