@article{ref1,
title="Exploring leisure constraints among lesbian women who attend a straight-friendly church",
journal="Journal of leisure research",
year="2018",
author="Barbosa, Carla and Liechty, Toni",
volume="49",
number="2",
pages="91-108",
abstract="The purpose of this study was to explore the experiences and perspectives of leisure constraints among lesbian women who attended a straight-friendly (LGBTQ-focused) church in Eastern Canada. Seven lesbians completed individual interviews, which were digitally recorded, transcribed verbatim, and analyzed thematically. <br><br>FINDINGS suggested that participants identified the church as a meaningful source of leisure. However, participants also viewed many churches and religion in general to be a source of leisure constraint as they had prior experiences of churches being unwelcoming or leading them to internalize feelings of homophobia. <br><br>FINDINGS also suggested that participants experienced constraints related to romantic partners if their partners did not want to attend church regularly or had negative attitudes toward religion. Interestingly, however, attending a straight-friendly church with a romantic partner led to a sense of empowerment as participants were able to demonstrate affection in a safe social setting.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0022-2216",
doi="10.1080/00222216.2018.1477679",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00222216.2018.1477679"
}