The Politics of Gay Rights and the Gender Gap: A Perspective on the Clergy

2008 ◽  
Vol 1 (3) ◽  
pp. 384-410 ◽  
Author(s):  
Melissa Deckman ◽  
Sue E.S. Crawford ◽  
Laura R. Olson
Keyword(s):  
Logistic Regression ◽  
Gender Gap ◽  
Gay Rights ◽  
State Legislatures ◽  
Gay Marriage ◽  
Women Clergy ◽  
Public Speech ◽  
Attitudes Toward Homosexuality ◽  
Protestant Denominations ◽  
Rights Issues

AbstractIn this article, we explore the nexus of gender, religious leadership, and attitudes toward homosexuality and gay rights. Homosexuality has become a frontline issue in American politics, as illustrated most recently by gay marriage battles in the courts and state legislatures as well as state referenda campaigns designed to define marriage legally as the union of a man and a woman. Using survey data from a national random sample of 3,208 clergy who serve in six mainline Protestant denominations, we analyze the extent to which gender operates as a significant predictor of public speech on gay rights issues. Ordinal logistic regression allows us to demonstrate that women clergy are substantially more likely than their male counterparts to speak publicly on gay rights, as well as to model more generally the factors that compel clergy to take action to address this controversial issue in public.

Abstract P078: Gender And Racial Disparities In Aspirin Use For Primary Prevention: Temporal Trends From The National Health And Nutrition Examination Surveys, 2011-2018

Circulation ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 143 (Suppl_1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Osama Dasa ◽  
Inyoung Jun ◽  
Ruba Sajdeya ◽  
Mohamad B Taha ◽  
Omar Sajdeya ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Logistic Regression ◽  
Primary Prevention ◽  
National Health ◽  
Gender Gap ◽  
Temporal Trends ◽  
Prior History ◽  
Race And Gender ◽  
Health And Nutrition ◽  
And Gender

Introduction: Cardiovascular disease (CVD) disproportionately affects racial minorities in the US. Aspirin is recommended for primary prevention in persons at high CVD risk. Prior evidence revealed racial and gender disparities in aspirin use for primary prevention. Objectives: To describe recent trends in aspirin use for primary prevention by race and gender to identify factors associated with differences in aspirin use. Methods: Data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Surveys, 2011-2018, were analyzed. Participants aged 40-79 years, without prior history of CVD were included. Logistic regression was used to assess the association of aspirin use with comorbidities and sociodemographic factors. Results: Among 11212 participants, 47.0% were men; the mean (SD) age was 55.8 (9.79) years; 33.1% were non-Hispanic Whites (W), 23.7% non-Hispanic Blacks (B), and 13.1% Hispanics (H). Aspirin use was more prevalent among W (37.8%) compared to B (26.5%) and H (11.5%) ( P -value <0.001). Trends in aspirin use varied by race and gender over the eight-year follow-up period (Figure 1). Generally, aspirin use was significantly lower in women than men. There was a downward trend in aspirin use in H and B women; H men and women had the lowest prevalence of use across the follow-up duration. Aspirin use was significantly higher at older age, with higher BMI, more comorbidities, non-smokers, and having insurance. Compared to W, H (but not B) had a persistently lower likelihood of aspirin use over time in the unadjusted logistic regression model. After adjustment, race (but not gender) was no longer significantly associated with aspirin use. Conclusions: Aspirin use for primary prevention remains prevalent among W compared to others and among men compared to women. However, after adjusting for several covariates, the effects of race were removed but the gender differences remained. The persistent gender gap in aspirin use for primary prevention requires further explanation, and for those at high risk, intervention.

The Global Shift in Attitudes toward Homosexuality

2018 ◽  
pp. 209-228
Author(s):  
Jeremiah J. Garretson
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Attitude Change ◽  
Gay Rights ◽  
The United States ◽  
Attitudes Toward Homosexuality ◽  
Media System ◽  
European Values ◽  
Act Up ◽  
Major Factors ◽  
Free Media

This chapter broadens the scope of the book outside the United States and shows that advances in support for gay rights have been broader than previously thought. Using the World and European Values Survey, which have surveyed attitudes involving homosexuality since the 1980s, the chapter shows that on nearly every continent, there are countries whose attitudes have changed similarly to the United States. The chapter then shows that the major factors which divide countries that have seen change from those than have not are GDP and the size and freedom of each country’s media system. Countries with free and pervasive media, which allowed for the success of ACT-UP, saw attitude change. Those without free media or with little media infrastructure still harbour pervasive anti-gay attitudes. Tentative results on how political party systems effect gay rights support are also presented.

