Dilemas escondidos: homossexualidades masculinas e trajetórias de vida em igrejas evangélicas

Abstract

This study aims to observe and analyze the trajectories and experiences of cisgender gay men who have had prolonged and significant contact with evangelical churches. The focus is on men who have been involved with the church from a young age, allowing for the examination of critical phases in the development of the self, such as childhood, adolescence, and early adulthood. Additionally, the study includes participants from different age groups to understand the temporal contrasts of these experiences across different periods, highlighting differences and similarities. The primary objective is to capture, through the narratives, the possible dilemmas and struggles faced by the informants as gay men within a context that tends to label their non-heterosexual orientations as "sin" and directs them towards a heteronormative way of life, deemed as "correct" and "healthy."