Identity-affirming religious experience and political activism among LGBT people
Contrary to stereotypes, recent research indicates that a majority of LGBT people identify as religious. As with heterosexuals, religious belief and activity conditionally act as political resources among LGBT people, augmenting political participation. In recent decades, an increasing number of rel...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Carfax Publ.
2021
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Journal of contemporary religion
Year: 2021, Volume: 36, Issue: 3, Pages: 501-524 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Religiosity
/ LGBT
/ Political participation
/ Religious community
/ Inclusion (Sociology)
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| RelBib Classification: | AD Sociology of religion; religious policy AE Psychology of religion AG Religious life; material religion ZC Politics in general |
| Further subjects: | B
Political Participation
B affirming B Religion B group consciousness B political resource B LGBT |
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| Summary: | Contrary to stereotypes, recent research indicates that a majority of LGBT people identify as religious. As with heterosexuals, religious belief and activity conditionally act as political resources among LGBT people, augmenting political participation. In recent decades, an increasing number of religious congregations have adopted theologies that explicitly affirm their LGBT congregants’ identities. In this study, I quantitatively examine affirming religious experiences, using data collected from a unique survey instrument administered to a sample of LGBT adults in the United States. Building on the resource paradigm of political participation, I hypothesize that attending an affirming religious congregation increases psychological resources such as LGBT group consciousness and internal efficacy that are easily translatable into political participation among marginalized groups. I find that about two in ten LGBT people report attending an affirming congregation and that attendance is positively associated with both psychological resources and political participation across a number of indicators, including volunteerism, financial contributions, and voting. |
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| ISSN: | 1469-9419 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Journal of contemporary religion
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1080/13537903.2021.1975942 |