Same-Sex Attracted, Not LGBQ: The Associations of Sexual Identity Labeling on Religiousness, Sexuality, and Health Among Mormons

Lefevor, G. Tyler; Sorrell, Sydney A.; Kappers, Grace; Plunk, Ashley; Schow, Ron L.; Rosik, Christopher H.; Beckstead, A. Lee

doi:10.1080/00918369.2018.1564006

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“…In turn, many LGBQ individuals have abandoned those places of worship and often religion as a whole (Lefevor et al, 2018). Although creating distance from homonegative denominations and churches is helpful for many LGBQ individuals (Sowe et al, 2017), others maintain ties (Lefevor, Sorrell, Kappers, et al, 2019), possibly exposing them to more homonegative messaging than those who leave.…”

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Homonegativity and the Black Church: Is Congregational Variation the Missing Link?

Lefevor

Paiz

Stone

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The Counseling Psychologist

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The Black church in the United States has historically functioned as a bastion for civil rights; however, it may also be a source of pain and suffering for sexual minorities. To examine the influence of individual and congregational variables on attitudes toward same-sex sexuality in the Black church, we collected a sample of 219 participants from 15 randomly selected congregations. Results of three hierarchical linear models indicated that congregation- and individual-level variables emerged as equally important predictors of individuals’ attitudes toward same-sex sexuality. Individual-level religiousness and congregation-level education emerged as significant predictors of homonegativity. Our results suggest that congregations may play a role in enacting homonegative attitudes. We encourage counseling psychologists working with religious Black sexual minority clients to help clients consider characteristics of congregations (e.g., education) and individual religious practices (e.g., overzealous service attendance) that may signal homonegativity. We encourage further work examining the influence of congregational factors on congregants’ attitudes.

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Homonegativity and the Black Church: Is Congregational Variation the Missing Link?

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Paiz

Stone

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The Counseling Psychologist

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“…They also report modest to moderate helpfulness of change-oriented psychotherapy goals compared to LGB identified individuals, who report modest to moderate harmfulness (Rosik et al, 2020). However, contrary to conventional wisdom, sexual minorities who rejected an LGB identity did not appear to report more adverse psychosocial health than those who had adopted an LGB identity (Lefevor et al, 2020). These subgroups also reported similar degrees of resolution of any conflict between their religious and sexual identities.…”

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“…In fact, an emerging literature now suggests this rejection of an LGBT identity may be a marker for a constellation of characteristics this sexual minority subgroup often report. These individuals appear to be more active in conservative religious settings, full members of their church, less sexually active, more likely to be single and celibate or in mixed orientation relationships, less accepting of their same-sex attractions, experience greater opposite sex attractions, and place more importance on a family and child centered life (Lefevor et al, 2020). They also report modest to moderate helpfulness of change-oriented psychotherapy goals compared to LGB identified individuals, who report modest to moderate harmfulness (Rosik et al, 2020).…”

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Efficacy and risk of sexual orientation change efforts: a retrospective analysis of 125 exposed men

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Background: Voluntary therapeutic interventions to reduce unwanted same-sex sexuality are collectively known as sexual orientation change efforts (SOCE). To date almost all evidence addressing the contested question whether SOCE is effective or safe has consisted of anecdotes or very small sample qualitative studies of persons who currently identify as sexual minority and thus by definition failed to change. We conducted this study to examine the efficacy and risk outcomes for a group of SOCE participants unbiased by current sexual orientation. Methods: We examined a convenience sample of 125 men who had undergone SOCE for homosexual-to-heterosexual change in sexual attraction, identity and behavior, and for positive and negative changes in psychosocial problem domains (depression, suicidality, self-harm, self-esteem, social function, and alcohol or substance abuse). Mean change was assessed by parametric (t-test) and nonparametric (Wilcoxon sign rank test) significance tests. Results: Exposure to SOCE was associated with significant declines in same-sex attraction (from 5.7 to 4.1 on the Kinsey scale, p <.000), identification (4.8 to 3.6, p < .000), and sexual activity (2.4 to 1.5 on a 4-point scale of frequency, p < .000). Over 42.7% of SOCE participants achieved at least partial remission of unwanted same-sex sexuality; full remission was achieved by 14% for sexual attraction and identification, and 26% for sexual behavior. Rates were higher among married men, but 4-10% of participants experienced increased same-sex orientation after SOCE. From 0.8% to 4.8% of participants reported marked or severe negative psychosocial change following SOCE, but 12.1% to 61.3% reported marked or severe positive psychosocial change. Net change was significantly positive for all problem domains. Conclusion: SOCE was perceived as an effective and safe therapeutic practice by this sample of participants. We close by offering a unifying understanding of discrepant findings within this literature and caution against broad generalizations of our results.

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“…Straddling these complicated identity lines is often stressful and harmful, particularly for marginalized groups. In the United States, lesbian, gay, bisexual, and queer Mormons who reject the label of their sexual identity tend to be more religious than those who do not, but they are less comfortable with the lived experiences of their sexuality (Lefevor et al 2020; also see Legerski and Harker 2018). At a U.S. Catholic university, gay and lesbian students often find themselves doubting either their religious or sexuality identity (or both), except in cases where they find support and accessible narratives to integrate and accept both (Wedow et al 2017).…”

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Gender, Sexuality, and Religion: A Critical Integrative Review and Agenda for Future Research

Schnabel

Abdelhadi

Zaslavsky

et al. 2022

Scientific Study of Religion

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This article sets forth a critical integrative review of the study of gender, sexuality, and religion. Treating religion as a cause, an effect, and an intermediary factor in relation to gender and sexuality, it draws on and synthesizes multiple theoretical approaches including gender and queer lenses on religion, cultural analysis, and intersectionality. The article is structured around ten big-picture questions about gender, sexuality, and religion and argues that gender and sexuality are a key symbolic boundary and cultural divide in religious and political life in the United States and around the world. It concludes with an agenda for future research.

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Same-Sex Attracted, Not LGBQ: The Associations of Sexual Identity Labeling on Religiousness, Sexuality, and Health Among Mormons

Cited by 53 publications

References 56 publications

Homonegativity and the Black Church: Is Congregational Variation the Missing Link?

Homonegativity and the Black Church: Is Congregational Variation the Missing Link?

Efficacy and risk of sexual orientation change efforts: a retrospective analysis of 125 exposed men

Gender, Sexuality, and Religion: A Critical Integrative Review and Agenda for Future Research

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