Gay southern
LGBT people in the South continue to face obstacles at higher rates than the rest of the country. Yet LGBT Southerners are resilient and proceed to thrive.
For first-hand accounts of being LGBT Southerners, check out the authentic short documentary series, GLAAD Presents: State of Alter below. Check back for additional videos in the six-part series. More are on the way:
Consider this:
- Across the board, people in the South showed more discomfort with LGBT people than those in the U.S. overall. Many of the responses demonstrated discomfort levels at 5 to 6 points higher in the South than in the country as a whole.
- 40% of respondents in the South listed discomfort with attending a gay couple's wedding. It jumped to 50% discomfort when bringing a child to the same wedding.
- Levels of discomfort concerning issues connected to transgender people were highest, both in the South and with the general U.S. population.
Nondiscrimination:
There are no statewide protections for employees on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity. However, s
Growing Up Southern And Gay
In the south, we have a saying, “we dont hide crazy, we parade it out on the front porch and donate it a pleasant tea.” It is an interesting change of phrase that most people dont understand. The basics of it imply that whatever makes us different isn’t something you hideaway in the obscure recesses. Instead, deliver it out for all to glimpse and appreciate. But it also has a second interpretation, one that refers to the proof that even the oddest parts of our families are still, just that… family.
But that is not the case with all the crazies…
Perception of entity Southern and gay
There are plenty of television shows and movies that exhibit how southern belles cannot go one single place without their gay besties, giving them both beauty and fashion advice. Those homosexual men dressed to the nines and held in tall regard, in many circles.
The south, however, is a very class-ridden society that places more importance on social status than anything else.
Those less than fortunate circles arent as lucky. Religion becomes a more dominant mindset and forces many queer fo
Stances of Faiths on Homosexual Issues: Southern Baptist Convention
BACKGROUND
The Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) traces its history to when it broke off from Northern Baptists over slavery. The roots of Southern Baptist history go endorse to the Baptist churches established in the American colonies in the 17th century.
By , the SBC formed its own Sunday School Board, headquartered in Nashville, Tennessee. Providing standard literature for all Southern Baptist churches had a strong unifying effect, solidifying the Southern Baptist Convention as a denomination.
Among doctrines Southern Baptists emphasize is the doctrine of local church autonomy. Working through 1, local associations and 42 state conventions, Southern Baptists participate a common bond of basic Biblical beliefs and a pledge to proclaim the Gospel of Jesus Christ to the entire world.
LGBTQ+ EQUALITY
ON SEXUAL ORIENTATION & GENDER IDENTITY
In a “Resolution on a Christian Response to Homosexuality,” the SBC declared that “even a desire to engage in a homosexual relationship is always sinful, impure, degrading, s
Welcome to Southern Decadence
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