Report

Religious Affiliation, Internalized Homophobia, and Mental Health in Lesbians, Gay Men, and Bisexuals

October 2012

This report examines the relationship between exposure to non-affirming religious environments and internalized homophobia and mental health in a sample of LGB people in New York City. It appeared in the American Journal of Orthopsychiatry in October 2012.

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Highlights
Affiliation with non-affirming religious settings, but not the frequency of attendance, was associated with greater internalized homophobia.
Latino, but not Black, LGB people had significantly higher internalized
homophobia than their White peers.
Participation in non-affirming religious settings was not related to adverse mental health outcomes.
Religious Affiliation, Internalized Homophobia, and Mental Health in Lesbians, Gay Men, and Bisexuals