Deconstructing Stigmatisation by Heterosexuals of LGBT Against the Backdrop of Religion in Malaysia
The study focussed on deconstructing heterosexuals’ stigmatisation of LGBT in the context of religion in Malaysia. The qualitative study involved semi-structured interviews with 21 heterosexuals (Buddhist, Christian, Muslim). The interview questions focussed on societal and personal views of LGBT...
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my.unimas.ir.437242023-12-18T00:38:41Z http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/43724/ Deconstructing Stigmatisation by Heterosexuals of LGBT Against the Backdrop of Religion in Malaysia Sharifah Sophia, Wan Ahmad Ting, Su Hie Collin, Jerome Yeo, Jiin Yih H Social Sciences (General) The study focussed on deconstructing heterosexuals’ stigmatisation of LGBT in the context of religion in Malaysia. The qualitative study involved semi-structured interviews with 21 heterosexuals (Buddhist, Christian, Muslim). The interview questions focussed on societal and personal views of LGBT. Thematic analysis of interview transcripts totalling 30,488 words showed the lay perspective on the construction of homosexuality in terms of personal choice, situational factors, and ideologies of stigma. The participants were able to empathize with personal choice only because they perceived the LGBT individuals had no chance of reverting to a so-called normal identity. The participants reanimated, rehearsed and re-presented the ideological defence of heterosexuality through repeated stigmatisation of difference and non-conformity in the context of the normative religious beliefs. They also perceived homosexuals as a potential threat to the morality of the norm-compliant population, prone to emotional and psychological instability, and a threat to the veneer of normalcy. The study showed that such popular theorising is not a neutral instrument of knowledge but one that carries ideological power in normalizing stigma towards LGBT Asia-Pacific International University (AIU) 2023 Article PeerReviewed text en http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/43724/3/Deconstructing.pdf Sharifah Sophia, Wan Ahmad and Ting, Su Hie and Collin, Jerome and Yeo, Jiin Yih (2023) Deconstructing Stigmatisation by Heterosexuals of LGBT Against the Backdrop of Religion in Malaysia. Human Behavior, Development and Society, 24 (1). pp. 27-35. ISSN 2651-1762 https://so01.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/hbds/article/view/263234/173145 |
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The study focussed on deconstructing heterosexuals’ stigmatisation of LGBT in the context of
religion in Malaysia. The qualitative study involved semi-structured interviews with 21 heterosexuals
(Buddhist, Christian, Muslim). The interview questions focussed on societal and personal views of
LGBT. Thematic analysis of interview transcripts totalling 30,488 words showed the lay perspective on
the construction of homosexuality in terms of personal choice, situational factors, and ideologies of
stigma. The participants were able to empathize with personal choice only because they perceived the
LGBT individuals had no chance of reverting to a so-called normal identity. The participants reanimated, rehearsed and re-presented the ideological defence of heterosexuality through repeated
stigmatisation of difference and non-conformity in the context of the normative religious beliefs. They
also perceived homosexuals as a potential threat to the morality of the norm-compliant population,
prone to emotional and psychological instability, and a threat to the veneer of normalcy. The study
showed that such popular theorising is not a neutral instrument of knowledge but one that carries
ideological power in normalizing stigma towards LGBT |
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Deconstructing Stigmatisation by Heterosexuals of LGBT
Against the Backdrop of Religion in Malaysia |
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Deconstructing Stigmatisation by Heterosexuals of LGBT
Against the Backdrop of Religion in Malaysia |
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Deconstructing Stigmatisation by Heterosexuals of LGBT
Against the Backdrop of Religion in Malaysia |
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