Reshaping boundaries: Family politics and GLBTQ resistance in urban Vietnam

IF 2 Q2 FAMILY STUDIES

JOURNAL OF GLBT FAMILY STUDIES Pub Date : 2019-01-21 DOI:10.1080/1550428X.2018.1518739

Paul Horton, Helle Rydstrøm

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Abstract

Abstract Although Vietnamese society is currently undergoing significant changes with regards to the rights and perceptions of gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, and queer (GLBTQ) people, dominant socio-cultural norms related to gender, sexuality, and the importance of the patrilineal family regime continue to cast a shadow over the lives of GLBTQ in contemporary Vietnam. Based on ethnographic fieldwork conducted in the urban centers of Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City, as well as legal documents and secondary sources, this article illustrates how dominant heteronormative socio-cultural norms have contributed to the political, legal, and social exclusion of same-sex sexualities through a process of outlawing, whereby GLBTQ have been systematically excluded from the rights of law. Drawing on qualitative interviews with gay men and lesbian women between the ages of 20 and 50, the article also highlights how this relation of domination has allowed for instances of GLBTQ resistance, through subversive opposition, strategies of avoidance, and the seeking out of new opportunities in urban spaces outside the dominant sociality. The article thus provides a qualitatively nuanced account of family politics and GLBTQ resistance in urban Vietnam at a significant socio-political historical juncture.

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重塑边界：越南城市的家庭政治和GLBTQ抵抗

摘要尽管越南社会目前在男同性恋、双性恋、跨性别者和酷儿（GLBTQ）的权利和观念方面正在发生重大变化，但与性别、性行为和父系家庭制度的重要性有关的主流社会文化规范继续给当代越南的GLBTQ生活蒙上阴影。基于在河内和胡志明市城市中心进行的人种学实地调查，以及法律文件和次要来源，本文阐述了主导的非规范性社会文化规范是如何通过取缔同性性行为的过程导致政治、法律和社会排斥的，GLBTQ被系统地排除在法律权利之外。这篇文章通过对20岁至50岁的男同性恋和女同性恋女性的定性采访，还强调了这种统治关系是如何通过颠覆性的反对、回避策略和在主导社会之外的城市空间寻找新机会来允许GLBTQ抵抗的。因此，本文对在一个重要的社会政治历史关头，越南城市的家庭政治和GLBTQ抵抗进行了质的细致入微的描述。

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JOURNAL OF GLBT FAMILY STUDIES FAMILY STUDIES-

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期刊介绍： The Journal of GLBT Family Studies is a much-needed resource on the working dynamics of the diverse family structures found in every corner of the world. This groundbreaking new journal addresses the vital issues facing gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender individuals and their families. Edited by Dr. Jerry J. Bigner, who has provided expert witness testimony in legal cases and in the litigation involving same-sex marriages in Canada, the journal features interdisciplinary studies and scholarly essays on topics related to GLBT family life and functioning as well as relationships with other families.