An academic monograph by clinical psychologist James A. Cates, published by Johns Hopkins University Press in 2020, examining sexual identity, philosophy and behavior in Amish culture, drawing on over twenty-five years of the author's clinical work in and near Amish settlements; its treatment of homosexuality states there is no openly gay Amish subgroup and that a gay Amish person must choose between leaving the church and community or suppressing that identity to continue presenting as heterosexual, because personal identity is subsumed to the group in Amish culture. Read through Melanie Springer Mock's review of the book in Anabaptist World, the only extractable account of its argument found.
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A peer-reviewed academic press monograph by a clinical psychologist with decades of direct field experience with Amish communities, the strongest account found; its own full text was not directly extractable, so it is read here through an independent published review that quotes its argument directly. NotesCited for the Amish sexuality-position, read through the Anabaptist World review paired with it.
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PublisherJohns Hopkins University Press
Publication Year2020
URLhttps://www.press.jhu.edu/books/title/12496/serpent-garden
Source Typeacademic monograph
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This source names Amish directly: "identity, philosophy and behavior in Amish culture, drawing on over twenty-five years of the author's clinical work in and near Amish settlements; its treatment of homosexuality states there is no..."
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