@article {2838, title = {Local Impacts of Religious Discourses on Rights to Express Same-Sex Sexual Desires in Peri-Urban Rio de Janeiro.}, journal = {Sexuality research \& social policy : journal of NSRC : SR \& SP}, volume = {6}, year = {2009}, month = {2009 Sep 1}, pages = {44-60}, abstract = {This article reports on a study that examined how religious discourses of inclusion and exclusion-in Roman Catholic, evangelical Protestant, and Afro-Brazilian religious traditions-affected people{\textquoteright}s rights to express same-sex sexual desires, behaviors, and identities in the socioeconomically marginalized urban periphery of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Using extended ethnographic observation of institutions and religious events over a period of 2 years, the authors identified how sexual rights were constructed within religious discourses and conducted ethnographic interviews with 45 religious leaders. In the low-income and violent urban periphery of Rio de Janeiro, religious leaders and institutions play key roles in molding community inclusion and exclusion. A comparison of the 3 major religious denominations shows a diversity of discourses about same-sex sexual desires and their impacts on community formation.}, issn = {1553-6610}, doi = {10.1525/srsp.2009.6.3.44}, author = {Garc{\'\i}a, Jonathan and Laboy, Miguel Mu{\~n}oz and de Almeida, Vagner and Parker, Richard} }