Ogland Curtis P, Verona Ana Paula
a Department of Sociology , University of Texas at San Antonio , San Antonio , Texas , USA.
J Homosex. 2014;61(9):1334-49. doi: 10.1080/00918369.2014.926767.
The provision of civil liberties to LGBT persons has become part of a global movement in societies across the world. In Brazil, a recent judicial ruling for the first time established the right for homosexual couples to enter into civil unions, despite the presence of widespread disapproval of homosexuality among the population and opposition from prominent religious groups. Picking up on this issue, the following study examines whether religion may factor into the attitudes Brazilians hold toward homosexuality and same-sex civil unions. Using data from the Brazilian Social Research Survey, we find that the most restrictive views toward homosexuality and the strongest opposition to same-sex civil unions are most prevalent among devoted followers of historical Protestant, Pentecostal, and Catholic faith traditions, whereas adherents of Afro-Brazilian and spiritist religions, as well as those with no religious commitment, are inclined to assume a more tolerant moral posture toward such issues. The findings point to religion as a potential influence in future public policy initiatives and social movements involving LGBT issues in Brazil.
向 LGBT 群体提供公民自由已成为全球社会的一项全球性运动的一部分。在巴西，最近一项司法裁决首次确立了同性恋伴侣缔结民事结合的权利，尽管民众中普遍存在对同性恋的不赞同态度，且有 prominent religious groups 的反对。基于这个问题，以下研究探讨宗教是否可能影响巴西人对同性恋和同性民事结合的态度。利用巴西社会研究调查的数据，我们发现，对同性恋最具限制性的观点以及对同性民事结合最强烈的反对在历史悠久的新教、五旬节派和天主教信仰传统的虔诚追随者中最为普遍，而非洲裔巴西宗教和唯灵论宗教的信徒，以及那些没有宗教信仰的人，倾向于对这些问题采取更宽容的道德姿态。研究结果表明，宗教可能会对巴西未来涉及 LGBT 问题的公共政策倡议和社会运动产生潜在影响。
