Critique of the Theory of the Naturalness of Homosexuality: A Religious-Psychological Analysis
Article Type:
Research
Writers:
✍️ Mohammad Javad Ramezanipoor
/ PhD student in Psychology, Imam Khomeini Educational and Research Institute / m.jramezanipoor@gmail.com
/ PhD student in Psychology, Imam Khomeini Educational and Research Institute / m.jramezanipoor@gmail.comReza Mahkam / Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, Imam Khomeini Educational and Research Institute / mahkam@iki.ac.ir
/ Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, Imam Khomeini Educational and Research Institute / mahkam@iki.ac.irMohammad reza Bonyani / Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, Islamic University of Sciences and Education / bonyani.1386@yahoo.com
/ Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, Islamic University of Sciences and Education / bonyani.1386@yahoo.comAbstract:
Homosexuality, as a sexual orientation, has attempted to gain recognition in recent decades by citing theories such as "naturalness." The theory of "naturalness of homosexuality" claims that this orientation is not the result of deviation or damage, but rather, like heterosexuality, is natural, instinctive, and inevitable. The present study aims to examine and criticize this theory based on scientific, psychological, and religious analysis. The research method is qualitative content analysis of scientific sources in the fields of psychology, biology, moral philosophy, and religious texts. The findings show that the claim that homosexuality is natural faces serious challenges from a scientific, psychological, and religious perspective. From the perspective of psychology and psychiatry, this phenomenon is in many cases the result of traumatic developmental experiences. From the perspective of moral philosophy, naturalness in itself cannot be a criterion of moral correctness; also from a religious perspective, homosexuality is considered a deviation from divine origination and any legitimization of it is in conflict with Islamic teachings.
چکیده و کلیدواژه فارسی (Persian)
Title :نقد و بررسی نظریۀ طبیعی بودن همجنسگرایی: تحلیلی دینی ـ روانشناختی
Abstract:
همجنسگرایی، بهعنوان گرایشی جنسی، در دهههای اخیر با استناد به نظریههایی چون «طبیعی بودن»، تلاش کرده است به رسمیت شناخته شود. نظریۀ «طبیعی بودن همجنسگرایی» مدعی است که این گرایش نه حاصل انحراف یا آسیب، بلکه همانند دگرجنسخواهی امری طبیعی، غریزی و اجتنابناپذیر است. پژوهش حاضر با هدف بررسی و نقد این نظریه بر اساس تحلیلی علمی، روانشناختی و دینی انجام شده است. روش پژوهش تحلیل محتوای کیفی منابع علمی در حوزۀ روانشناسی، زیستشناسی، فلسفۀ اخلاق و متون دینی است. یافتهها نشان میدهد که ادعای طبیعی بودن همجنسگرایی از منظر علمی، روانشناختی و دینی با چالشهای جدی مواجه است. از دیدگاه روانشناسی و روانپزشکی، این پدیده در بسیاری از موارد حاصل تجربههای آسیبزای رشدی است. از منظر فلسفۀ اخلاق، طبیعی بودن بهخودیخود نمیتواند معیار درستی اخلاقی باشد؛ همچنین از منظر دینی، همجنسگرایی یک انحراف از فطرت الهی دانسته شده و هرگونه مشروعیتبخشی به آن با آموزههای اسلامی در تضاد است.
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Ramezanipoor, Mohammad Javad, Mahkam, Reza, Bonyani, Mohammad reza. (2026) Critique of the Theory of the Naturalness of Homosexuality: A Religious-Psychological Analysis. Ravanshenasi Wa Din, 18(4), 49-74 https://doi.org/10.22034/ravanshenasi.2025.5002286.
Mohammad Javad Ramezanipoor; Reza Mahkam; Mohammad reza Bonyani."Critique of the Theory of the Naturalness of Homosexuality: A Religious-Psychological Analysis". Ravanshenasi Wa Din, 18, 4, 2026, 49-74
Ramezanipoor, M, Mahkam, R, Bonyani, M.(2026) 'Critique of the Theory of the Naturalness of Homosexuality: A Religious-Psychological Analysis', Ravanshenasi Wa Din, 18(4), pp. 49-74
