Recent rearch on gay male and lbian upl suggts that tradnal genr-role-playg sometim occurs their relatnships, though is ls mon than the relatnships of heterosexuals. This paper briefly explor three issu raised by the fdgs. First, we nsir reasons wh …
Contents:
- GENR ROL THE RELATNSHIPS OF LBIANS AND GAY MEN
- HETERONORMATIVY THE LIV OF LBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL, AND QUEER YOUNG PEOPLE
- IT’S A MAN’S WORLD: A QUALATIVE STUDY OF GENR AND SEXUALY AMONGST ATRALIAN GAY MEN
- GENR INTIFITN AND ATTUS TOWARD GAY PEOPLE: GENR AND SEXUALY DIFFERENC AND SIARI
GENR ROL THE RELATNSHIPS OF LBIANS AND GAY MEN
* gay gender roles *
Keywords: gay, lbian, bisexual, transgenr, genr, tersectnaly, sexualy, youth/emergg adulthoodHeteronormativy is fed as the prumptn and privilegg of genr nformy, heterosexualy, and nuclear fai over all other “viant” forms of genr exprsn, sexualy, and fai (Oswald, Kuvalanka, Blume, & Berkowz, 2009). In the current study, we e the guidg ameworks of queer and tersectnal theori to exame how lbian, gay, bisexual, and queer young adults discs heteronormativy their life history narrativ to better unrstand how they scribe, unrme, and/or rerce heteronormativy.
HETERONORMATIVY THE LIV OF LBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL, AND QUEER YOUNG PEOPLE
Words such as butch, bear, femme or twk may not be faiar to LGBT dividuals but they have been ed to scribe genr rol lbian and gay relatnships. * gay gender roles *
For example, this procs occurs when youth assert social posns of masculy and heterosexualy by engagg homophobic sexual harassment of genr nonnformg youth, regardls of whether or not the youth actually intify as gay (Hequembourg & Brallier, 2009; Marto, 2000; Pase, 2011; Way, 2011) fay theorists have broaned the e of queer ameworks to exame and crique how societal disurse creat, privileg, and stigmatiz particular fay stctur to further mata the social posns of masculy and heterosexualy (Allen & Menz, 2018; Oswald et al., 2009). Queer embodiment of heteronormativy has created a polics of “homonormativy” that privileg same-genr attracted people who appear heteronormative, highlightg same-genr upl who are genr nformg, monogamo, and fay-oriented (Allen & Menz, 2018; Duggan, 2002).
Sexual mory youth also value marriage (Sav-Williams, 2011) and expect to raise children (D’Augelli, Renda, Grossman, & Sclair, 2007), valu nsistent wh homonormativy; however, whether sexual mory young adults n or want to meet the expectatns n pend on other important inti.
Combg sampl of lbian, gay, and bisexual young adults whout examg distctns between and wh the groups ignor the important role that genr and heterosexualy norms play the liv of people at the margs, namely people of lor, transgenr people, bisexual people, and cisgenr women (Few-Demo, Humble, Curran, & Lloyd, 2016; hooks, 2000). Demographic Informatn of Interview ParticipantsAgeAssigned Sex at BirthGenrSexual IntyRace/EthnicyVirgia24FemaleWomanBisexualBlackLeonardo21MaleGenrqueerGayMexinSierra21FemaleWomanBisexualChinaEstrella20FemaleWomanBisexualMultiracial LataKayla18FemaleWomanPansexualWheDaniel23MaleManGayLato Whe MultiracialLus23MaleManQueer/GayLato Native AmerinAutumn18FemaleGenrqueerPansexualWheGraham22MaleQueerGayNative AmerinSofia22FemaleWomanLbianLata WheAspen19FemaleQueerGayWhe MexinMateo23MaleMaleHomosexualLato WheProcreInterviews took place quiet areas nvenient to participants, cludg mp offic, public parks near their hom, and ffee shops. (Virgia)Genr exprsn ()validatg sexual inty8Genr nonnformy signaled nonheterosexualy and genr nformy signaled heterosexualyMen and participants assigned male at birth4Femy was such a clear signal of gay inty that many did not need to e out; but sometim distanced themselv and their genr and sexual inti om femyI wasn’t a very mascule boy so no one said anythg, no one told my mom anythg, no one told my dad anythg [about beg gay].
IT’S A MAN’S WORLD: A QUALATIVE STUDY OF GENR AND SEXUALY AMONGST ATRALIAN GAY MEN
(Estrella)Negotiatg genred fay formatn6Discsed fay formatn tradnal ways; few nversatns about marriageMen and participants assigned male at birth3Fatherhood is unattaable for gay men; this would be the biggt disappotment for parents which ma disclosure difficult[My mom] was like, “I don’t know why you didn’t tell me sooner, I feel bad, what did I do that ma you thk that you uldn’t e to me sooner?
Participants scribed this genr nonnformy as prent nearly om birth; for example, Leonardo, who intified as Mexin, gay, and genrqueer, unrstood om an early age that, pared to his peers, his behavrs and appearance were genr nonnformg: “I know that I’ve known that I wasn’t like boys. ”“I Thk She Knew that I Was Gay”: Genr Exprsn (In)Validatg Sexual IntyFor many participants, was impossible to separate or unrstand their genr exprsn, particularly exprsns of femy, om their sexual inti; further, participant scriptns of this overlap tersected wh genr and sexual inti.
GENR INTIFITN AND ATTUS TOWARD GAY PEOPLE: GENR AND SEXUALY DIFFERENC AND SIARI
” Leonardo’s grandmother clearly dited that the domtic behavrs are feme and th he, as a man, uld be signated by others as gay for dog genr differenc emerged, however, how participants experienced the tersectn between genr exprsn and sexual inty. Cisgenr men and participants assigned male at birth directly nnected genr nonnformg behavr, particularly femy, to gay or queer inti such that they did not feel they need to disclose their sexual inty to fay members bee their femy ma their sexual inty clear.