Module 3 Glossary

Here is a glossary of Module 3 terms to help you familiarize yourself with the different words and meanings that you may encounter. Remember that these terms are constantly changing and it's important to stay up-to-date by asking people about their preferred terms.

Homonegativity Negative associations towards the LGBTQ+ communities. Homonegativity is based on the term homonegativism used by Hudson and Ricketts in a 1980 paper; they coined the term for their research in order to avoid homophobia, which they regarded as being unscientific in its presumption of motivation.. Hudson and Ricketts (1980) viewed homonegativity as composed of cognitive, affective, and behavioral aspects. Patel (1989) developed the Self Report of Behavior Scale (SBS) to measure respondents' previous negative behaviors toward gay individuals. Link

Religion - a personal set or institutionalized system of religious attitudes, beliefs, and practices Link.

Religiosity - the quality or state of being religious. Link

The Religiosity Spectrum - a continuous sequence or range of religiosity. Link.

Religious - relating to or manifesting faithful devotion to an acknowledged ultimate reality or deity Link.

Religious Doctrine - a principle or position or the body of principles in a branch of knowledge or system of belief related to faithful devotion to an acknowledged ultimate reality or deity. Link.

Spirituality - of, relating to, consisting of, or affecting the animating or vital principle held to give life to physical organisms. Link. Link.

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On September 14, 1989, ACT UP (AIDS Coalition to Unleash Power) led a noon protest of 350 people in front of the New York Stock Exchange, targeting Burroughs Wellcome and other companies that it felt were profiteering from the epidemic by their high pricing of the AIDS drug AZT, which was unaffordable to most people living with HIV.

The demonstration was planned to coincide with those held in San Francisco and London that day.

Separate from the noon rally, ACT UP members Peter Staley, Lee Arsensault, Greg Bordowitz, Scott Robbe, James McGrath, and two other members who served as photographers infiltrated the Stock Exchange that morning. Chaining themselves to the VIP balcony, they dropped fake $100 bills onto the trading floor and disrupted the opening bell for the first time in history. Their miniature foghorns drown out the opening bell, as they unfurled a banner above the trading floor demanding “SELL WELLCOME” . Their photographs were given to the Associated Press and the story went national.

As a result of these demonstrations, Burroughs Wellcome lowered the price of AZT by 20 percent four days later.

How to host a “Living Room Conversation” on Faith and the LGBTQ+ community.