Abstract

This article examines how minority sexual identity plots in prime-time South African soap operas queered the family talk. It further explores how young people with (un)disclosed minority sexual identities navigate within these discursive or affirming dialogs that follow. Nine (9) participants (3 lesbian and 6 gay students) shared their narratives through one-to-one interviews on family dialogs after viewing minority sexual identities scenes in popular soap operas. The participants were selected through convenient and purposive sampling. Findings shows while minority sexual identities was a silent topic at home and marked with repression, repulsion, and threads in some families, other families appreciated the visibility, openness and realities of the contemporary South Africa. Three themes were identified. They are (1) normalization, heteronormativity & (self) regulation, (2) affirming heterosexual reactions and (3) navigating the family relations beyond the soap operas. Soap operas should be strongly considered as a pedagogical tool in various learning environments to solicit discussion about sexual diversity.

摘要

本文研究了南非黄金时段肥皂剧中的少数族裔性身份阴谋如何引起了家庭谈话的兴趣。它进一步探讨了具有（未）公开的少数群体性身份的年轻人如何在随后的这些话语或肯定性对话中导航。九（9）名参与者（3名女同性恋者和6名男同性恋学生）在观看了流行肥皂剧中的少数群体性身份场景后，通过一对一的家庭对话访谈分享了他们的叙述。通过方便和有目的的抽样选择参与者。调查结果表明，少数族裔性身份在家里是一个沉默的话题，在一些家庭中带有压抑，排斥和烦恼，而其他家庭则赞赏当代南非的知名度，开放性和现实性。确定了三个主题。它们是（1）归一化，（2）确认异性恋反应，（3）使家庭关系超越肥皂剧。在各种学习环境中，肥皂剧应被视为一种教学工具，以引起人们对性多样性的讨论。