Reply #134: "Homophobia, hypermasculinity and the US black church" [View All]

[bluedawg12]

I found this for another thread, but it may shed some light and point a direction of where to go in terms og the GLBT and AA community.

We need each other and we need to clear this up before it tears us apart.

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cache of http://www.hawaii.edu/hivandaids/Homophobia,_Hypermasculinity_and_the_US_Black_Church.pdf

Culture, Health & Sexuality, September–October 2005; 7(5):
2005 Taylor & Francis
DOI: 10.1080/13691050500151248

ELIJAH G. WARDInstitute for Health Research and Policy, School of Public Health, University of Illinois at Chicago,
USA

>> Abstract
Black churches in the USA constitute a significant source of the homophobia that pervades black
communities. This theologically-driven homophobia is reinforced by the anti-homosexual
rhetoric of black nationalism. Drawing on a variety of sources, this paper discusses the sources of
homophobia within black communities, and its impact upon self-esteem, social relationships
and physical health. Religion-based homophobia and black nationalism point to wider structures
which have influenced their emergence, including racism, patriarchy and capitalism. It is vital for US
black churches and communities to understand and transcend their longstanding resistance to openly
addressing complex, painful issues of sexuality and embrace healthier definitions of black manhood....read full article...<<

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