Mobilizing in Response to Threat: The Case of the Ex-Gay Movement

Crockett, Jason Lee; Kane, Melinda D.

doi:10.1108/s0163-786x(2012)0000033012

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“…Many Web sites also use both homo‐negative and heterosexist terminology (Cramer et al. ; Crockett and Kane ; Walls ). As Walls () points out, this kind of language is becoming more subtle; he identifies what he calls “paternalistic heterosexism,” in which a person holds a clear preference for heterosexuality while appearing compassionate toward non‐heterosexuals.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…In subsequent decades, psychoanalysts pathologized homosexuality and claimed that treatment options were available for those wishing to be cured. The first reparative therapy clinic, Love in Action, was established in the suburbs of San Francisco in 1973; yet, that same year, the American Psychiatric Association removed homosexuality as a disorder from the DSM (Cianciotto and Cahill ; Crockett and Kane ; Drescher ; Erzen ). Deleting homosexuality from the DSM spurred political activism, as “antihomosexual political, religious and mental health forces were deprived of an important tool of repression” (Drescher :39).…”

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“…Although the ex‐gay movement has faced challenges, it continues to assert itself as a prominent actor in national affairs to counteract what it perceives as the harmful effects of homosexuality (Crockett and Kane ). Reparative therapy, though, is decidedly besmirched and increasingly marginalized.…”

Section: Reparative Therapymentioning

confidence: 99%

“…; Drescher ). The practice also receives brief treatment in the research on the ex‐gay movement within the sociological literature (Crockett and Kane ; Erzen ; Fetner , ). To the best of our knowledge, no research to date has considered how reparative therapy is promoted and justified by its practitioners, especially amidst the growing controversy and negative press.…”

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Playing It Straight: Framing Strategies Among Reparative Therapists

Arthur

McGill

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2013

Sociological Inquiry

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Reparative therapy, a form of counseling that seeks to help individuals get rid of their homosexual desires, has been an important component of the ex-gay movement, but the controversy surrounding the practice has been growing since the 1990s. As a result, the therapy has been effectively relegated to a deviant status by both mainstream society and the mental health profession. Nevertheless, a number of reparative therapists continue to offer their services. This article uses the sociological concepts of deviance and framing to identify both the factors that constitute the deviant status of reparative therapy and the frames practitioners use to legitimate the therapy within an increasingly hostile social environment. A content analysis of reparative therapy Web sites highlights differences between two types of reparative therapists: professional therapists who emphasize the client's right to pursue change and religious counselors who prioritize biblical teachings prohibiting homosexual acts. The results contribute to the sparse sociological literature on reparative therapy and the use of frames by individuals who have experienced marginalization.

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Playing It Straight: Framing Strategies Among Reparative Therapists

Arthur

McGill

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2013

Sociological Inquiry

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“…FPCs are independent state-level organizations that promote social conservative causes by “serving as a voice for the family and assisting advocates for family ideals who aim to recapture the moral and intellectual high ground in the public arena” (Focus on the Family 2007). As these organizations have been active opponents of the LGBT movement and its policy goals, several previous studies on LGBT activism and policy have used the existence of a state FPC as a measure of countermovement mobilization (Crockett and Kane 2012; Scheitle and Hahn 2011; Soule 2004). This measure is scored “1” beginning in the year of the organization’s founding in a given state and for each of the years after.…”

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Organization, Opportunity, and the Shifting Politics of Employment Discrimination

2016

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Despite the major breakthrough for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) activists on marriage equality, the fight against employment discrimination remains elusive. Whether one is protected from discrimination in employment on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity depends on where one lives and is contingent on a patchwork of state and local policies. In this article, we investigate the adoption of state nondiscrimination laws that are inclusive of sexual orientation between 1980 and 2009. Findings from our event history analysis of policy adoption contribute to the study of social movements and LGBT politics in three ways. First, and consistent with social movement theory, we find countermovement opposition to gay rights as well as pro-LGBT political opportunities to be critical. Second, we find organization and opportunity to fluctuate in importance over time, underscoring the need for historically informed analyses that seriously consider when key actors should matter for social movement outcomes. Third, we produce new state-level estimates of public opinion of nondiscrimination laws. We show that while very high levels of public support are common for states that adopt nondiscrimination laws, they are not enough on their own, particularly in the face of opposition.

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“Ex-gay” campaigns as a new form of conservative Christians’ queer hatred politics in South Korea

Park

2024

International Feminist Journal of Politics

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Mobilizing in Response to Threat: The Case of the Ex-Gay Movement

Cited by 7 publications

References 39 publications

Playing It Straight: Framing Strategies Among Reparative Therapists

Playing It Straight: Framing Strategies Among Reparative Therapists

Organization, Opportunity, and the Shifting Politics of Employment Discrimination

“Ex-gay” campaigns as a new form of conservative Christians’ queer hatred politics in South Korea

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