Abstract
The focus of this article is the text of Romans 1:26–27, and its exegesis by various (mostly gay) historians and theologians is explored. The tendency in its interpretation within queer-affirming Christianity is to read modern homosexuality as an inborn condition, whereas what Paul's epistle critiques is those who go against their “natural” sexual orientation—thus, heterosexuals who act homosexually are said to be sinful, and thus by implication homosexuals who act heterosexually would likewise be sinful. However, this construction remains dualistic and excludes bisexuals, tacitly reinforcing a binary between homosexuality and heterosexuality, with no other sexual possibilities allowable.
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