Grit, Guts, and Vanilla Beans: Godly Masculinity in the Ex-Gay Movement

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Grit, Guts, and Vanilla Beans: Godly Masculinity in the Ex-Gay Movement

Gerber, Lynne - Personal Name;

Ex-gay ministries, like many evangelical groups, advocate traditional gender ideologies. But their discourses and practices generate masculine ideals that are quite distinct from hegemonic ones. I argue that rather than simply reproducing hegemonic masculinity, ex-gay ministries attempt to realize godly masculinity, an ideal that differs significantly from hegemonic masculinity and is explicitly critical of it. I discuss three aspects of the godly masculine ideal—de-emphasizing heterosexual conquest, inclusive masculinity, and homo-intimacy—that work to subvert hegemonic masculinity and allow ministry members to critique it while still advocating for innate gender distinction and hierarchy. I conclude by arguing that gender theorists need to be more precise in distinguishing conservative religious masculinities from hegemonic ones.

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Series Title: GENDER & SOCIETY
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Publisher: Thousand Oaks : Sage Publications., 2015
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Language: English
ISBN/ISSN: 0891-2432
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Edition: Volume 29, Issue 1 February 2015 , pages 26-50
Subject(s): Homosexuality
Hegemonic masculinity
Ex-gay movement
Exodus International
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