How Religious Communities Can Help LGBTIQQ Asian Americans to Come Home

My essay traces the convergence of my activist, spiritual and academic journeys in working towards Vietnamese LGBTIQQ rights and visibility. I discuss my pilot survey data of Asian American attitudes toward LGBTIQQ issues and my own pragmatic and spiritual journey to explore what sustainable activis...

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Auteur principal: Masequesmay, Gina (Auteur)
Type de support: Électronique Article
Langue:Anglais
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Publié: Routledge, Taylor and Francis Group 2011
Dans: Theology & sexuality
Année: 2011, Volume: 17, Numéro: 3, Pages: 319-335
Sujets non-standardisés:B Spirituality
B Restorative Justice
B Activism
B LGBTIQQ
B Identity Politics
B Gender Roles
B Asian American attitudes toward sexuality
B Allies
B religious bigotry
B sustainable activism
B LGBT
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Édition parallèle:Non-électronique
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Résumé:My essay traces the convergence of my activist, spiritual and academic journeys in working towards Vietnamese LGBTIQQ rights and visibility. I discuss my pilot survey data of Asian American attitudes toward LGBTIQQ issues and my own pragmatic and spiritual journey to explore what sustainable activism may mean. I share the lessons learned that would require LGBTIQQ activists to address religious issues and what religious allies can do to help advance LGBTIQQ rights and concerns. I conclude arguing for a new politics of spirituality or a new politics of restorative justice and sustainable activism.
ISSN:1745-5170
Contient:Enthalten in: Theology & sexuality
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1179/tas.17.3.f6j256341505r572