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This groundbreaking book examines the diverse manifestations of homosexuality in various historical periods and non-Western cultures. The distinguished authors examine Kimam male ritualized homosexual behavior, Mexican homosexual interaction in public contexts, male homosexuality and spirit possession in Brazil, and much more

The postwar years were a time of great changes for homosexuals in the United States. The conjunction of the fear and anxiety of the first Cold War years, negative stereotypes held as scientific truths explaining homosexuality, and the greater awareness people had about the existence of gays and lesbians resulted in an environment of misunderstanding and persecution. Within this environment, positive scientific contributions toward the understanding of homosexuality such as Kinsey's report were twisted to fit the larger societal preconceptions, and even influenced the creation of legislation aimed at eradicating homosexuals from the government.

Intro -- Foreword -- Introduction -- Chapter 1: Homosexuality and Religion -- Thai Buddhism Has No Clear Teachings on Homosexuality Hakan Jakob KosarThai Buddhism does not have a -- In Israel, Orthodox Rabbis May Allow Some Options for Homosexual MenAnshel PfefferOrthodox rabbis in -- In Israel and the United States, Conservative Synagogues Are Split over Gay RabbisBeth Schwartzapfel -- Islam Is Morally Conflicted About HomosexualityTheReligionofPeace.comIslamic teaching strongly oppos -- The Russian Orthodox Church Is Opposed to HomosexualitySpiegel in an interview with Metropolitan Kyr -- Catholic Spirituality Can Embrace HomosexualitySebastian MooreThe Catholic Church has a tradition of -- The Catholic Church Rejects HomosexualityCourageThe Catholic Church condemns homosexual acts as dama -- In Nigeria, Anglicans Support Imprisonment for HomosexualityFaith J.H. McDonnellThe archbishop of th -- Periodical and Internet Sources Bibliography -- Chapter 2: Attitudes Toward Homosexuality -- Homophobia Is Worsening in MalaysiaWalter L. WilliamsIn Malaysia persecution of homosexuals has wors -- In India, Homosexuality Is Treated with Benign NeglectSudhir KakarIn India homosexual acts have trad -- Depictions of Gay Men in Japanese Comics for Women Are Not HomophobicWim LunsingBLB and yaoi manga-J -- IWestern Evangelicals Have Encouraged Homophobia in UgandaJohn MooreThree Evangelical Christians hav -- In Latin America, Homophobia Hinders Anti-AIDS CampaignsUNAIDS Latin American laws do not prosecute -- Chapter 3: Homosexuality and the Law -- A Strong Law Against Homosexuality Is Being Proposed in UgandaAgnes AsiimweChristian and Muslim Ugan -- In Nigeria's Laws Against Homosexuality Violate Human RightsHuman Rights WatchA proposed Nigerian la -- In Iran, Homosexuals Are Not Forced to Become TranssexualsHossein DerakhshanHomosexuals are not forc

Public opinion research has repeatedly shown that religious persons report more prejudice against homosexuality when compared to their non-religious counterparts. This article contributes to a better understanding of this relationship by studying attitudes of youth in two of the three largest cities of Flanders ( N: 1907). The ethnic and religious heterogeneous population of these cities allows us to empirically disentangle the relevance of both religious involvement (strong versus weak) and the specific religious conviction with respect to negative attitudes towards homosexuals. This offers us a more detailed view on the exact nature of the relationship between religiosity and the latter attitudes among youth than what has been achieved so far. For both Christian and Muslim believers, we found more negative attitudes towards homosexuality, even after controlling for authoritarianism and a more traditional view on gender roles. Although boys appeared, in general, more negative towards homosexuality than girls, the gender gap amongst young Muslims was twice as large when compared to non-Muslims.

Knowing that in the human rights speech, these only can be cut down by other human rights, this article tries to answer some questions about homosexual person and homosexual culture: Is there a gay culture and/or a gay identity that has the right to be recognized and to be protected? Is there a kind of socio-culture symbols with specific rights? Or only a homosexual person must be in right ownership? And then, is there a specific human right to sexual orientation? Or, in fact, are we in front of a new dimension of classic human rights, like right to freedom? Eventually, are there reasons, moreover of consideration homosexuality as a moral perversion —because the official medical speech has denied the consideration of homosexuality as an illness— to not recognize the rights of a gay person or the rights of a gay culture?En alemán: Menschnrechte nur durch Rechte Dritter eingeschränkt werden dürfen, versucht dieser Artikel Antworten zu geben auf einige Fragen zum Individuum und zur homosexuellen Kultur. Gibt es eine Kultur und/oder eine Schwulen-/Lesbenidentität mit Recht auf Anerkennung und Schutz ? Gibt es einen Rechtsraum mit eigenen soziokulturellen Normen und mit spezifischen Rechten ? Oder können wir nur von homosexuellen Individuen sprechen, die durch ihre große Verschiedenartigkeit als Subjekte und Rechtsträger gekennzeichnet sind ? Und in diesem letzteren Fall: Gibt es ein spezifisches Recht auf sexuelle Ausrichtung ? Oder stehen wir in Wahrheit vor einer neuen Dimension von Menschenrechten, die schon anerkannt und positives Recht sind, wie z.B. das Recht auf Freiheit ? Und im Zentrum all dieser Fragen zur Betrachtung der Homosexualität: Gibt es Begründungen, die jenseits der Meinung liegen, die Homosexualität sei eine moralische Perversion – die Ärzte haben ja in Ihrem offiziellen medizinischen Diskurs die Position aufgegeben, dass die Homosexualität als Krankheit oder Störung anzusehen sei – und dennoch verhindern, die individuellen Rechte der Homosexuellen und einer möglichen Gay-Kultur anzuerkennen? ; Partiendo del hecho de que en el discurso de los derechos humanos éstos sólo pueden ser limitados por otros derechos humanos, este artículo intenta dar una respuesta a algunas preguntas en torno al individuo y la cultura homosexual: ¿existe una cultura y/o identidad gay con derecho a reconocimiento y protección?, ¿existe un universo de códigos socioculturales propio con derechos específicos?, ¿o solamente podemos hablar de individuos homosexuales, caracterizados por su gran diversidad como sujetos, como titulares del derecho? Y, en ese caso, ¿hay un derecho específico a la orientación sexual?, ¿o, en realidad, estamos ante una nueva dimensión de derechos humanos ya reconocidos y positivados, entre ellos, el derecho a la libertad? Y en el centro de todo esto: ¿existen razones, más allá de la consideración de la homosexualidad como una perversión moral —ya que el discurso médico oficial ha abandonado su consideración como enfermedad o trastorno— para no reconocer los derechos de los individuos homosexuales o de una posible cultura gay?