Killing Spirits: How Black Churches and Families Harm Through Homophobia, Transphobia, and Heterosexism
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Lou (Hall), Joie (Kescia)
- Affiliation: College of Arts and Sciences, Department of Sociology
- Abstract
- This study narrates ways in which Black queer and trans* people experience homophobia, transphobia, and heterosexism in their churches and families. This analysis is essential in understanding the high rates of depression that Black queer and trans* people experience as a result of the above systems of oppression. Studies have shown the psychosocial effects racism has upon Black people. Many Black people seek refuge in their families and churches to escape this system of oppression. However, simultaneously studies indicate that queer and trans* people suffer from high rates of depression in comparison to their cishetero counterparts through navigating homophobic, transphobic, and heterosexist spaces. Unfortunately, as many Black queer and trans* people seek refuge from racism in their families and churches, they are met with homophobia, transphobia, and heterosexism. I interviewed 18 queer and trans* people across three groups with unique relationships to the Black church. One group of participants still attends Black non-queer affirming churches, the second group attends Black queer affirming churches, and the final group no longer attends church or practices the Christian faith. From this data I am able to illustrate the ways in which these two major institutions of Blackness [church and family] participate in these systems of oppression that may cause or worsen depression in Black queer and trans* people. This study narrates the main ways that Black families, as well as Black churches enact homophobia, transphobia, and heterosexism.
- Date of publication
- spring 2016
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- Funding: Honors Undergraduate Research Fund
- Advisor
- Pearce, Lisa D.
- Degree
- Bachelor of Arts
- Honors level
- Honors
- Degree granting institution
- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
- Graduation year
- 2016
- Language
- English
- Extent
- 48
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