Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Individuals’ Perceptions of American Religious Traditions
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
7-28-2020
Abstract
The cumulative alienation sexual minorities experience from American mainline religious groups may leave them feeling disillusioned and even hostile toward the religious organizations that have historically rejected them. However, research to date has not explored sexual minorities’ perceptions of religious traditions in the United States. The current study examines the variations between lesbian, gay, and bisexual adults’ (LGB) perceptions of whether religious traditions are friendly/neutral or unfriendly toward the LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender) population. Using data from the Pew Research Center 2013 Survey of LGBT Adults, the author conducts separate binary logistic regression analyses examining whether four religious traditions—evangelical Protestantism, the Catholic Church, the Jewish religion, and mainline Protestantism—are generally perceived as friendly/neutral or unfriendly toward LGBT people. The findings from this study offer rare insight on sexual minorities’ perceptions of major religious traditions and illustrates that sexual minorities have a complex relationship with religion.
Publication Title
Journal of Homosexuality
Volume
67
Issue
9
First Page
1173
Last Page
1196
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
10.1080/00918369.2019.1582221
PubMed ID
30907274
ISSN
00918369
E-ISSN
15403602
Citation Information
Barringer M. N. (2020). Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Individuals' Perceptions of American Religious Traditions. Journal of homosexuality, 67(9), 1173–1196. https://doi.org/10.1080/00918369.2019.1582221