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来源

JOURNAL OF CONTEMPORARY ETHNOGRAPHY,Vol.46,Issue1,P.3-29

语言

英文

关键字

LGBT Christians; Justifications; Religious Participation; Sexual and Social Inequalities; LESBIAN CHRISTIANS; IDENTITY WORK; GAY MOVEMENT; ACCOUNTS; JUSTIFICATIONS; INEQUALITY; SCHEMES; GENDER; JESUS

作者单位

[Sumerau, J. Edward] Univ Tampa, Sociol, Tampa, FL USA. Sumerau, JE (reprint author), Univ Tampa, 401 W Kennedy Blvd, Tampa, FL 33606 USA. E-Mail: jsumerau@ut.edu

摘要

In this article, I examine how a group of LGBT Christians explained Christianity. Based on more than 36 months of fieldwork in a southeastern LGBT Christian church, I analyze how a group of LGBT Christians, responding to sexual and religious stigma, justified their Christian belief and practice by (1) denying abnormality, (2) appealing to emotions, and (3) claiming self-sacrifice. In conclusion, I draw out implications for understanding how members of subordinate groups justify seemingly normative behaviors, and some consequences these actions have for the reproduction of inequality.