Cult Health Sex. 2004 Jan;6(1):79-94. doi: 10.1080/13691050310001611156.
Research among same-sex attracted young people in Western cultures has described a minority group of adolescents whose sexuality is negated by the significant institutions and people in their lives. Very often, there is a silence in the family and at school about same-sex sexuality and when a young person's homosexuality is suspected or disclosed s/he suffers from denial, discrimination and abuse. Not surprisingly, living in hostile environments leaves such young people at high-risk of drug abuse, depression and suicide. This paper describes some of the ways young people resist being positioned in these negative ways. Using autobiographical stories from 200 same-sex attracted young Australians, we document the discursive field of sexuality in which these young people struggle to construct positive identities. Young people were well aware of dominant discourses which characterized homosexuality as 'evil, diseased and unnatural'. Yet they use different strategies to fault, deflect and discount these negative understandings and to highlight other discourse which positions them positively.
在西方文化中，对同性吸引的年轻人进行的研究描述了一小部分青少年，他们的性取向被生活中的重要机构和人否定。在家庭和学校中，通常对同性性行为保持沉默，当一个年轻人的同性恋被怀疑或披露时，他会遭受否认、歧视和虐待。毫不奇怪，生活在敌对的环境中会使这些年轻人面临滥用毒品、抑郁和自杀的高风险。本文描述了一些年轻人反抗被以这种负面方式定位的方式。通过来自 200 名澳大利亚同性吸引年轻人的自传故事，我们记录了这些年轻人在其中努力构建积极身份的性话语领域。年轻人非常清楚将同性恋描述为“邪恶、病态和不自然”的主导话语。然而，他们使用不同的策略来指责、转移和抵消这些负面理解，并强调将他们置于积极地位的其他话语。
