What makes a man: Gender and sexual boundaries on evangelical Christian sexuality websites

Burke, Kelsy

doi:10.1177/1363460713511101

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“…For instance, "Bronies", or primarily heterosexual young adult men who embrace the stereotypically feminine, child-oriented animated series, My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic, stands in opposition to traditional gender norms and expectations and have received their own share of backlash in response to their predominantly online community [22,23]. Other groups that have an online presence, such as heterosexual men who enjoy "pegging", or the act of being anally penetrated by a woman, directly challenge heteronormative sexual scripts by promoting a wider range of sexual practices viewed as acceptable and masculine [24][25][26][27].…”

Section: Representations Of Masculinity On the Internetmentioning

confidence: 99%

Masculinities in Cyberspace: An Analysis of Portrayals of Manhood in Men’s Rights Activist Websites

Schmitz

Kazyak

2016

Social Sciences

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A growth in cultural ideologies concerned with men and masculinities in contemporary American society has recently emerged. Men's rights activist (MRA) groups embody a movement emphasizing the crisis of masculinity. Despite men's privileged societal status, MRAs seek to establish resources for men to utilize in elevating their perceived subordinated position in society in relation to women and social minorities. Little research has systematically investigated MRAs on the Internet, which is rapidly becoming a primary source of information and social connectedness for people. Through a content analysis of the 12 most prominent MRA websites, we explore the various strategies used by contemporary men's groups designed to provide support for men in their pursuit of social legitimacy and power. Two primary categories of MRAs with distinctive ideological strategies emerged from this analysis: Cyber Lads in Search of Masculinity and Virtual Victims in Search of Equality. Though both groups promoted men's entitlement to social power, Cyber Lads utilized themes of explicit aggression towards and devaluation of women, while Virtual Victims adopted political and social movement rhetoric to address men's issues. The implications of these websites are discussed in terms of gender equality and their potential effects on individual men and women.

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Section: Representations Of Masculinity On the Internetmentioning

confidence: 99%

Masculinities in Cyberspace: An Analysis of Portrayals of Manhood in Men’s Rights Activist Websites

Schmitz

Kazyak

2016

Social Sciences

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“…Toward this end, digital ethnographic methods are uniquely primed to contextualize sexual selfhood projects within the online and offline contexts in which they emerge. Burke's (2014, 2016) study of Christian sexuality websites offers an instructive model for operationalizing digital ethnography. Using data from online interviews, surveys, and discussion forums, Burke examines how white, evangelical Christian men reconcile their heterosexual identities with their non‐normative sexual acts (i.e., pegging and cross‐dressing).…”

Section: Sexual Selfhood Projectsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Digital communities are not unique to queer populations, however. As previously discussed, heterosexuals who engage in non‐normative sexual practices participate in and shape digital community life (Burke, 2014, 2016; Carrillo & Hoffman, 2018; Silva, 2017; Ward, 2008). These studies share a focus on digital communities organized explicitly around sexual identities, practices, and behaviors.…”

Section: Digital Sexual Communitiesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Sexuality and digital Space

Adams‐Santos

2020

Sociology Compass

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Since the Internet's inception, sociologists have sought to understand the role digital spaces play in mediating communication, interaction, and its impact on the broader social world. Sociological literature at the intersection of sexuality and digital space presents a key area of inquiry, charting the generative, and sometimes utopian, aspects of sexuality's insertion into the virtual sphere, as well as the problems and drawbacks of this relationship. By drawing on select empirical studies, this article charts three dominant research strands on sexuality and digital space: (a) the influence of digital platforms in sexual selfhood projects; (b) macro‐level trends and micro‐level practices of desire, attraction, and dating online; and (c) the role of digital platforms in sustaining sexual subcultures. I propose additional approaches and lines of inquiry to further develop research in these areas.

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“…In fact, contemporary developments suggest that a rethinking of LGBT religious identities is in order. There has been a recent shifting in rhetoric on the topic among many religious groups, as well as a growing body of sociological research that finds straight religious identities also require identity work (Avishai ; Burke ; Irby ). More broadly, several scholars of sexuality have suggested we live in a “post‐closet” era (Seidman ), where the identity options for LGBT persons have grown exponentially (see also Brekhus ; Ghaziani ).…”

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confidence: 99%

“It Just Always Seemed Like it Wasn't a Big Deal, Yet I Know for Some People They Really Struggle with It”: LGBT Religious Identities in Context

Fuist

2016

Scientific Study of Religion

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Scholarly examinations of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) religious identities have typically focused on “identity reconciliation,” which assumes that being both LGBT and religious is a “contradiction,” and posits a “coherent” identity as a desired end goal. The present research draws on a qualitative study of three LGBT‐identified congregations to demonstrate that there are a variety of ways in which LGBT religious people approach the connection between their LGBT identity and their religion. While some participants of the study did feel a need to reconcile these aspects of their self, others report never feeling a strong conflict between their LGBT identity and faith. The differences in these understandings of LGBT identity emerge out of the sociotemporal contexts the interviewees exist in, suggesting that different contexts provide divergent resources for identity performances. Through these findings, I contribute to our understanding of the intersection of religious agency, religious identities, and religion as a quality of social spaces.

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What makes a man: Gender and sexual boundaries on evangelical Christian sexuality websites

Cited by 23 publications

References 29 publications

Masculinities in Cyberspace: An Analysis of Portrayals of Manhood in Men’s Rights Activist Websites

Masculinities in Cyberspace: An Analysis of Portrayals of Manhood in Men’s Rights Activist Websites

Sexuality and digital Space

“It Just Always Seemed Like it Wasn't a Big Deal, Yet I Know for Some People They Really Struggle with It”: LGBT Religious Identities in Context

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