出柜与出柜的伦理道德

The closet and the ethics of outing.

作者信息

McCarthy J

机构信息

Department of Medical Education, University of Illinois College of Medicine 60612-7309.

出版信息

J Homosex. 1994;27(3-4):27-45. doi: 10.1300/J082v27n03_03.

DOI:10.1300/J082v27n03_03

PMID:7860985

Abstract

Because social circumstances have changed, the question of outing has assumed an importance unknown in a time when homosexuality was a guarded secret. This essay describes the evils of the closet in terms of its affronts to the worth of gay men and lesbians. While outing might appear as a repudiation of the closet, this essay argues that not all outing is justified. On the other hand, the article also rejects those arguments that criticize outing as a violation of privacy as well as arguments that defend outing as no violation of others' rights.

摘要

由于社会环境发生了变化，“出柜”问题已变得至关重要，这在同性恋还是一个严守秘密的时代是不可想象的。本文从对男同性恋者和女同性恋者价值的冒犯方面描述了隐藏身份的弊端。虽然“出柜”看似是对隐藏身份的一种否定，但本文认为并非所有的“出柜”都是合理的。另一方面，本文也驳斥了那些将“出柜”批评为侵犯隐私的观点，以及那些为“出柜”辩护称其不侵犯他人权利的观点。