Religiosity and Same-Sex Marriage in the United States and Europe

Oppenheimer, David B.; Oliveira, Álvaro Borges de; Blumenthal, Aaron

doi:10.2139/ssrn.2287286

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“…Religious institutions and beliefs have long been a primary mechanism by which individuals develop their attitudes towards societal issues, including towards homosexuality and other concrete policy debates related to the LGBT community such as SSM, adoption rights, or gender recognition. Generally, more secular countries are more tolerant of homosexuality or become more tolerant as traditional sources of identity formation lose their relevancy (Asal, Sommer, and Harwood 2013;Inglehart 1977;Oppenheimer, Oliveira, and Blumenthal 2014).…”

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Where is the party? Explaining positions on same-sex marriage in Europe among would-be members of parliament

Siegel

Turnbull‐Dugarte

Olinger

2022

European Journal of Politics and Gender

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The rapid adoption of marriage equality legislation for non-heterosexual individuals in Europe is attributed to many factors, including dramatic shifts in public opinion, the work of transnational activists and changing international norms. Usually, these factors must be filtered through the halls of parliaments where most policy change happens. Given the importance of parliamentarians’ attitudes, it is surprising that we know so little about how attitudes towards same-sex marriage are distributed across political candidates in Europe and what factors shape them. This article fills that gap by using an underutilised dataset on the political preferences of candidates for parliamentary office. We find that beyond attachment to party families, a candidate’s religiosity and practice has a greater effect on a would-be Member of Parliament’s attitudes towards same-sex marriage. The findings suggest that the success of parliamentary action on lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender rights depends not on the partisan composition of the legislature, but rather on the representation of secular candidates. Key messages <ul><li>Support among parliamentary candidates aspiring to become legislators is an important prerequisite for the advancement of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender rights in polities where institutional equality is brought about via legislative reforms.</li> <li>Over and above partisanship attachment and ideological positions, the religiosity of would-be Members of Parliament is important in establishing support for same-sex marriage.</li> <li>The secular composition of legislative chambers, rather than its partisan composition, is more likely to predict the success of the advancement of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender rights.</li></ul>

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Section: Explaining Aspiring Mps' Preferencesmentioning

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Where is the party? Explaining positions on same-sex marriage in Europe among would-be members of parliament

Siegel

Turnbull‐Dugarte

Olinger

2022

European Journal of Politics and Gender

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“…The bulk of previous international research on the correlates of support for marriage equality and rights for same‐sex couples is largely based on survey data from individuals, focusing on the explanatory role of religiosity, political views, education, age, gender, cultural background, and area of residence (e.g., Anderson et al., ; Oppenheimer et al., ; Sloane & Robillard, ; Webb & Chonody, ). In Australia, a recent study by Perales and Campbell () found stronger support for the statement “Homosexual couples should have the same rights as heterosexual couples do” among individuals who were non‐religious, highly educated, under 40 years of age, female, living in a metropolitan area, on high income, Australian‐born, English‐speaking, and non‐heterosexual.…”

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The geography of Australia's Marriage Law Postal Survey outcome

Wilson

Shalley

Perales

2019

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After years of public debate about same‐sex marriage, the Australian Government put the issue to the electorate in the “Australian Marriage Law Postal Survey” in late 2017. The survey asked voters whether the law should be changed to allow same‐sex couples to marry. Nationally, 61.6% of voters responded “Yes.” But there were marked variations by electoral division, with the proportion of “Yes” votes varying from 26.1% to 83.7%. The aim of this paper is to explore the geographical pattern of the percentage of voters responding “Yes” by federal electoral division and identify its correlates. Results of the survey by federal electoral division were obtained from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS); other variables for electoral divisions were obtained from the ABS and the Australian Electoral Commission. Multiple linear regression and geographically weighted regression were employed to establish the relationship between the percentage of “Yes” responses at the electoral division level and the characteristics of electoral divisions’ populations. In 133 of 150 electoral divisions there was a majority of “Yes” responses. Strong predictor variables of the percentage “Yes” vote included the proportions of: the population describing themselves as having no religion, those with post‐school educational qualifications, those with a birthplace in Oceania, Europe, or the Americas, and those who did not vote for conservative parties in the 2016 federal election. A marginally better fit was obtained with geographically weighted regression. In conclusion, the geographical pattern of responses in the Australian Marriage Law Postal Survey is closely associated with a small number of characteristics of an electoral division's population.

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“…There is debate as to what actually constitutes marriage in whether it has to be comprised of only a man and woman (Nastich, 2003). There are many arguments that marriage can consist of same-sex couples as well be comprised by more than two people (Jorgenson, 2013;Oppenheimer, Oliveira, & Blumenthal, 2014). The U.S. Census Bureau (2013) reported more than 640,000 same-sex couple households in 2010, which is approximately 1% of U.S. population.…”

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The Glass Closet: Perceptions of Homosexuality in Intercollegiate Sport

Bass

Hardin²,

Taylor³

2015

JASM

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A mixed-methods approach was used to examine the perceptions and prevalence of open homosexuality in intercollegiate sport in the United States. Universityhosted biographies of NCAA Bowl Championship Series (BCS) head coaches were coded to determine the frequency of head coaches listing a wife, husband, and same-sex partner (Calhoun, LaVoi, & Johnson, 2011). These findings were paired with interviews of five college coaches exploring their feelings toward the culture surrounding homosexuality, by players, coaches, and administrators, at their university. Only one coach of more than 1,000 was identified as having a same-sex partner in university-sponsored coaching biographies. Interview findings revealed collegiate athletics is not as accepting to homosexuality even though societal acceptance is increasing.

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Religiosity and Same-Sex Marriage in the United States and Europe

Cited by 4 publications

References 11 publications

Where is the party? Explaining positions on same-sex marriage in Europe among would-be members of parliament

Where is the party? Explaining positions on same-sex marriage in Europe among would-be members of parliament

The geography of Australia's Marriage Law Postal Survey outcome

The Glass Closet: Perceptions of Homosexuality in Intercollegiate Sport

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