‘Coming out’ : experiences of Singaporean gay men across different ethno-religious backgrounds

‘Coming out’ : experiences of Singaporean gay men across different ethno-religious backgrounds

This study aims to explore the ways in which Singaporean gay men negotiate their ‘coming out’ process. Through in-depth interviews, influences of religion and ‘coming out’ audience on the homosexual identity development were delineated. The respondents consisted of predominantly Christians and Musli...

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Main Author: Lau, Paul
Other Authors: Tan Joo Ean
Format: Final Year Project
Language:English
Published: 2015
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DRNTU::Social sciences::Sociology
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10356/62375
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spelling sg-ntu-dr.10356-623752019-12-10T12:03:00Z ‘Coming out’ : experiences of Singaporean gay men across different ethno-religious backgrounds Lau, Paul Tan Joo Ean School of Humanities and Social Sciences DRNTU::Social sciences::Sociology This study aims to explore the ways in which Singaporean gay men negotiate their ‘coming out’ process. Through in-depth interviews, influences of religion and ‘coming out’ audience on the homosexual identity development were delineated. The respondents consisted of predominantly Christians and Muslims so as to draw comparisons amongst gay men from these two religious groups. The interview data collected showed that: (1) Christian respondents could reconcile their sexual identities with Christianity after joining Free Community Church (FCC), (2) Muslim respondents could not reconcile their sexual identities with Islam because of the parents’ denial and (3) Most respondents coped with stigmatizations through homonormativity. Bachelor of Arts 2015-03-25T09:05:53Z 2015-03-25T09:05:53Z 2015 2015 Final Year Project (FYP) http://hdl.handle.net/10356/62375 en Nanyang Technological University 31 p. application/pdf
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‘Coming out’ : experiences of Singaporean gay men across different ethno-religious backgrounds
description This study aims to explore the ways in which Singaporean gay men negotiate their ‘coming out’ process. Through in-depth interviews, influences of religion and ‘coming out’ audience on the homosexual identity development were delineated. The respondents consisted of predominantly Christians and Muslims so as to draw comparisons amongst gay men from these two religious groups. The interview data collected showed that: (1) Christian respondents could reconcile their sexual identities with Christianity after joining Free Community Church (FCC), (2) Muslim respondents could not reconcile their sexual identities with Islam because of the parents’ denial and (3) Most respondents coped with stigmatizations through homonormativity.
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title ‘Coming out’ : experiences of Singaporean gay men across different ethno-religious backgrounds
title_short ‘Coming out’ : experiences of Singaporean gay men across different ethno-religious backgrounds
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