Attitudes Toward Parenthood, Partnership, and Social Rights for Diverse Families: Evidence From a Pilot Study in Five Countries

Yerkes, Mara A.; Sani, Giulia Maria Dotti; Solera, Cristina

doi:10.1080/00918369.2017.1310507

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“…This is in line with Coleman's (1990) boat hypothesis, which posits that progressive country-level laws acknowledging and supporting LGBTIQ parenthood may promote citizens' positive attitudes and positive behaviour towards LGBTIQ people that, in turn, further positively affect progressive laws (Kuntz et al, 2015). According to Yerkes, Dotti Sani and Solera (2018), attitudes towards LGBTIQ parenthood among citizens as well as relevant experts (i.e. social workers, psychologists, judges, healthcare and school employees) are, among other things, also influenced by the mere presence or absence of specific LGBTIQ policies.…”

Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 76%

Pathways to Parenthood among LGBTIQ People in Croatia: Who Wants to Become a Parent and How?

Štambuk

Vujčić

Milković³

et al. 2019

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Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex and queer (LGBTIQ) people can become parents using various methods, but actual possibilities differ between countries depending on the legislation and social norms. The main goal of this study was to explore parenting desire and family formation methods among LGBTIQ people in Croatia. Differences in parenting desire based on sociodemographic characteristics, the frequency and use of family formation methods, as well as the importance of different sources of support for parenthood were analysed. 486 childless LGBTIQ people (aged 18 to 54) and 24 LGBTIQ people who were parents (aged 24 to 54) participated in an online survey. Childless participants who did not want children were on average older in comparison to those who wanted to have children. There were no significant differences in desire for parenthood based on education, income and relationship status, as well as between cis-females and cis-males and lesbians and gays. Most of the participants who were already parents had a child in a previous heterosexual relationship, while most of those who tried to become parents used an assisted reproductive technology. Among all the participants, the most preferred family formation methods were adoption and foster care, Childless participants who wanted to have children perceived significantly more support from family, friends, and a significant other in comparison to those who did not want children. These results provide novel insights into the decision-making processes LGBTIQ people go through before family formation and indicate associations between the life context (e.g. age, social support) and parenting desire.

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Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 76%

Pathways to Parenthood among LGBTIQ People in Croatia: Who Wants to Become a Parent and How?

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Vujčić

Milković³

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“…Previous research has consistently found links between religious affiliation and practice with more conservative views of sexuality, both within the U.S. and crossculturally (Yerkes et al 2018). As Sherkat (2016) notes, most religious institutions remain steadfastly opposed to the full inclusion and acceptance of sexual minorities into their folds (cf.…”

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The Flesh and the Devil: Belief in Religious Evil and Views of Sexual Morality

Baker

Molle

Bader

2020

Review of Religious Research

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We examine an understudied connection between religion and sexuality: beliefs about the reality of supernatural evil (Satan, hell, and demons). After controlling for multiple other aspects of religiosity, beliefs about religious evil remain a strong and consistent predictor of attitudes about issues involving sexuality, including abortion, homosexuality, premarital sex, extramarital sex, and pornography use. Further, the effects of religious service attendance on attitudes about sexuality are contingent upon beliefs about religious evil. Moral condemnation of non-traditional sexuality is significantly higher among regular religious participants who believe strongly in religious evil compared to actively religious people who disbelieve in religious evil, as well as compared to people who do not attend religious services. Beliefs about religious evil are therefore central to understanding the empirical connections between religion and support for conservative, traditional views of sexual morality.

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“…The proportion of same-sex families is increasing in many Western countries alongside the number of national legislations that officially recognize this family diversity through new laws and regulations on registered homosexual partnerships, same-sex marriages, and same-sex parenting (Valfort, 2017). Nevertheless, members of same-sex families are still facing a wide range of challenges due to discriminatory beliefs in their societies (Fisher et al, 2017; Gato & Fontaine, 2016; Kuntz, Davidov, Schwartz, & Schmidt, 2015; Massey, Merriwether, & Garcia, 2013; Yerkes, Dotti Sani, & Solera, 2018).…”

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Contact With Gay Men and Lesbian Women Moderates the Negative Relationship Between Religiosity and Endorsement of Same-Sex Unions’ and Families’ Rights

Piumatti

Salvati

2020

Social Psychology

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Abstract. This study investigated the moderation effect of contact with gay men and lesbian women on the relationship between religiosity levels with the endorsement of same-sex unions’ and families’ rights. Analyses were carried out on a national representative cross-sectional sample of 5,544 Italian adult residents (% females = 54). Multiple linear regressions coupled with an examination of the interaction between contact and religiosity showed that contact mitigated the negative relationship between religiosity and endorsement of same-sex unions’ and families’ rights, especially at lower rather than higher levels of religiosity. These results are important in terms of understandings of the relationship between religiosity and policy preference regarding same-sex unions’ and families’ rights. Contact can promote equality for gay men and lesbian women but different susceptibility levels persist between highly and less religious individuals in this respect.

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Attitudes Toward Parenthood, Partnership, and Social Rights for Diverse Families: Evidence From a Pilot Study in Five Countries

Cited by 13 publications

References 33 publications

Pathways to Parenthood among LGBTIQ People in Croatia: Who Wants to Become a Parent and How?

Pathways to Parenthood among LGBTIQ People in Croatia: Who Wants to Become a Parent and How?

The Flesh and the Devil: Belief in Religious Evil and Views of Sexual Morality

Contact With Gay Men and Lesbian Women Moderates the Negative Relationship Between Religiosity and Endorsement of Same-Sex Unions’ and Families’ Rights

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