Singapore American School, Princeton University, Singapore, Singapore.
J Homosex. 2020;67(2):206-222. doi: 10.1080/00918369.2018.1536415. Epub 2018 Nov 8.
This qualitative study explores identity formation in LGBT+ Singaporean adolescents, and how reading, writing, and listening to poetry shapes Singaporean adolescents' social identities as queer people. Analyzing in-depth interviews with nine LGBT+ Singaporean adolescents, four themes were found: (1) LGBT+ Singaporean adolescents interested in poetry believe that reading, writing, and/or listening to poetry has been an integral part of constructing their queer identities; (2) the poems that have impacted LGBT+ Singaporean adolescents' queer identities the most have been informed by queer sociocultural values; (3) poetry provides validation to LGBT+ Singaporean adolescents that their identities are real and that others before them have experienced the same challenges they are going through; and (4) poetry serves as a third space for LGBT+ Singaporean adolescents to safely construct their growing queer identities. Implications for teachers, counselors, and adult supporters of queer Singaporean adolescents are discussed, and recommendations for future research are provided.
本定性研究探讨了 LGBT+新加坡青少年的身份认同，以及阅读、写作和聆听诗歌如何塑造新加坡青少年作为酷儿的社会身份。通过对 9 名 LGBT+新加坡青少年的深入访谈，发现了四个主题：(1)对诗歌感兴趣的 LGBT+新加坡青少年认为，阅读、写作和/或聆听诗歌是构建他们酷儿身份的重要组成部分；(2)对 LGBT+新加坡青少年的酷儿身份影响最大的诗歌受到了酷儿社会文化价值观的影响；(3)诗歌为 LGBT+新加坡青少年提供了验证，证明他们的身份是真实的，并且他们之前经历过与他们正在经历的相同的挑战；(4)诗歌是 LGBT+新加坡青少年安全构建成长中的酷儿身份的第三个空间。讨论了对 LGBT+新加坡青少年的教师、辅导员和成年支持者的启示，并提供了对未来研究的建议。
