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How Churches Defend Homosexual Rights in the U.S. in the 1960s
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Abstract
It is commonly considered that churches were usually opposers to the LGBTQ+ movements. Especially in the 1960s when churches played a negative role in the Gay Liberation Movement in the United States of America. But the fact seemed not to be that simple. As a matter of fact, in cities like San Francisco, some churches had started to play an active role in defending homosexual rights and they had a positive influence on homosexual acceptance among the American people. This paper discussed how specific churches defended homosexual rights in the United States of America in the 1960s by surveying what the Glide Memorial Church did in the 1960s. Through these resources, it can be easily found that the Glide Memorial Church, as a staunch supporter of the Gay Liberation Movement, helps defend homosexual rights in multiple ways including making sermons, holding public assemblies, etc. This research may be helpful to the LGBTQ+ movements today.
Keywords
Glide Memorial Church, America, the 1960s, homosexual rights, the Gay Liberation Movement
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Yang,J. (2024). How Churches Defend Homosexual Rights in the U.S. in the 1960s. Communications in Humanities Research,28,193-197.
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