Qualitative Research on LGBTQ-Parent Families

Gabb, Jacqui; Allen, Katherine R.

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“…As Ferguson (2017) remarked, “Many of feminist theorists’ greatest achievements as well as our fiercest arguments result from and reflect intense political passions over the best ways to understand and improve the lives of women and also of men, children, all species, the planet” (p. 270). With these caveats in mind, I rely on the possibilities of using an alternative methodology such as autoethnography, that allows the interplay between interpretive subjective experience and rigorous social science to guide the story along (Connidis, 2012; Davis et al, 2021; Denzin, 2014; Ellis & Bochner, 1996; Gabb & Allen, 2020; Goldberg & Allen, 2015; Richardson, 1997; Weis & Fine, 2004).…”

Section: Method: Critical Feminist Autoethnographic Researchmentioning

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“…Autoethnographic methods in the interdisciplinary study of families and close relationships begin with the disclosure of one’s positionality (e.g., Acosta, 2018; Adams & Manning, 2015; Allen, 2016; Allen & Piercy, 2005; Gabb & Allen, 2020; Hoskin, 2022), as a way to map the self-disclosures that follow. In a useful heuristic, Jacobson and Mustafa (2019) developed a Social Identity Map, which is a tool for being explicit about one’s social identities and positionalities, so that a researcher can critically assess their impact (e.g., understand power relations) on the participants and the research process.…”

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Feminist theory, method, and praxis: Toward a critical consciousness for family and close relationship scholars

Allen

2022

Journal of Social and Personal Relationships

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Feminism provides a worldview with innovative possibilities for scholarship and activism on behalf of families and intimate relationships. As a flexible framework capable of engaging with contentious theoretical ideas and the urgency of social change, feminism offers a simultaneous way to express an epistemology (knowledge), a methodology (the production of knowledge), an ontology (one’s subjective way of being in the world), and a praxis (the translation of knowledge into actions that produce beneficial social change). Feminist family science, in particular, advances critical, intersectional, and queer approaches to examine the uses and abuses of power and the multiple axes upon which individuals and families are privileged, marginalized, and oppressed in diverse social contexts. In this paper, I embrace feminism as a personal, professional (academic), and political project and use stories from my own life to illuminate broader social-historical structures, processes, and contexts associated with gender, race, class, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, nationality, and other systems of social stratification. I provide a brief history and reflections on contemporary feminist theory and activism, particularly from the perspective of my disciplinary affiliation of feminist family science. I address feminism as an intersectional perspective through three themes: (a) theory: defining a critical feminist approach, (b) method: critical feminist autoethnographic research, and (c) praxis: transforming feminist theory into action. I conclude with takeaway messages for incorporating reflexivity and critical consciousness raising to provoke thought and action in the areas of personal, professional, and political change.

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Section: Method: Critical Feminist Autoethnographic Researchmentioning

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Section: Method: Critical Feminist Autoethnographic Researchmentioning

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Feminist theory, method, and praxis: Toward a critical consciousness for family and close relationship scholars

Allen

2022

Journal of Social and Personal Relationships

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“…The stated research method typically focuses on exploring human behavior and standpoint, which are prone to differ among every other individual (Starks et al, 2017). Gay males are suitable to be studied under the qualitative research method, as it utilizes to gain underlying understandings of this group of people (Gabb & Allen, 2020).…”

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Self-Efficacy and Optimism: The Experience of Coming Out as Malaysian Gay Males

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Syasyila²

2022

IJARBSS

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Background: Disclosing sexual orientation by homosexual individuals often accompanies discrimination that reduces their psychological well-being. Malaysian gay males have poor optimism because homosexuality is not widely recognized in Malaysia and is prohibited under legislation.Purpose: This research aims to explore the Malaysian gay males' self-efficacy and their state of optimism in coming out. Methods: Due to the legal and social sanctions that exist in Malaysia, this study benefits from the qualitative research method. The concepts of transcendental phenomenology were chosen as the study's theoretical foundation. A total of 22 Malaysian gay males who identify as homosexual males and have come out were recruited based on the inclusion criteria with purposive and snowball sampling techniques for a semi-structured in-depth interview. Results: Findings show that Malaysian gay males' self-efficacy in coming out is derived from normative social influence. The advocacy characteristics among them, in reality, serve as a center for effective altruism. Besides, the psychological resilience development of gay males influences their optimistic thinking about coming out. Although Malaysian gay males face discrimination from a toxic society, they remain optimistic and employ effective coping mechanisms. Conclusion: With these research findings, intervention programs are developable for gay males who have a broken relationship with their parents due to their sexuality. There could be a revision of Malaysian law if the influencers or politicians acknowledge it above the wellexecuted protection by the non-government organizations (NGOs) to ascertain the rights of gay individuals.

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Unpacking categorizations in researching GBTIQ+ parents

Ammann

2024

Sexualities

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In this article, based on anthropological research conducted in the Netherlands and Switzerland, I show the diversity and multi-faceted nature of GBTIQ+ (gay, bisexual, trans, intersex, and queer) parenting. In contrast to recent research on GBTIQ+ parents, which often distinguishes between parents who have children through a (former) heterosexual encounter, adoption, fostering, surrogacy, co-parenting, or trans pregnancy, I deliberately chose not to study just one form of family formation. Drawing on 37 biographical, narrative, and thematic interviews and two group discussions with GBTIQ+ parents, I adopt a processual understanding of parenting that takes into account its fluidity and transformations over the life course. I argue that we should pay attention to how both the unique ways of forming and being a GBTIQ+ family, and common notions of imagining and doing family, intermingle in practice. Furthermore, I stress the importance of taking into account the intersecting differences within the category of GBTIQ+ parents, and accordingly, we should critically analyze which factors are relevant to an individual in a particular time and space.

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Qualitative Research on LGBTQ-Parent Families

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Feminist theory, method, and praxis: Toward a critical consciousness for family and close relationship scholars

Feminist theory, method, and praxis: Toward a critical consciousness for family and close relationship scholars

Self-Efficacy and Optimism: The Experience of Coming Out as Malaysian Gay Males

Unpacking categorizations in researching GBTIQ+ parents

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