Christianity, Civil Society and Homoerotic Men in Times of Legal Change
An Ethnographic Study in Aizawl, Mizoram
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 8130707 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Lalhmingmawii Lalhmingmawii (Mizoram University), Pushpesh Kumar (University of Hyderabad), Abhijit Dasgupta (0000-0002-3562-0803, Vellore Institute of Technology University) |
| Year | 2026 |
| Volume | 75 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 391-409 |
| Publication date | 2026-01-22 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Sociological Bulletin (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0038-0229 • E-ISSN: 2457-0257 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/00380229251411645 |
| OpenAlex | W7125504975 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 11 |
This ethnographic study documents the voices of homoerotically inclined men amidst religious and societal sanctions on same-sex sexuality among the Mizos of Aizawl in the north-eastern state of Mizoram. While there is a law legitimising consensual sexual acts, which has been adopted since September 2018 in India, it does not change the fact that there are Indian citizens who are afraid to claim their rights lest they be stigmatised by society. The article asks how the homoerotically inclined men negotiate their religious beliefs and faith as Protestant Mizo Christians on the one hand and their sexual identities on the other. The article looks at both the institutional control of the church and the role and nature of civil society organisations in Mizoram to analyse the ways they control its male homoerotic subjects, depriving them of various citizenship rights
Citizenship · Civil society · Ethnography · Faith · Human sexuality · Negotiation · Sanctions · State (computer science · LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy · Religion, Gender, and Enlightenment · South Asian Studies and Conflicts
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |