Recent Research on Gay JWs

by laverite 16 Replies latest jw friends

  • laverite
    laverite

    There an interesting academic article that came out in 2010 on gay JWs. It's based on empirical, qualitative research from the perspective of the sociology of religion.

    I'm posting the article citation and abstract below. I can't post the article because of copyright restrictions, obviously. For anyone who has access to university library facilities/online database, you can easily pull this and read it if you are interested. Not sure if this article had any discussion on here yet, or if anyone was aware of it.

    Lalich, Janja and McLaren, Karla(2010) 'Inside and Outcast: Multifaceted Stigma and Redemption in the Lives of Gay and Lesbian Jehovah's Witnesses', Journal of Homosexuality, 57: 10, 1303 — 1333

    Homosexuality has become a divisive issue in many religions

    and congregations. Like many other fundamentalist denominations,

    Jehovah’s Witnesses condemns homosexual acts, thoughts,

    and feelings. Consequently, gay and lesbian Witnesses experience

    not just stigmatization and conflict between their sexual

    and religious identities in the social world, but also a nearly

    impossible task in their inner world. This inner task adds a new

    facet to our understanding of stigma (Goffman, 1963). This study

    explores the written narratives of a subset of gay and lesbian former

    Jehovah’s Witnesses who were able to comprehend, negotiate,

    and, in most cases, resolve their multifaceted stigmas and conflicts

    through struggle, self-determination, and eventually connecting

    with networks of peers who faced or are facing similar stigmas.

    This research contributes to other work on the intersection of religion,

    family, and homosexuality; in particular, the findings have

    implications for the study of other strict fundamentalist religions.

  • shamus100
    shamus100

    Thank you laverlite. :) Marking for later.

  • laverite
    laverite

    Hey there Shamus. You are welcome.

  • MrFreeze
    MrFreeze

    The problem is that the GB thinks that sexual preference is like a switch that can be turned off. It's not a choice!

  • laverite
    laverite

    MR F-Man,

    Unfortunately, the GB are a bit out of touch with reality.

  • shamus100
    shamus100

    It's stunning how many people are, laverlite.

    K, I should get back to work here.

  • laverite
    laverite

    2Trooooo Shamus. Now stop goofing off and work already.

  • compound complex
    compound complex

    Hey Guys - found this online:

    Some say that homosexuality is rooted in the genes. Others say it is a learned behavior. It is not the purpose of this article to delve into the “nature-versus-nurture” debate. Indeed, it seems that it would be a gross oversimplification to attribute homosexuality to a single cause. Homosexuality—much like other forms of behavior—appears to be far more complex than that.

    http://www.watchtower.org/e/200702b/article_01.htm

  • laverite
    laverite

    LOL @ CoCo. Thanks for the PTSD...er...memories!

  • compound complex
    compound complex

    Laverite:

    !!!!!

    You have a pm.

    CoCo

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