The Role of Secularism of State on the Relationship Between Catholic Identity, Political Orientation, and Gay Rights Issues

2015 ◽  
Vol 62 (10) ◽  
pp. 1359-1373 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zira Hichy ◽  
Mina Halim Helmy Gerges ◽  
Silvia Platania ◽  
Giuseppe Santisi
Keyword(s):  
Gay Rights ◽  
Political Orientation ◽  
Catholic Identity ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Rights Issues

scholarly journals The Gender Gap in Orgasms: Survey Data from a Mid-sized Canadian City

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nicole Andrejek ◽  
Tina Fetner
Keyword(s):  
Logistic Regression ◽  
Sexual Behavior ◽  
Survey Data ◽  
Gender Gap ◽  
Strong Association ◽  
Sexual Practices ◽  
Oral Sex ◽  
Men And Women ◽  
Clitoral Stimulation ◽  
Canadian City

Objective: Previous research has established a gap in orgasm frequency between men and women. This study investigates explanations for the gender gap in orgasm. Methods: Crosstab analysis and logistic regression are used to examine the gender gap in orgasms from one Canadian city: Hamilton, Ontario (N = 194). Results: We find a strong association between women’s orgasms and the type of sexual behavior in which partners engage. Women who receive oral sex are more likely to reach orgasm. Conclusion: Sexual practices focused on clitoral stimulation are important to reducing the gender gap in orgasms.

scholarly journals The Proof is in The History: The Louisiana Constitution Recognises Transsexual Marriages and Louisiana Sex Discrimination Law Covers Transsexuals – So Why Isn’t Everybody Celebrating?

2004 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 400-459
Author(s):  
Katrina C Rose
Keyword(s):  
United States Of America ◽  
Gay Rights ◽  
Essential Element ◽  
Sex Discrimination ◽  
The United States ◽  
Gay Marriage ◽  
Constitutional Amendments ◽  
Transgendered People ◽  
History Of ◽  
The Difference

Approximately half of the states in the United States of America have statutes recognising the reality of transsexualism. US Attorney and transgender legal historian, Katrina Rose, examines one of the earliest of these, revealing that Louisiana legislators in 1968 clearly understood the difference between gay marriages, and heterosexual marriages in which one spouse is transsexual. Rose also suggests that adoption of such a statute should be viewed expansively, with positive ramifications throughout the state’ s body of law. Additionally, she offers a scathing critique of the hypocrisy which has long permeated the American gay rights movement’s willingness to minimise transgender issues and to avoid treating transsexuals as equals. It is argued that this is no longer mere political polemic as the growing number of sweeping anti-gay constitutional amendments has transformed the history of transgendered people having no voice in the gay-marriage-dominated gay agenda into an essential element of transsexuals’ defence where legislative intent of such amendments are an issue in matters involving transsexuals.

Determinants of Support for Gay Rights Issues among a Population of Utah College Students

2012 ◽  
Author(s):  
Julie Carter ◽  
Levie Jones ◽  
Connie Greyson ◽  
Nick Marsing
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Gay Rights ◽  
Rights Issues

Narratives of Attitude Change and Resistant Subcultures

2018 ◽  
pp. 189-212
Author(s):  
Peter Hart-Brinson
Keyword(s):  
Attitude Change ◽  
Gay Rights ◽  
Gay Marriage ◽  
Generational Change ◽  
Generational Theory ◽  
Period Effects ◽  
The People ◽  
The Difference

This chapter analyzes the exceptional cases-the people who appear to contradict the predictions of generational theory with respect to their discourses and attitudes about gay marriage. Young conservatives who oppose gay marriage and old liberals who have always supported gay rights are parts of resistant subcultures that insulated them from generational change. Similarly, older liberals who changed their attitudes about gay marriage illuminate the process by which generational change can cause period effects. It is argued that these exceptions are compatible with generational theory because of the difference between the cohort and the generation.

