從“同性戀認同歷程”談女同志的現身壓力與因應策略

The Study of Lesbian's Countermeasures for Coming out Pressure and Self-Identity Process

黃玲蘭(Ling-Lan Huang)

《元培學報》 12期 (2005/12) Pp. 33-51

https://doi.org/10.30171/JYUST.200512.0003

摘要

同性戀者在揭露自己的性傾向時，往往面臨著許多的掙扎與壓力，而現身對同性戀者而言，是生命中的一大議題。本研究藉由深入訪談的方式，對二位已走過自我認同過程的女同志做深層的探索，希望藉由生命經驗的敘說，找出她們在同性戀認同歷程的發展以及現身歷程的壓力與因應策略。研究發現女同志在面對現身的壓力時，往往跟她同性戀認同的狀態有很大的關係，意即隨著同性戀認同的逐漸成熟與穩定，同性戀者對於現身所帶來的壓力也愈能自我調適。除此之外，當事人對於相關知識的吸取，對現身壓力的紓解也有很大的影響。透過了解女同志們在面對不同現身對象時，所採取的因應策略，期望提供學校師長與諮商人員在協助同性戀者解決困境的參考。

關鍵字

同性戀 ； 認同 ； 同性戀認同 ； 現身

並列摘要

The homosexual are always facing different kinds of pressure while revealing their sexual orientations. For them, coming-out is a continuous and complex process. We had better know more about their self-identity process and coming-out pressure if we want to help them adapt themselves and build proper interpersonal relationship. This research is based on the coming-out experiences of two lesbians by interviewing. Through their self-identity procession and coming-out pressure, I have been trying to find out what kind of method they use to release the pressure coming from family members, friends, teachers and society. This research reveals an important connection between the pressure of coming-out and homosexual identity. I have found that the coming-out pressure will be lowered if the homosexual identity becomes mature. Moreover, I discovered that their related knowledge of homosexuality also play a very role during this identity process.

並列關鍵字

Homosexuality ； Self-identity ； Homosexual identity ； Coming-out