Department of Gender and Women's Studies, Minnesota State University, MN 56001, USA.
J Homosex. 2011;58(4):547-63. doi: 10.1080/00918369.2011.556937.
Don't Ask, Don't Tell is gaining attention in family studies literature as a cultural specific context to understand lesbian, gay, and bisexual visibility in African-American families and communities. This policy suggests that sexual minorities are accepted within African-American families and communities as long as they do not label themselves or acknowledge publicly that they engage in same-sex relationships. The narratives of two African-American lesbians (aged 26 and 27 years) are chronicled in the present study to reveal their lesbian identity development, lesbian identity management, and how they defined and navigated Don't Ask, Don't Tell. They encountered challenges and successes in a quest to find communities that would embrace and affirm their multiple marginalized identities. Their stories are offered as a point of entry to further inquiry concerning African-American lesbian visibility and identity proclamation within African-American families and communities.
“不问，不说”（Don't Ask, Don't Tell）作为一个文化特定的背景，正在引起家庭研究文献的关注，以了解非裔美国家庭和社区中女同性恋、男同性恋和双性恋者的可见度。这项政策表明，只要性少数群体不自我标榜，或不公开承认自己从事同性关系，他们就会被非裔美国家庭和社区所接受。本研究记录了两位非裔美国女同性恋者（分别为 26 岁和 27 岁）的叙述，以揭示她们的女同性恋身份发展、女同性恋身份管理，以及她们如何定义和应对“不问，不说”。她们在寻求接纳和肯定她们多种边缘化身份的社区时遇到了挑战和成功。她们的故事提供了一个切入点，进一步探讨非裔美国家庭和社区中女同性恋者的可见度和身份宣言。
