O'Brien T
St. Michael's College, Toronto.
J Homosex. 1991;21(4):29-44. doi: 10.1300/J082v21n04_03.
The negative assessment of lesbian/gay relationships in Catholic circles is most often based on scanty information gathered from folklore, the commercial media, and a narrow, literal reading of Biblical texts. Assumptions are made about the personal adjustment of individual gay/lesbian persons and the quality of their relationships without recourse to actual lived experience. This survey of 263 gay/lesbian Catholics and 20 controls was designed to receive direct feedback from lesbian/gay persons concerning their religious attitudes, personal adjustment, and relational quality. The results contradict many preconceptions, and a remarkable similarity is demonstrated between the gay/lesbian responses and those of the control group.
天主教界对女同性恋/男同性恋关系的负面评价，大多基于从民间传说、商业媒体以及对圣经文本狭隘、字面的解读中收集到的匮乏信息。在没有诉诸实际生活经历的情况下，就对同性恋个体的个人调适情况及其关系质量做出了假设。这项对263名同性恋天主教徒和20名对照者的调查，旨在直接获取同性恋者关于其宗教态度、个人调适及关系质量的反馈。结果与许多先入之见相悖，并且在同性恋者的回答与对照组的回答之间显示出显著的相似性。
