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Abstract
Navigating the intersectionality of Black gay Christian mens religious, sexual, and racial identities is an arduous process. These men struggle with oppressive systems within the greater society and within the very institution that provides support for their racial and religious identities, the Black Church. The Black Church is often at the forefront homophobia found within the Black community. This homophobia can be internalized and contribute to muteness found among this population. Utilizing a co-cultural and cognitive dissonance perspective, this phenomenological study will examine the lived experience of Black gay Christian men as they navigate the anti-gay discourse found within the Black Church.