Legislators’ Religiosity and Same-Sex Marriage in Latin America
Same-sex marriage has risen to the top of political agendas across Latin America, but it is still illegal in many countries. Public support about the issue varies greatly, and the roles of the courts, presidents, and legislatures have also differed. This article focuses on legislators because they a...
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| description | Same-sex marriage has risen to the top of political agendas across Latin America, but it is still illegal in many countries. Public support about the issue varies greatly, and the roles of the courts, presidents, and legislatures have also differed. This article focuses on legislators because they are charged with representing the public and converting demands into policy. Although many legislatures have now voted on the issue, the literature has not intensively examined the policy makers’ attitudes toward same-sex marriage. This study applies a theoretical framework that extends theories considering context and social contact and uses a survey of the region’s legislators to study the correlates of support for same-sex marriage. Although the study also tests for individual-level variables (e.g., gender and ideology), the models focus on the contextual role of religiosity. The results show that having more secular colleagues encourages even pious legislators to support same-sex marriage. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-a76a91186eec4274aa4ddd621c65c1db2023-08-17T10:00:43ZengCambridge University PressLatin American Research Review1542-42782023-09-015853956010.1017/lar.2023.5Legislators’ Religiosity and Same-Sex Marriage in Latin AmericaValentina González-Rostani0https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1316-1009Scott Morgenstern1https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7258-8657University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USUniversity of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USSame-sex marriage has risen to the top of political agendas across Latin America, but it is still illegal in many countries. Public support about the issue varies greatly, and the roles of the courts, presidents, and legislatures have also differed. This article focuses on legislators because they are charged with representing the public and converting demands into policy. Although many legislatures have now voted on the issue, the literature has not intensively examined the policy makers’ attitudes toward same-sex marriage. This study applies a theoretical framework that extends theories considering context and social contact and uses a survey of the region’s legislators to study the correlates of support for same-sex marriage. Although the study also tests for individual-level variables (e.g., gender and ideology), the models focus on the contextual role of religiosity. The results show that having more secular colleagues encourages even pious legislators to support same-sex marriage.https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/S1542427823000056/type/journal_articlelegislatorssame-sex marriagereligiosityopinion surveyLGBTQ+ rightslegisladoresmatrimonio entre personas del mismo sexoreligiosidadencuestaopiniónderechos LGBTQ+ |
| spellingShingle | Valentina González-Rostani Scott Morgenstern Legislators’ Religiosity and Same-Sex Marriage in Latin America Latin American Research Review legislators same-sex marriage religiosity opinion survey LGBTQ+ rights legisladores matrimonio entre personas del mismo sexo religiosidad encuesta opinión derechos LGBTQ+ |
| title | Legislators’ Religiosity and Same-Sex Marriage in Latin America |
| title_full | Legislators’ Religiosity and Same-Sex Marriage in Latin America |
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| title_short | Legislators’ Religiosity and Same-Sex Marriage in Latin America |
| title_sort | legislators religiosity and same sex marriage in latin america |
| topic | legislators same-sex marriage religiosity opinion survey LGBTQ+ rights legisladores matrimonio entre personas del mismo sexo religiosidad encuesta opinión derechos LGBTQ+ |
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