Religious freedom for whom? How conservative Christianity erodes the religious freedom of those it seeks to discriminate against

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ID6235346
AuthorsBronwyn Fielder (University of Tasmania), Douglas Ezzy (0000-0003-2881-8720, University of Tasmania)
Year2024
Volume59
Issue1
Pages93-108
Publication date2024-01-02
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueAustralian Journal of Political Science (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1036-1146 • E-ISSN: 1363-030X
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/10361146.2023.2283005
OpenAlexW4388858880
LanguageEN
Citations received2
References cited17

There is a common misconception that to be LGBTQ+ and religious is incompatible. This article deconstructs this binarised understanding, arguing that it delegitimises both sexual and gender identity and also the religious identity of some LGBTQ+ people, hindering their religious freedom. The article is based on findings from a large multifaceted study conducted in Australia. Three sources of data are analysed: a non-representative Australian national survey of religious people that included 463 LGBTQ+ people; a non-representative survey of LGBTQ+ people working in religiously affiliated workplaces in Australia (n = 430); and 42 interviews with LGBTQ+ people working in religiously affiliated workplaces. The surveys show that there is a large minority of religious people who identify as LGBTQ+ and that many LGBTQ+ people working in religiously affiliated workplaces are deeply religious and deliberately choose to work in these workplaces

Christianity · Ethnology · Identity (music · Political science · Religiosity · Religious discrimination · Religious diversity · Religious freedom · Religious identity · Religious organization · Sociology · Work (physics · Engineering · Gender Studies · Law · LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy · Marriage and Sexual Relationships · Religion and Society Interactions · Religious studies · Religious Studies

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