| ID | 185909 |
| Title Proper | Constructing homonationalist identities in relation to religious and LGBTQ+ outgroups |
| Other Title Information | a case study of r/RightWingLGBT |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Dickey, Briar ; Spierings, Niels ; van Klingeren, Marijn |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | Recent research on homonationalism addresses the ideological and electoral combination of LGBTQ+ politics and radical-right populism. However, right-wing LGBTQ+ identities remain seemingly paradoxical, as right-wing Christianity-rooted conservatism is generally hostile to LGBTQ+ empowerment. Grounded in literature on populist radical right and its relationship with religion and sexuality, as well as social identity theory, we argue that right-wing LGBTQ+ people resolve identity tension by creating a positive group image. Analysing over 2,500 posts on a prominent (new/alt/populist) right-wing LGBTQ+ Reddit community, r/RightWingLGBT, we found right-wing LGBTQ+ users maintain a positive self-identity by positioning themselves against ‘degenerate, liberal, non-binary queers’, thus limiting themselves to narrow iterations of acceptable queerness which are congruent with hetero- and cis-normativity. Islam replaces Christianity as the primary anti-LGBTQ+ outgroup, which, alongside a normalisation and naturalisation of religious-rooted moral selves, helps to reconcile LGBTQ+ identities and right-wing populism and establish homonationalism as a bottom-up phenomenon. |
| `In' analytical Note | Identities: Global Studies in Culture and Power Vol. 29, No.4; Aug 2022: p.518-537 |
| Journal Source | Identities: Global Studies in Culture and Power 2022-08 29, 4 |
| Key Words | Online Community ; Right Wing ; LGBTQ+ ; Social Identity Formation ; Homonationalist Identities |