Title | Local Impacts of Religious Discourses on Rights to Express Same-Sex Sexual Desires in Peri-Urban Rio de Janeiro. |
Publication Type | Journal Article |
Year of Publication | 2009 |
Authors | Garcia, J, Laboy, MMuñoz, de Almeida, V, Parker, R |
Journal | Sex Res Social Policy |
Volume | 6 |
Issue | 3 |
Pagination | 44-60 |
Date Published | 2009 Sep 01 |
ISSN | 1868-9884 |
Abstract | This article reports on a study that examined how religious discourses of inclusion and exclusion-in Roman Catholic, evangelical Protestant, and Afro-Brazilian religious traditions-affected people's rights to express same-sex sexual desires, behaviors, and identities in the socioeconomically marginalized urban periphery of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Using extended ethnographic observation of institutions and religious events over a period of 2 years, the authors identified how sexual rights were constructed within religious discourses and conducted ethnographic interviews with 45 religious leaders. In the low-income and violent urban periphery of Rio de Janeiro, religious leaders and institutions play key roles in molding community inclusion and exclusion. A comparison of the 3 major religious denominations shows a diversity of discourses about same-sex sexual desires and their impacts on community formation. |
DOI | 10.1525/srsp.2009.6.3.44 |
Alternate Journal | Sex Res Social Policy |
PubMed ID | 20161503 |
PubMed Central ID | PMC2796836 |
Grant List | R01 HD050118-02 / HD / NICHD NIH HHS / United States F31 HD055153 / HD / NICHD NIH HHS / United States R01 HD050118-04 / HD / NICHD NIH HHS / United States R01 HD050118-05 / HD / NICHD NIH HHS / United States R01 HD050118-01 / HD / NICHD NIH HHS / United States F31 HD055153-01 / HD / NICHD NIH HHS / United States R01 HD050118 / HD / NICHD NIH HHS / United States R01 HD050118-03 / HD / NICHD NIH HHS / United States |