ABSTRACT

Little research has directly analyzed the ways in which gay fathered families navigate experiences stemming from the fact that their family type stands out and challenges heteronormative family ideologies and the culturally dominant “Standard North American Family” or SNAF model. Using interviews with 37 gay fathers and integrating queer theory as a theoretical tool, this study examines these experiences. Results show that fathers queered the family by openly and honestly addressing family, friends, and strangers that questioned or commented on their families. They also queered education by urging schools to have books and other media normalizing and explaining families outside of the heteronormative SNAF and by challenging how the SNAF is used to organize routine school events. These findings reveal how gay fathered families can broaden our definition of family and change the institutions of the family and education by confronting heteronormative binaries that surround gender, sexuality, and family.

摘要

很少有研究直接分析同性恋父亲家庭的经历方式，因为他们的家庭类型脱颖而出并挑战异性恋家庭意识形态和文化占主导地位的“标准北美家庭”或 SNAF 模式。本研究通过对 37 位同性恋父亲的采访，并将酷儿理论作为一种理论工具，检验了这些经历。结果表明，父亲通过公开和诚实地向质疑或评论他们家庭的家人、朋友和陌生人讲话，从而使家庭变得奇怪。他们还通过敦促学校有书籍和其他媒体来规范和解释异性恋 SNAF 之外的家庭，并挑战如何使用 SNAF 来组织日常学校活动，从而使教育变得古怪。