Existing research with gay dads has focused almost exclusively on those in the upper middle-class. Given the financial barriers to gay fatherhood and that parenting and work experiences often differ based on class, research at the work-family interface with working-class gay dads holds promise for advancing the field of vocational psychology. Using the Psychology of Working Theory (PWT) as a framework, the present study explored work and family experiences with working-class gay dads living on the West Coast of the United States. We collected and analyzed data using a narrative inquiry methodology, which involved a three-stage interview process, co-construction of narratives with participants, and generation of seven themes (e.g., Importance of Both Structural Economic Support and Structural LGBTQ+ Support, Many Valid Ways to Form Families). Situating these findings within the PWT model, we demonstrate how economic constraints and marginalization shaped these dads' experiences of decent paid (and unpaid) work, and how their adaptability and volition buffered these impacts and offered pathways to meaningful roles as workers and fathers. The stories of working-class gay dads and related themes counter the grand career narrative and provide helpful guidance for structural recommendations that attend to LGBTQ+ inclusion and more equitable access to decent work.

现有的同性恋父亲研究几乎完全集中在中产阶级的上层。鉴于同性恋父亲的经济障碍以及育儿和工作经历往往因阶级而异，与工人阶级同性恋父亲进行的工作-家庭界面研究有望推动职业心理学领域的发展。本研究以工作理论心理学 (PWT) 为框架，探讨了生活在美国西海岸的工人阶级同性恋父亲的工作和家庭经历。我_ _支持，许多组建家庭的有效方式）。将这些发现置于 PWT 模型中，我们展示了经济限制和边缘化如何影响这些父亲体面的有偿（和无偿）工作的经历，以及他们的适应性和意志如何缓冲这些影响并提供通往有意义的工人和父亲角色的途径。工人阶级同性恋爸爸的故事和相关主题与宏大的职业叙事相悖，并为涉及 LGBTQ+ 包容和更公平地获得体面工作的结构性建议提供了有益的指导。