Multiple Identity Considerations Among African American Christian Men Experiencing Same-Sex Attraction
✍ Scribed by Mark A. Yarhouse; Stephanie Nowacki-Butzen; D. Fredrica Brooks
- Publisher
- American Counseling Association
- Year
- 2009
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 163 KB
- Volume
- 54
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0160-7960
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✦ Synopsis
The authors explored the experiences of African American men who identified as Christian and experienced same‐sex attraction. Participants completed an online questionnaire addressing experiences of same‐sex attraction; meaning attributed to their attractions; the sharing of their experiences with others; and perceptions regarding the intersection of their faith, race, and sexual identity. Most respondents (61.5%) felt different from their peers for gender‐related reasons, and most (80.8%) had had homoerotic experiences during the teenage years. Over 40% of participants indicated that their primary identity was Christian, and several shared their experience sorting out attributions and meanings associated with same‐sex attraction in light of their racial and/or religious identities.