When Sheila's a Lesbian: Religious Individualism among Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Christians

Queering Religious Texts: An Exploration of British Non-heterosexual Christians’ and Muslims’ Strategy of Constructing Sexuality-affirming Hermeneutics

“…Repstad, 2003). This is particularly true among religious people with dissident identities (Wilcox, 2002(Wilcox, , 2003Yip 2002;2003c). 31 This development in the religious landscape is of course reflective of the contemporary western society as a whole.…”

“…The reflection and evaluation of such texts, and the practice of principles gained from them, is no longer the preserve of religious authority structures, but their own. This process humanizes the texts, emphasizing the believer's moral right to choose and select from a repertoire, rather than being constrained by it (Dufour, 2000;Wilcox, 2002Wilcox, , 2003. Thus, the empirical 'what is' (based on personal experience) is prioritized over the theological 'what ought to be' (i.e.…”

A moderated mediation model of minority stress and resilience factors in sexual minority Christian college students : comparison between PROCESS and SEM.

“…Some Protestant denominations view homosexuality as a choice inconsistent with religious beliefs (Buchanan, Dzelme, Harris, & Hecker, 2001;Rodriguez & Ouellette, 2000;Wilcox, 2002). The Catholic Church acknowledges that innate variant sexual orientations exist, but holds the position that acting on this orientation is sinful (Buchanan et al, 2001, Wilcox, 2002.…”

“…The Catholic Church acknowledges that innate variant sexual orientations exist, but holds the position that acting on this orientation is sinful (Buchanan et al, 2001, Wilcox, 2002. Alternatively, some religiously affiliated anti-LGB groups view variant sexual or gender identities as a disorder.…”

“…Alternatively, some religiously affiliated anti-LGB groups view variant sexual or gender identities as a disorder. Much like the pre-feminist theory conceptualization of LGB stress, these groups will often point to the minority distress LGB individuals can experience as evidence of the "mental illness" aspect of sexual orientation variance (Wilcox, 2002). Despite condemnation of such practices from the APA, this mindset has led to the formation of the conversion or reparative therapies movements where sexual orientation is viewed as something that can be changed or "fixed" with religious and psychological intervention (APA, 2006;Robinson & Spivey, 2007).…”