Religion, politics, and support for same-sex marriage in the United States, 1988–2008

Sherkat, Darren E.; Powell-Williams, Melissa; Maddox, Gregory; Vries, Kylan Mattias de

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“…The wife operated the household, raised the children, and was subservient to her husband [12,21,22,27]. While the country has progressed since this time, many believe in traditional marriage roles and the original laws and customs that form the foundation of marriage and family law [8,[27][28][29][30][31][32]. In addition to media and law reinforcing traditional marriage arrangements, policies and practices in areas of commerce, employment, housing, education, medicine, and healthcare continue to reinforce opposite-sex marriage as the ideal [21,22,29].…”

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“I Do, I Don’t”: The Benefits and Perils of Legalizing Same-Sex Marriage in the United States—One Year Later

Wolff

2017

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Abstract:In 1970, a gay male couple applied for and was given a marriage license in Minnesota. The license was eventually rescinded by court order. Forty-five years later, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that Section 3 of the Defense of Marriage Act, limiting the federal definition of marriage to consist of one man and one woman, was unconstitutional. The result was the legalization of same-sex marriage in the United States. The purpose of this article is to discuss the importance of establishing the right for same-sex couples to legally marry. It outlines the benefits and costs to LGBT communities one year after the establishment of same-sex marriage in the U.S. This paper explores the limits of utilizing a rights-based approach when advocating social change. The recommendation is for LGBT individuals, communities and allies to shift tactics to adopt a capabilities approach to organizing and mobilizing people, groups, and organizations around issues of injustice. A capabilities framework addresses the complexities of individual and community needs while providing a foundation for coalition building and lasting positive social change.

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“…It is essential that an analysis of inequality utilize an intersectional framework of analysis when examining social issues and strategizing for change [28,51,66]. While one issue may be more salient at a particular moment, this does not mean that the impact of other systems of oppression cease to matter.…”

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“I Do, I Don’t”: The Benefits and Perils of Legalizing Same-Sex Marriage in the United States—One Year Later

Wolff

2017

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“…They explain that denominational ties and religious participation have a negative influence on support for LGBQ marriage rights. They comment that although some scholars have asserted that younger generations of conservative Christians are growing tolerant on sexuality issues, there continues to be a notable gap between the attitudes of younger conservative Christians and people with other or no faith commitments (Sherkat, Powell-Williams, Maddox, and Mattias de Vries 2011).…”

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The Contact Hypothesis and Millennial Evangelical Protestants’ Attitudes toward Same-Sex Families

Marr¹

2016

Michigan Family Review

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Research regarding attitudes towards same-sex couples and their creation of families has identified a few trends including: 1) Millennials are the generation most likely to have favorable views of same-sex families, 2) evangelicalLGBT are less likely to approve (Jones, Cox, and Navarro-Rivera 2014). The central focus of this study is the attitudes of young evangelicals who may be more supportive of same-sex relationships 1 based on their age, yet less supportive based on their religious affiliation. Additionally, the project examined the extent to which contact with LGBQ 2 people has an effect on participants' attitudes towards same-sex couples creating families. This study helps us learn about the sexuality attitudes of this new generation of evangelical Protestant adults and how they are affected by contact with LGBQ people. The study provides insight into the future of Millennials' relationship with the evangelical Protestant tradition, gauging whether the tradition is likely to grow in support of or opposition to families headed by same-sex couples. BackgroundTo provide context for this project, literature on attitudes towards samesex relationships among Millennials and evangelical Protestants is reviewed first, followed by a summary of relevant research on the contact hypothesis and influence on attitudes. This section concludes with an outline of the existing information available on Millennial evangelical Protestants' attitudes toward same-sex relationships and an explanation of how this study contributes to the scholarship on these topics.

