By Dean Murphy
Dean Murphy analyses how relatedness is enacted within the context of homosexual males pursuing parenthood and a ‘child of one’s personal’ via either family and transnational surrogacy arrangements.Drawing on information accumulated from in-depth interviews with homosexual males dwelling in Australia and the USA, and information media, the booklet explores how homosexual males ‘enact’ parenthood and family members existence in ways in which either problem and toughen dominant notions of kinship and masculinity. those males characterize a huge first new release to entry assisted reproductive applied sciences for this objective and are a part of an expanding percentage of homosexual males changing into mom and dad outdoors a (previous) heterosexual dating. The findings exhibit that males come to event parenthood hope mostly a result of new narratives and possibilities being made on hand to them this day.
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Not surprisingly, then, in much of the research on gay male parents, these men tended to position themselves as distanced or disconnected from ‘commercial’ gay social and sexual scenes, either as a deliberate strategy or as a result of the changes in circumstances and responsibility brought about by parenthood. In some instances, this distancing also included reproducing a particular stereotype of gay men as ‘superficial’ in order to redefine themselves as choosing to pursue a more ‘meaningful’ life course (Armesto and Shapiro, 2011).
Indd 21 21 19/05/2015 10:42 am influence of the partner’s desire (or lack of desire) to have children. Stacey (2006) noted that a small proportion of men in her study in southern California were highly motivated to become parents; however, the majority were drawn towards either parenthood or childlessness, depending on their partner’s views. According to Stacey, a convergence of cultural, social and historical influences in southern California (rather than solely factors such as a predetermined degree of motivation) has made this particular part of the United States conducive to gay men becoming parents.
For this reason, this body of research has been important in identifying how men were able to reconcile the gay and fatherhood components of their identities. Brinamen and Mitchell (2008), for example, proposed a six-stage model of identity development for gay men in the United States who become fathers. These stages included increased self-awareness and confidence, the recognition and valuing of the strength of gay families and parenthood, and an integration of the gay and father components of identity.
