Social stigma and the situation of young people in lesbian and gay stepfamilies.
This article presents the results of a qualitative study examining how social stigmatization made the lives of young people in gay and lesbian stepfamilies more complex. The study focused primarily on the young people's viewpoint, which has until now rarely been taken into consideration in studies of gay and lesbian families. Eleven semi-structured interviews were conducted with adolescents and young adults from 15 to 29 years old. The results showed that these young people experienced social stigmatization because of the family they lived in, which in turn had repercussions on their personal, family, and interpersonal lives.
JEFAR Research Center, Laval University, 2444-B, -Pavillon De Koninck, Québec G1V 0A6, Canada. caroline.robitaille@jefar.ulaval.ca
Caroline
C
Robitaille
Marie-Christine
MC
Saint-Jacques
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D005190:Family; D005260:Female; D018452:Homosexuality, Female; D018451:Homosexuality, Male; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011287:Prejudice; D002666:Psychology, Child; D012918:Social Alienation; D055815:Young Adult