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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...

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Main Authors: Sharifah Sophia, Wan Ahmad, Ting, Su Hie, Collin, Jerome, Yeo, Jiin Yih
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Language:English
Published: Asia-Pacific International University 2023
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H Social Sciences (General)
HT Communities. Classes. Races
Online Access:http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/41712/1/Deconstructing%20Stigmatisation.pdf
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spelling my.unimas.ir.417122023-10-12T01:48:16Z http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/41712/ 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) HT Communities. Classes. Races 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 interms 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 re-animated, 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 threatto 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 2023-04-16 Article PeerReviewed text en http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/41712/1/Deconstructing%20Stigmatisation.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/
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topic H Social Sciences (General)
HT Communities. Classes. Races
spellingShingle H Social Sciences (General)
HT Communities. Classes. Races
Sharifah Sophia, Wan Ahmad
Ting, Su Hie
Collin, Jerome
Yeo, Jiin Yih
Deconstructing Stigmatisation by Heterosexuals of LGBT Against the Backdrop of Religion in Malaysia
description 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 interms 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 re-animated, 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 threatto 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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author Sharifah Sophia, Wan Ahmad
Ting, Su Hie
Collin, Jerome
Yeo, Jiin Yih
author_facet Sharifah Sophia, Wan Ahmad
Ting, Su Hie
Collin, Jerome
Yeo, Jiin Yih
author_sort Sharifah Sophia, Wan Ahmad
title Deconstructing Stigmatisation by Heterosexuals of LGBT Against the Backdrop of Religion in Malaysia
title_short Deconstructing Stigmatisation by Heterosexuals of LGBT Against the Backdrop of Religion in Malaysia
title_full Deconstructing Stigmatisation by Heterosexuals of LGBT Against the Backdrop of Religion in Malaysia
title_fullStr Deconstructing Stigmatisation by Heterosexuals of LGBT Against the Backdrop of Religion in Malaysia
title_full_unstemmed Deconstructing Stigmatisation by Heterosexuals of LGBT Against the Backdrop of Religion in Malaysia
title_sort deconstructing stigmatisation by heterosexuals of lgbt against the backdrop of religion in malaysia
publisher Asia-Pacific International University
publishDate 2023
url http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/41712/1/Deconstructing%20Stigmatisation.pdf
http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/41712/
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