Same-Sex Marriage in a Welcoming World: Rights Consciousness of Heterosexuals in Liberal Religious Institutions

Kazyak, Emily

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“…These findings are consistent with prior literature on the "false consensus effect" (Krueger and Clement, 1994) as each group assumes that their opinion aligns with the majority opinion. One implication of this finding is that people who are unsupportive of gay rights may view the Obergefell v. Hodges ruling as indicative of the Supreme Court members being liberal elites who are out of touch with the general public's sentiments regarding same-sex marriage (Irvine, 2005;Kazyak, 2011). Such a sense might dovetail with the sentiment that gays and lesbians are gaining rights at the expense of what the "real" Americans (understood as heterosexual) value (Baretto et al, 2011;Parker & Baretto, 2013).…”

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“…Other work shows that individuals may perceive the court as moving "too fast" and being out of synch with public opinion on contentious social issues including gay rights (Irvine, 2005;Kazyak, 2011;Klarman, 2013). Work that has focused on the impact of Supremt Court rulings on same-sex marriage, however, has found that no backlash occurred; the public's support for same-sex marriage did not decline (Bishin et al 2015;Flores and Barclay, 2016).…”

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“…Moreover, since the ruling, some states have passed legislation that negatively impacts LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender) individuals (Bauerlein and Kamp, 2016), which raises questions about whether the ruling on marriage created a backlash in 4 terms of public opinion on other LGB issues. People might also view the Court decision as ushering in social change that is not aligned with what the majority of Americans want, which could bolster a possibility of backlash (Kazyak, 2011;Parker and Barreto, 2013).…”

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Backlash or a Positive Response?: Public Opinion of LGB Issues After Obergefell v. Hodges

Kazyak

Stange

2018

Journal of Homosexuality

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Following Obergefell v. Hodges, same-sex marriage remains controversial and anti-LGBT state legislation has been passed, which raises questions about whether the Supreme Court's ruling may have created a backlash. We use data from two waves of a general population survey of Nebraskans conducted before and after the decision to answer three questions. First, we test three theories of how the Court decision influenced public opinion. We find that support for same-sex marriage was significantly higher following the ruling, suggesting that there was not a backlash to it. Second, we assess whether people perceive that the court accurately reflects the public's opinion. We find that people who favor same-sex marriage are more likely to think that the ruling refects public opinion very well; those who oppose same-sex marriage are more likely to think that the ruling does not at all reflect public opinion. Third, we examine the association between discussing gay rights and support for same-sex marriage, finding that those who talk about LGB issues very often are more likely to favor same-sex marriage. We discuss the implications of these findings in relation to two of the themes of this special issue: the influence of marriage equality on Americans' understandings of marriage and the impact of marriage equality on future LGBT activism.

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Backlash or a Positive Response?: Public Opinion of LGB Issues After Obergefell v. Hodges

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Stange

2018

Journal of Homosexuality

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“…These couples' narratives, the revealing extemporaneous "additional comments" on a questionnaire, demonstrate both the positive impact that legal recognition has brought to their relationships as well as the complex motives that same-sex couples may have for seeking legal recognition for their relationships. Kazyak (2011) shifts the focus from same-sex couples' experiences of legal recognition to an analysis of heterosexual individuals' understandings of same-sex marriage. Specifically, this contribution presents an analysis of heterosexual individuals' narrative negotiation of individual and religious beliefs about same-sex marriage with respect to conflicting perspectives on how same-sex couples should be recognized in US society.…”

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Narrative Research, Sexuality, and Social Policy

Frost

Vries

2011

Sex Res Soc Policy

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Narrative research methods have the potential to illuminate the complex interplay between social policy and individuals' lived experiences (e.g., Frost and Ouellette 2011;Lykes et al. 2003). The ability of narrative methods to highlight critical issues located at the junctures of individuals' experiences of sexuality and policy is a direct result of the epistemological foundations of narrative methods that emphasize meaning making, phenomenology, development, and the inherent complexity of lived lives (Fine 2006;Frost 2011;McAdams and Pals 2006;Ouellette 2008). However, when drawing on relevant social science literature, social policy-making efforts most often privilege data produced solely from quantitative research. The advantage afforded to quantitative methods in policy arenas likely stems from positivistic notions of what constitutes evidence, predicated on notions of reliability and validity based in quantitatively oriented epistemologies. Given sexuality-related phenomena and the policies that shape the experience of one's sexuality are inherently and simultaneously personal and social, evidence from both quantitative and narrative research paradigms are necessary for policy makers to best gauge the need for, experience of, and effectiveness of sexuality-related social policy.In light of the concerning lack of findings from narrative research in sexuality-related policy-making arenas, the aims of this special issue were to (a) demonstrate the relevance and utility of narrative research for and within sexuality-related policy-making efforts and (b) showcase empirical contributions from narrative research with implications in critical sexuality-related policy areas. In our call for papers for this special issue, we cast the net broadly, hoping to receive submissions that pertain to a wide variety of sexuality-related social policy issues utilizing a diverse set of narrative theories and methodologies. The call accomplished these aims in its receipt of over 50 abstracts, only 16 of which we were able to showcase in this double special issue. Contributions span the gamut of sexuality-related policy issues ranging from same-sex marriage, to sex work, to lesbian and gay foster carers, to adolescent pregnancy. The studies reported in the papers similarly derive from a wide variety of locations and are couched in/informed by a wide array of disciplines: the papers are from six countries located across North America and Western Europe, also including Australia, and New Zealand, and are framed within the fields of women's studies, psychology, sociology, nursing, and their intersections.We did not provide interested authors with a set definition of narrative research in the call for papers. Indeed, our aim was to leave the call as general as possible such that the special issues could present a wide variety of ways of "doing" narrative. Thus, one of the major collective contributions of this special issue is its ability to showcase multiple approaches to narrative research on sexualityrelated topics ranging from phen...

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Petitioning for Social Change: Letters to Religious Leaders From Gay Men and Their Family Allies

Etengoff

2016

Journal of Homosexuality

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Coming out is often described as challenging, especially for individuals from conservative religious communities (Etengoff, 2013). In an effort to explore how these sociocultural conflicts are mediated, gay men (n = 16) and their family allies (n = 9) from Christian and Jewish communities wrote letters to religious leaders regarding current sexual minority policies and whether they should change or remain the same. Petitioning tasks were selected as letters can shift author-audience relations to allow for non-normative and unscripted expressions (Daiute & Lightfoot, 2004). Sixteen of the 25 participants addressed their letters to a specific religious figure, illustrating the sociorelational applicability of the task. Ninety-three problems and 75 solutions were discussed, supporting prior discussions of petitioning tasks as a form of living history and conflict mediation (Daiute, 2010). Moreover, 20 of the 25 participants wrote about humanization needs (e.g., "We are not freaks at a freak show"), providing new conceptual structures for participatory research efforts, policy initiatives, and clinical applications.

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Same-Sex Marriage in a Welcoming World: Rights Consciousness of Heterosexuals in Liberal Religious Institutions

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Backlash or a Positive Response?: Public Opinion of LGB Issues After Obergefell v. Hodges

Backlash or a Positive Response?: Public Opinion of LGB Issues After Obergefell v. Hodges

Narrative Research, Sexuality, and Social Policy

Petitioning for Social Change: Letters to Religious Leaders From Gay Men and Their Family Allies

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