The limits of choice: queer parents and stateless children in their search for recognition in Poland

Mizielińska, Joanna

doi:10.1080/0966369x.2020.1845616

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“…Min reported that her life priority was to put her energies into her work as an editor, especially given that her job remained unstable. Her remark illustrates the additional emotional and material burden borne by lesbian couples who want to have children and need to fight for legal and societal recognition of their ties with their children (Lo, 2022b; Lo et al, 2016; Mizielinska, 2022; Tao, 2022). The choice to become a consumer in the transnational intimate economy of assisted reproduction is largely dependent upon one’s socio-economic status and access to financial and cultural resources (Lo, 2022b; Yang et al, 2022).…”

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The interplay between intimacy and commodification: Queer agency and vulnerability amid neoliberalism with Chinese characteristics

2023

The Sociological Review

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This article examines the ways in which lesbians’ economic and intimate lives are closely intertwined amid neoliberal development in the urban landscape. Previous research on queer urban life has primarily drawn attention to commodified gay neighbourhoods and other sites for sexual consumption, which are often marketised as part of a liberal and queer-friendly urban landscape, in Euro-American contexts. Such a focus is not adequate, however, to capture the complex interplay between intimacy and commodification in contemporary societies. Drawing upon interviews with 35 lesbians in Beijing, this study shows how the market is experienced by lesbians as a site of queer agency and vulnerability under neoliberalism with Chinese characteristics. The findings reveal ‘commodified forms of intimacy’, through which lesbians actively engage in the labour market and (queer-targeted) pink market in order to develop their intimate relations. Meanwhile, ‘intimatised forms of commodification’ illustrate how women’s gendered and sexual expressions are closely policed and evaluated in the workplace as a site of both economic production and the reproduction of social norms. Participants were conscious of their vulnerable position as women and lesbians in the marketplace, but they were active in strategising ways to navigate urban landscapes of heteronormativity and gender inequalities. This article helps to develop a deeper understanding of the complicated and contradictory impacts of neoliberalism with Chinese characteristics on queer communities. It contributes to urban sociology and sexuality studies by mapping the multiple connections between commodified relations and intimate relations in the neoliberal city.

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The interplay between intimacy and commodification: Queer agency and vulnerability amid neoliberalism with Chinese characteristics

2023

The Sociological Review

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“…Attacks on the LGBT community had already increased since its conservative Law and Justice (PiS) group seized control in 2015, in addition to the amount of anti -LGBT violence (Mizielinska, 2020). The tone of the Catholic faith is remarkably critical in influencing national discussions on this issue, and current legislators take it very seriously (Mizielinska, 2020). Both religion and also the authorities, guided by PiS party, have recently partnered in alienating LGBT communities in Poland, attempting to portray this "LGBT philosophy" as a foe of Polish society.…”

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Future and Challenges of LGBT in Eastern Europe: The Rise of Populism and Political Movement Analysis in Poland

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2023

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Poland becomes one of the states located in East Europe that is recognized as one of the Soviet Union's “former” alliances. Following the dissolution of the USSR, Poland began to show its openness to become part of the European Union as a supranational organization that regulates various policies at the national level for its members. However, regulations regarding guarantees for upholding human rights for every individual, including the LGBT community group have resulted in a separate shift for Poland as a country that still adheres to the religious values it adheres to. This is caused by the presence of conservative groups in society who refer to the ideology of populism as a rationale that is starting to strengthen in the country. Populism, which is represented through the presence of the political elite of the PiS party as the holder of parliamentary power, makes the response of the government of this country tend to be intolerant and antipathy towards upholding the rights of LGBT people. Therefore, in recent years, the act of upholding rights and the rejection of discrimination against LGBT people has become one of the social issues that are increasingly facing challenges and testing Poland's level of inclusivity in the future.

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“…Finally, we wanted to test this model in a particular cultural context, Poland, with subjects belonging to the LGBTQ community or self-identifying as gay or lesbian. Poland is a country whose population defines itself as 91% Roman Catholic, and, in general, a negative attitude toward the LGBTQ population prevails (Mizielinska 2020). Although some evidence suggests that there are no differences between the minority sample and the general population in terms of self-differentiation and adult attachment (Spencer and Brown 2007), it cannot be excluded that in such a cultural context internalized stigma and homophobia may affect the quality of relationships and the self-concept of homosexual individuals (Badenes-Ribera et al 2018; Hossain and Ferreira 2019), including fear of intimacy (Szymanski and Hilton 2013) (Fig.…”

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Alexithymia and Self Differentiation: The Role of Fear of Intimacy and Insecure Adult Attachment

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It is suggested in literature that there is a link between Alexithymia and Self-Differentiation; however, little is known about possible mediation factors. The goal of this work is to test in a non-clinical population of adults the mediation role of Fear of Intimacy and Adult Attachment in the relationship between Alexithymia and Self-Differentiation. A sample of 258 participants self identified as gay or lesbian, aged 20–50 years (M: 30.29; SD: 7.27), 45% of whom were males, completed self-reported measures of Alexithymia (TAS-20), Self-Differentiation (SDI), Fear of Intimacy (FIS); and Insecure Adult Attachment (RAAS). Our results show that Alexithymia predicts Self-Differentiation both directly and indirectly, through Fear of Intimacy and Insecure adult attachment. In addition, Fear of Intimacy directly influences Self-Differentiation, and also mediates the relationship between Alexithymia and Adult Attachment which, in turn, negatively predicts Self-Differentiation. In conclusion, Alexithymia predicts Self-Differentiation while Fear of Intimacy and adult attachment may act as mediators of the report. Limitations of the study and directions of future research are described.

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The limits of choice: queer parents and stateless children in their search for recognition in Poland

Cited by 6 publications

References 29 publications

The interplay between intimacy and commodification: Queer agency and vulnerability amid neoliberalism with Chinese characteristics

The interplay between intimacy and commodification: Queer agency and vulnerability amid neoliberalism with Chinese characteristics

Future and Challenges of LGBT in Eastern Europe: The Rise of Populism and Political Movement Analysis in Poland

Alexithymia and Self Differentiation: The Role of Fear of Intimacy and Insecure Adult Attachment

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