Abstract

The aim of this article is to convey lessons learned from a recent research study on Black lesbian, parented, partnered mothers and their families’ experiences, lessons that challenge the cisheteronormative methodology for family studies and conducting research. Methodological barriers, including the researcher’s white identity, language usage, and the political context, are used as examples of challenges gaining access to potential research participants. The research participants voiced ideas about how to provide sensitive, safe, and inclusive research that focuses on the unique perspectives of queer families. Discussions with these families underscore the importance of researcher reflexivity and partnering with individuals from the groups one wishes to work with to derive unique methods for collecting data. In this article the researcher is regarded as positioned as both insider and outsider and between these two positions. The examples outlined in this article draw attention to the plurality of queer families’ experiences and the need for intersectional methodologies. Suggestions for future research include the creation and examination of social justice-oriented methodology through which African-American-parented queer families’ experiences can be better understood.

摘要

本文旨在传达有关黑人女同性恋者，父母，伴侣母亲及其家庭经历的最新研究的经验教训，这些经验教训挑战了家庭研究和进行研究的习惯法学方法论。方法上的障碍，包括研究人员的白人身份，语言使用和政治背景等，被用作获得潜在研究参与者的挑战的例子。研究参与者表达了有关如何提供敏感，安全和包容性研究的想法，这些研究关注酷儿家庭的独特观点。与这些家庭的讨论强调了研究者反思的重要性，并希望与希望与之合作的小组中的个人合作，以得出独特的收集数据的方法。在本文中，研究人员被视为既位于内部人员又位于外部人员，并且位于这两个位置之间。本文概述的示例将注意力吸引到多个同志家庭的经历以及对交叉方法的需求。对未来研究的建议包括创建和审查以社会正义为导向的方法，通过该方法可以更好地理解以非洲裔美国人为父母的酷儿家庭的经历。