Trapped Between: ‘Coming Out’ and Forced to Stay Closeted

IF 1.8 Q2 SOCIAL SCIENCES, INTERDISCIPLINARY
Ylva Odenbring
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Abstract

Abstract Research with a specific focus on bisexual students’ schooling experiences is still quite rare, and studies focusing on bisexual students’ positive schooling experiences are even more uncommon. The present study addresses this scarcity by analyzing interviews with students from a lower secondary school in Sweden. In the article, the center of analysis is one key informant, a male bisexual student who has had positive experiences of ‘coming out’ at school. The results reveal a local school culture at the school that could be categorized as inclusive and safe. The study also explores everyday situations in which the key informant is forced to stay closeted. These narratives are framed in relation to heteronormativity and loneliness. At the investigated school, the student welfare team is aware of the student’s life situation and supports him. The overall picture that emerges in the narratives is an everyday life situation that could be described as being trapped between being out and being closeted.
夹在中间:“出柜”和被迫保持亲密
摘要专门关注双性恋学生上学经历的研究仍然相当罕见,而关注双性恋同学积极上学经历的调查更是罕见。本研究通过分析对瑞典一所初中学生的采访来解决这种稀缺性。在这篇文章中,分析的中心是一位关键的线人,一位在学校有过积极“出柜”经历的双性恋男学生。研究结果显示,该校的当地学校文化可以被归类为包容性和安全性。这项研究还探讨了关键线人被迫闭门的日常情况。这些叙述是与非规范性和孤独相关的。在被调查的学校,学生福利小组了解学生的生活情况并给予支持。故事中出现的整体画面是一种日常生活状况,可以被描述为被困在外出和封闭之间。
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Journal of Bisexuality
Journal of Bisexuality SOCIAL SCIENCES, INTERDISCIPLINARY-
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17.60%
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32
期刊介绍: The Washington Quarterly (TWQ) is a journal of global affairs that analyzes strategic security challenges, changes, and their public policy implications. TWQ is published out of one of the world"s preeminent international policy institutions, the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), and addresses topics such as: •The U.S. role in the world •Emerging great powers: Europe, China, Russia, India, and Japan •Regional issues and flashpoints, particularly in the Middle East and Asia •Weapons of mass destruction proliferation and missile defenses •Global perspectives to reduce terrorism
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