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“…Therefore it seemed useful to undertake studies on attitudes concerning samesex marriage at the time of its inception in Portuguese society. sex marriage, especially when taking into consideration religiosity and church attendance (Brumbaugh, Sanchez, Nock, & Wright, 2008;Pearl, & Galupo, 2007;Schwartz, 2010;Sherkat et al, 2011;Walls, 2010).…”

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“…Lubbers, Jaspers, and Ultee (2009) found that the religiosity of the respondents' parents, as well as their attitudes towards homosexuality, are the strongest determinants of attitudes towards same-sex marriage. Evidence of the importance of religion consistently appears in the literature on attitudes towards same-7 sex marriage, especially when taking into consideration religiosity and church attendance (Brumbaugh, Sanchez, Nock, & Wright, 2008;Pearl, & Galupo, 2007;Schwartz, 2010;Sherkat et al, 2011;Walls, 2010).Other studies identify socio-demographic factors that account for attitudes toward same-sex marriage, such as age and political positioning. For instance, the more elderly or politically right wing respondents (Lewis, & Gossett, 2008) or reporting high levels of transphobia/genderism or traditional heterosexism (Moskowitz, Rieger, & Roloff, 2010) display more negative attitudes towards same-sex marriage.…”

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Attitudes Towards Same-Sex Marriage in Portugal: Predictors and Scale Validation

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Lopes²,

Cameira

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Span. J. Psychol.

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The goal of the present research was to validate a Portuguese version of Pearl and Galupo's (2007) Attitudes toward Same-Sex Marriage Scale (ATSM). Participants were 1,402 heterosexual men and women that completed an on-line questionnaire. The final 15-item scale formed a single factor showing high internal consistency, as also obtained in the original validation study. In a general way, the results indicate a clearly positive attitude toward same-sex marriage. Furthermore, analysis of the scale's predictors demonstrates how a left-wing orientation and the level of denial of deservingness for lesbian/gay discrimination prove to be the best predictors of attitudes towards same-sex marriage. On the whole, these results indicate that the Portuguese ATSM version is a reliable instrument for carrying out scientific research and measuring and monitoring public opinion on this subject.Keywords: Same-sex marriage, scale validation, Attitudes, predictors ResúmenEl objetivo del presente estudio fue validar la versión en portugués de Escala de Actitudes hacia el casamiento entre personas del mismo sexo (ATSM) de Pearl y Galupo (2007). Los participantes fueran 1.402 hombres y mujeres heterosexuales que completaran este cuestionario on-line. La escala final de 15 ítems formó un solo factor que muestra una alta consistencia interna, también obtenida en el estudio de validación inicial. De manera general, los resultados indican una actitud claramente positiva hacia el matrimonio entre personas del mismo sexo. Además, el análisis de los predictores de la escala muestra cómo una orientación de izquierda y el nivel de negación del 3 merecimiento de la discriminación de lesbianas / gay son los mejores predictores de las actitudes hacia el casamiento entre personas del mismo sexo. En conjunto, estos resultados indican que la versión ATSM portugués es un instrumento fiable para llevar a cabo investigación científica, la medición y seguimiento de la opinión pública sobre este tema. also promulgated same-sex marriage either fully or in equivalent legal forms. As a result, same-sex marriage has gained increasing coverage in the national and global media. Despite the increasing globalization of this phenomenon, the majority of the studies in this area were developed in the US, while in European countries this research area still remains underdeveloped.Since the 2000's, Portugal has introduced legislation to prevent discrimination.Either by protecting individual rights, such as the explicit reference to sexual orientation in the Constitutional Principle of Equality (article 13) in 2004, or by securing relational rights, such as the introduction of same-sex de facto unions in 2001 and the same-sex marriage law in 2010 (Roseneil, Crowhurst, Hellsund, Santos, & Stoilova, 2013). As argued by Author (2013), these legislative changes do not seem to be enough to challenge widespread heterosexism, in contexts such as public demonstrations of affects between same-sex couples or feelings of multiple discrimination in the public sphere.Ther...

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Religion, politics, and support for same-sex marriage in the United States, 1988–2008

Cited by 230 publications

References 74 publications

“I Do, I Don’t”: The Benefits and Perils of Legalizing Same-Sex Marriage in the United States—One Year Later

“I Do, I Don’t”: The Benefits and Perils of Legalizing Same-Sex Marriage in the United States—One Year Later

The Contact Hypothesis and Millennial Evangelical Protestants’ Attitudes toward Same-Sex Families

Attitudes Towards Same-Sex Marriage in Portugal: Predictors and Scale Validation

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