RELAÇÕES FAMILIARES HOMOAFETIVAS: AS CONTRADIÇÕES E A CONSTRUÇÃO COTIDIANA DAS FAMÍLIAS VINCULADAS AO GRUPO DIGNIDADE

Abstract

The homosexual family is one of the several family types in the contemporary society. It is constructed, deconstructed and reconstructed while dynamic relationships are established in the social everyday life. Thus, this study focuses on the reflection upon the contradictions which permeate the homosexual family in the contemporary society, more specifically in the conception of family for the couples that take part in the study. Its general objective is to comprehend how the families which participate in the study are organized and construct a conception of family within the contradictions that involve the familial context. It is qualitative research whose locus was the Grupo Dignidade (Dignity Group) and its members. The analysis of results has five main axes: a) the subjects’ concept of family; b) the homosexual family construction; c) the social reproduction of male and female; d) the marriage and its meanings; and e) the society view as seen by the subjects. Results revealed that the couples who took part in the study present different conceptions of family and from that establish social and familial relationships. Also, the reproduction of elements such as sexual division of labor and violence between partners, which are conflicts characteristic of the nuclear family, is observed. It is worth to highlight that there is internalization of the prejudice by the couples, even if at the same time they point to some advancement in the society view to recognize the homosexual families. The study also verifies that the homosexual family is in the social relations set, trying to be established and fight its inherent conflicts.