She Preached the Word

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Benjamin R. Knoll ◽  
Cammie Jo Bolin
Keyword(s):  
Gender Gap ◽  
Personal Narrative ◽  
Religion And Politics ◽  
Religious Congregations ◽  
Women Clergy ◽  
Female Clergy ◽  
Women's Ordination ◽  
Women And Girls ◽  
American Society ◽  
Landmark Study

She Preached the Word is a landmark study on women’s ordination in contemporary American religious congregations. In this groundbreaking work, Benjamin Knoll and Cammie Jo Bolin draw upon a novel collection of survey data and personal narrative interviews to answer several important questions, including: Who supports women’s ordination in their congregations? What are the most common reasons for and against women’s ordination? What effect do female clergy have on young women and girls, particularly in terms of their psychological, economic, and religious empowerment later in life? How do women clergy affect levels of congregational attendance and engagement among members? What explains the persistent gender gap in America’s clergy? The authors find that female clergy indeed matter, but not always in the ways that might be expected. They show, for example, that while female clergy have important effects on women in the pews, they have stronger effects on theological and political liberals. Throughout this book, Knoll and Bolin discuss how the persistent gender gap in the wider economic, social, and political spheres will likely continue so long as women are underrepresented in America’s pulpits. Accessible to scholars and general readers alike, She Preached the Word is a timely and important contribution to our understanding of the intersection of gender, religion, and politics in contemporary American society.

Gay Marriage Goes Prime-Time

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Leigh Moscowitz
Keyword(s):  
Media Coverage ◽  
Gay Rights ◽  
Gay Marriage ◽  
Prime Time ◽  
Single Issue ◽  
Discursive Strategies ◽  
Mainstream Media ◽  
News Stories ◽  
Playing Field ◽  
Time News

This chapter examines the storytelling techniques that were used by journalists to produce the gay marriage issue for prime-time news audiences in 2003–2004, including labeling, framing, sourcing, imagery, and graphics. It discusses the discursive strategies employed by mainstream media to create conflict in the news; how sensationalist labels and descriptive language were used in news stories to validate historic homophobic discourses; and how privileging dominant political and religious sources worked to dichotomize the debate and silence moderate perspectives. It also explores how standard journalistic frames organized the same-sex marriage debate within “official” institutions of power. The chapter argues that journalistic definitions of authority, expertise, and “balance” created an uneven playing field, often pitting gay and lesbian spokespersons against unequal sources of influence from legal, medical, religious, and political authorities. It also shows how media coverage reduced the broader gay rights agenda to a single-issue movement and rarely gave gays and lesbians—almost always shown as couples—the opportunity to offer their own perspectives on this important issue.

The Battle over Marriage

2013 ◽  
Author(s):  
Leigh Moscowitz
Keyword(s):  
San Francisco ◽  
News Media ◽  
Media Coverage ◽  
Gay Rights ◽  
News Coverage ◽  
Gay Marriage ◽  
Public Image ◽  
Gay And Lesbian ◽  
Ballot Initiatives ◽  
News Stories

Over the past decade, the controversial issue of gay marriage has emerged as a primary battle in the culture wars and a definitive social issue of our time. The subject moved to the forefront of mainstream public debate in 2004, when San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom began authorizing same-sex marriage licenses, and it has remained in the forefront through three presidential campaigns and numerous state ballot initiatives. This book examines how prominent news outlets presented this issue from 2003 to 2012, a time when intense news coverage focused unprecedented attention on gay and lesbian life. During this time, gay rights leaders sought to harness the power of news media to advocate for marriage equality and to reform their community's public image. Building on in-depth interviews with gay rights activists and a comprehensive, longitudinal study of news stories, this book investigates these leaders' aims and how their frames, tactics, and messages evolved over time. In the end, media coverage of the gay marriage debate both aided and undermined the cause. Media exposure gave activists a platform to discuss gay and lesbian families. But it also triggered an upsurge in opposing responses and pressured activists to depict gay life in a way calculated to appeal to heterosexual audiences. Ultimately, this book reveals both the promises and the limitations of commercial media as a route to social change.

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