Issues of sexual and gender diversity (SGD) appear to generate a disproportionate amount of controversy and emotional intensity relative to other issues of moral concern, particularly among Christians. How can people with differing views stay at the table and navigate conversations and decisions about SGD without necessarily dividing or disintegrating families and churches? This article discusses some of the key psychological barriers to constructive dialogue and decisions about SGD among Christians. These barriers include the ways in which people understand and use sex/gender categories to organize their social worlds, variability in tolerance for ambiguity and change, differences in the foundations used to frame moral concerns, and particularly the ways in which emotions function to motivate and reinforce our responses to SGD. Because these psychological aspects function mostly automatically and unconsciously and interact in complex ways, awareness is a necessary first step in moving forward constructively. Specific suggestions for scholarly research as well as strategies for community leaders attempting to engage with SGD are provided.

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为什么性如此重要（道德）？基督教社区中性与性别多样性建设性对话的心理障碍

与其他道德问题相比，特别是在基督徒中，性和性别多样性（SGD）问题似乎引起了不成比例的争议和情感强度。持不同观点的人如何能坐在桌旁，讨论有关SGD的对话和决定，而不必分裂或瓦解家庭和教会？本文讨论了基督徒之间有关SGD的建设性对话和决定的一些主要心理障碍。这些障碍包括人们理解和使用性别类别来组织社会世界的方式，对歧义和变化的容忍度的差异，用于构筑道德关怀的基础的差异，尤其是情绪起到激励和促进作用的方式。加强我们对SGD的回应。由于这些心理方面主要是自动地，不自觉地起作用并且以复杂的方式相互作用，因此意识是建设性前进的必要的第一步。提供了有关学术研究的具体建议以及针对尝试与SGD互动的社区领导者的策略。