Pollard P
Birkbeck College, University of London, United Kingdom.
J Homosex. 1995;29(2-3):179-95. doi: 10.1300/J082v29n02_07.
After 1914-18, Gide emphasized the value of the Comradeship of Mankind rather than the essentially individualistic ethos to which he had been previously committed. However, while believing in the social benefits of tolerating pederasty, he still saw a person's difference from the norm as the guarantee of authenticity. Political idealism and curiosity took him to the U.S.S.R. in 1936, and on his return he criticized the inertia, ignorance, and conformism which he considered were encouraged by the Soviet state's promotion of the family unit. This essay examines how his attitude towards sexuality led him to question alleged political freedoms and to see in the Soviet oppression of minorities, including homosexuals, the denial of the revolutionary spirit.
1914年至1918年之后，纪德强调人类同志情谊的价值，而非他此前所秉持的本质上个人主义的精神气质。然而，尽管他相信容忍恋童癖在社会层面有益，但他依然将一个人与常态的差异视为真实性的保证。政治理想主义和好奇心驱使他在1936年前往苏联，回国后，他批评了他认为苏联国家对家庭单位的宣扬所助长的惰性、无知和从众心理。本文探讨他对性取向的态度如何使他质疑所谓的政治自由，并在苏联对包括同性恋者在内的少数群体的压迫中看到对革命精神的否定。
