Family and Homosexuality in Chinese Culture: Rights Claims by Non-heterosexuals in Hong Kong

Chan, Ka Ki

doi:10.1007/s12119-017-9425-y

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“…Diversas investigaciones coinciden en a#rmar que dichos procesos fortalecen los vínculos relacionales, generan mayor comunicación, expresión de afecto y cuidado, disminución de niveles de homofobia internalizada, mayores niveles de apoyo familiar, así como transformaciones en las creencias sobre las orientaciones sexuales no hegemónicas al interior de las familias (González et al, 2013;Luján & Tamarit, 2012;Orcasita et al, 2015;Pérez, 2005). Desde una perspectiva social, la familia de origen juega un papel signi#cativo en que el hijo gay o la hija lesbiana desarrollen recursos para considerar, planear y tomar acciones que les permitan reclamar sus derechos como ciudadanos/as no heterosexuales (Chan, 2017).…”

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“…Finalmente, Chan (2017) en una investigación llevada a cabo en China, plantea que -al igual que lo develado por investigaciones occidentales-el apoyo de la familia de origen juega un papel muy importante en el bienestar de los individuos LGB, pues in&uye en la sensación de seguridad o inseguridad que pueden llegar a tener al momento de estar en pareja. Lo anterior se relaciona también con los hallazgos de Ronzón-Tirado et al (2017) sobre los modelos de violencia aprendidos de los padres y replicados en las propias relaciones de pareja por personas gays y lesbianas.…”

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Apoyo social familiar para el bienestar de hijos gays e hijas lesbianas

Orcasita

Peñuela

Acevedo-Velasco

et al. 2020

Rev.latinoam.cienc.soc.niñez juv

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Este artículo presenta una revisión sobre los procesos de revelación y aceptación de la orientación sexual y el papel del apoyo social familiar como un aspecto fundamental para el bienestar de hijos gays e hijas lesbianas. Se resalta que los padres, madres, hijos e hijas atraviesan diferentes etapas para lograr la aceptación de la orientación homosexual. Así mismo, el apoyo informacional permite el apoyo emocional por parte de los padres y madres. Se evidencia que ciertas creencias, estereotipos e información insuficiente, así como la pobre educación acerca de la orientación homosexual obstaculizan el apoyo social brindado por las familias a sus hijos e hijas. Se recomienda para futuras investigaciones el abordaje del apoyo social familiar, entendido como un proceso transversal, presente y activo en las familias con hijos gays e hijas lesbianas.

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Apoyo social familiar para el bienestar de hijos gays e hijas lesbianas

Orcasita

Peñuela

Acevedo-Velasco

et al. 2020

Rev.latinoam.cienc.soc.niñez juv

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“…Cultures that are socially oriented automatically enshrine in people a desire to be concerned about the opinion of others and behave in a socially conforming manner. 23 For example, in 2 recent studies by Chan 24 and Ren and Yuan, 25 it has been reported that homosexual individuals in China experience guilt and shame related to their sexual orientation as they are preoccupied of how they are being evaluated by the society and the family. Congruent with the findings of this study, Ren et al 26 had also found out that homosexual individuals under the influence of implicit social coercion try to mimic heteronormative social roles (eg, trying to date with a girlfriend).…”

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Multidimensional Understanding of Homosexuality: A Qualitative Integration of Perspectives

Sen

Das

Dutta

et al. 2020

Journal of Psychosexual Health

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Background: Though DSM no longer considers homosexuality as a clinical condition, it still remains a contentious issue across social, legal, and religious paradigms. Collectivistic and traditional societies (eg, India) are more reticent in accepting the multifaceted nature of sexuality. This study thereby tries to arrive at a collective understanding about homosexuality. Methods: The study was conducted in the following 3 parts: Focus group discussion (FDG) to unravel the collective understanding of homosexuality in heterosexual young adults. In-depth personal interviews with 3 homosexual persons. In-depth personal interview with 3 heterosexual peers of homosexual persons. Results: Qualitative analysis of the FGDs revealed that the participants share a collective opinion that “lack of acceptance and negative stereotyping of homosexuality” to be a predominant social phenomenon in India. Interpretative phenomenological analysis (IPA) of the personal interviews of the homosexual persons revealed experience of social ostracization and unique personal journey toward self-acceptance and adaptation. IPA of the personal interviews of the heterosexual peers disseminate that these people have the agonizing vicarious experience of seeing their friends being discriminated against and also personal experiences of social rejection on account of having a homosexual friend. Conclusion: This study is unique in that it tried to recognize homosexuality from multiple perspectives. Findings suggest that heteronormative hegemony operates insidiously and pervades the boundary of the self-generating “self-doubt.” Understanding these dimensions might help address their unmet needs and identities as well as mitigate stigma surrounding the same.

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“…6 Individuals from socially oriented cultures are more prone to be concerned with the opinions of others, strong conformity to others, and social norms. 7 Chan (2017) and Ren (2018) claim that homosexual individuals in Chinese cultures describe feelings of guilt and shame about being a homosexual individual because of thoughts of how other people think or judge them and their family. 8,9 Ren identified that homosexual individuals who tend to be more concerned about " others" opinions tend to conform to heteronormative traditions, such as entering a heterosexual marriage, implying that "other"-oriented homosexual individuals experience higher internalized homophobia than homosexual individuals who are not "other"-oriented.…”

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“…7 Chan (2017) and Ren (2018) claim that homosexual individuals in Chinese cultures describe feelings of guilt and shame about being a homosexual individual because of thoughts of how other people think or judge them and their family. 8,9 Ren identified that homosexual individuals who tend to be more concerned about " others" opinions tend to conform to heteronormative traditions, such as entering a heterosexual marriage, implying that "other"-oriented homosexual individuals experience higher internalized homophobia than homosexual individuals who are not "other"-oriented. 8,10 Some research claims that different types of self-construals have different impacts on health and psychological well-being.…”

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The Effects of Self-Construal and the Living Environment on Internalized Homophobia Among Chinese Gay Men

Ren

Hood

Yang

et al. 2019

JOMH

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Background and ObjectiveInternalized homophobia is common among gay men. Gay men who live in high-tolerance social envi-ronments tend to have less internalized homophobia than gay men who live in low-tolerance environ-ments. The interaction between the living environment and self-construal influences gay men’s internalized homophobia. Material and MethodsThis study examined the association between self-construal and homophobia according to the living environment using a sample of gay men (N=521) aged 14–43 years. The data were collected between January and August 2017 using an online questionnaire that included an internalized homophobia scale, self-construal items, and demographic characteristics. The two-way ANOVA analyses revealed that the self-construal type was differentially associated with internalized homophobia depending on the living environment of the study participants. ResultsLiving in a high-tolerance area while having an independent self-construal was associated with lower internalized homophobia scores than living in a low-tolerance area. In contrast, alternating between independent and dependent self-construals was associated with higher internalized homophobia scores. ConclusionMental health services for participants with conflicted self-construals are emerging. Self-acceptance and compassion-focused practices should be explored as a way to help gay men adjust their conflicted self-construals.

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Family and Homosexuality in Chinese Culture: Rights Claims by Non-heterosexuals in Hong Kong

Cited by 7 publications

References 19 publications

Apoyo social familiar para el bienestar de hijos gays e hijas lesbianas

Apoyo social familiar para el bienestar de hijos gays e hijas lesbianas

Multidimensional Understanding of Homosexuality: A Qualitative Integration of Perspectives

The Effects of Self-Construal and the Living Environment on Internalized Homophobia Among Chinese Gay Men

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