Bindings of the heterosexual matrix: Kuching young adults' experiences with heteronormativity in the home and its influence on perceptions towards LGBT identities

Lauren Brodie Tsen (2022) Bindings of the heterosexual matrix: Kuching young adults' experiences with heteronormativity in the home and its influence on perceptions towards LGBT identities. Universiti Malaysia Sabah. (Unpublished)

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Abstract

Young adults in Kuching, Sarawak presently live in a society wherein heteronormativity, under the heterosexual matrix, remains prevalent and this inevitably influences their acceptance or rejection towards the development of various queer identities. Hence, this study intends to examine the heteronormative experiences of Kuching’s young adults in the home and how these experiences go on to influence their perceptions towards LGBT identities. With that said, this study utilized snowball sampling to identify 15 participants made up of various sexual and gender backgrounds who were then interviewed utilizing semi-structured interviews. The Life Course Theory guided the subsequent thematic analyses of this study’s results and found that participants experienced the pervasiveness of heteronormative culture growing up in the home. While this may have caused them to initially reject LGBT identities, various life trajectories enabled them to dismantle and rid themselves of the heteronormative ideals which were instilled deeply within them. Conclusively, this study aims to broaden our understanding of heteronormative culture and how it subsequently impacts people by factoring social, cultural, historical, and political contexts throughout the life course. This is done in the hopes that sexual and gender diversity can not only be normalized and accepted but celebrated in the long run.

Item Type:	Academic Exercise
Keyword:	Young adults , Heteronormativity , Heterosexual matrix , LGBT , Life course theory , Life trajectories
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > HQ The family. Marriage. Woman > HQ1-2044 The Family. Marriage. Women > HQ12-449 Sexual life
Department:	FACULTY > Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities
Depositing User:	DG MASNIAH AHMAD -
Date Deposited:	28 Mar 2023 14:29
Last Modified:	28 Mar 2023 14:29
URI:	https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/35263

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