政治语境中的身份认同：公共领域中的女同性恋/男同性恋形象

Identity in political context: lesbian/gay representation in the public sphere.

作者信息

Smith R R, Windes R R

机构信息

Department of Communication, Southwest Missouri State University, Springfield 65804, USA.

出版信息

J Homosex. 1999;37(2):25-45. doi: 10.1300/J082v37n02_02.

DOI:10.1300/J082v37n02_02

PMID:10207823

Abstract

Discourses constructed to represent lesbians and gay men in the public sphere generate an essentialist identity which is both necessary and damaging. Legislative debate illustrates the production of a constrictive and homogeneous identity rejected by many gay/lesbian scholars and activists. Discussion of the rhetorical power of identity claims has produced alternative stances toward variant sexuality. This discussion can be advanced by challenging dominant constructions of civil rights and the public sphere.

摘要

在公共领域构建的用于描绘女同性恋者和男同性恋者的话语产生了一种本质主义身份，这种身份既必要又具有危害性。立法辩论表明了一种狭隘且同质化的身份的产生，而这种身份遭到了许多同性恋学者和活动家的反对。关于身份主张的修辞力量的讨论产生了针对不同性取向的替代立场。通过挑战民权和公共领域的主导建构，这一讨论可以得到推进。