ABSTRACT

LGBTQ families have to navigate parenting in a heteronormative world. Like many other parents, LGBTQ families create playgroups to support their parenting endeavour. Drawing on research into how family and parenting identity influences playgroup participation and choices, this paper reports on interviews with members of an LGBTQ playgroup in a city in Australia. The group provided a space for many LGBTQ families to be supported and nurtured in their parenting and LGBTQ identities. However, as with any group, some families were not present or did not feel welcomed in the group. This paper examines how the playgroup drew its boundaries, who was included and who excluded, and the mechanisms that created these boundaries.

摘要

LGBTQ 家庭必须在异性恋世界中驾驭育儿。像许多其他父母一样，LGBTQ 家庭创建了游戏小组来支持他们的育儿工作。根据对家庭和育儿身份如何影响游戏团体参与和选择的研究，本文报道了对澳大利亚某城市 LGBTQ 游戏团体成员的采访。该团体为许多 LGBTQ 家庭提供了一个空间，让他们在养育子女和 LGBTQ 身份方面得到支持和培养。然而，与任何团体一样，一些家庭不在场或在团体中不受欢迎。本文研究了游戏小组如何划定界限、谁被包括在内、谁被排除在外，以及创造这些界限的机制。