CEU Electronic Theses and Dissertations, 2011
| Author | Shymko, Svitlana Mykolaivna |
|---|---|
| Title | "GAY AND CHRISTIAN, IS IT POSSIBLE?": OVERCOMING DOUBLE DISCRIMINATION IN POST-SOVIET UKRAINE |
| Summary | In this thesis I analyze strategies that homosexual Christians in Ukraine resort to in order to negotiate their religious and sexual identities. I examine the origins and consequences of a widespread opinion that homosexuality and Christianity are incompatible. I argue that such beliefs have a profound negative consequence on self-perception of many gay and lesbian believers. In this research I claim that the cause of this conflict lies in “double discrimination” homosexual Christians experience, on one hand, from society and institutionalized church for being homosexual, and, on the other hand, from LGBT community for being a believer. I conclude that establishment of personal system of beliefs based on broad Christian principles, such as equality of all people regardless of their sexuality, and rejection of conservative religious ethics of sexuality are the most important strategies that help homosexual Christians to establish a positive image of their identity. |
| Supervisor | Renkin, Hadley Zaun |
| Department | Gender Studies MA |
| Full text | https://www.etd.ceu.edu/2011/shymko_svitlana.pdf |
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