Institute for Action Against Hate
Spokane, Washington
40 JOURNAL OF HATE STUDIES Vol. 7:21
...In conclusion, scientific judgments formed by anti-LGB groups are rooted in a heterosexist context, eliminating any claims to objectivity and serving only to provide a rationale for promoting anti-LGB prejudices. Preconceived ideas frame the research into homosexuality, determine the criteria for data analysis, and influence the conclusions drawn from the research. This science provides cover for politicians, religious leaders, and activists who wish to promote discrimination and prejudice against sexual minorities through defining them as the Other. Studies that create statistics "proving" that sexual minorities are at risk for disease, mental illness, or engaging in unhealthy practices ignore the role that factors such as violence and discrimination against LGB individuals may play in these figures. Science does not exist outside the social, cultural, or political contexts within which it is constructed; rather, it is an integral component of these contexts and can often be used within a discourse of Othering to rationalize oppression against and power over the hated Other.
Read complete paper - by Professor James M. Mohrhttp://guweb2.gonzaga.edu/againsthate/Journal%207/Mohr.pdf
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Gonzaga University
Institute for Action Against Hate
JOURNAL OF HATE STUDIES
http://guweb2.gonzaga.edu/againsthate/journal.html
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