臺灣同志伴侶的家庭圖像

A Study on Same-Sex Couples’ Family Images in Taiwan

華人社會中，「家」一直扮演著相當核心的角色。在愛情追尋與家庭建立的漫漫長路上，原本屬於同志伴侶私領域的情感記憶，卻涉及了社會對於正常／不正常、合法／非法劃分界線的劃分。據此，研究者深入訪談16 對願意接受訪談且在一起交往6 年以上的同志伴侶，其中包括10 對男同志與6 對女同志。研究結果發現，相同性別的兩個人形構出「愛情－婚姻－家庭的接續關係」、「非接續的愛情－婚姻－家庭關係」與「打破愛情－婚姻－家庭的接續／非接續關係」三種家庭圖像類型。非單一固定形式、變異流動的家庭圖像，按個人特殊生活的情境脈絡與生命歷程的不同階段，以及伴侶關係經營的磨合與協調，挑戰異性戀傳統主流家庭論述，延展出同志家庭圖像多元價值並存的樣貌。

For Chinese people, the family has long been the core of society. Due to the emerging trend of legalization of same-sex marriage in many countries, same-sex couples in Taiwan are also fighting for their rights. This study aims to understand same-sex couples’ family images. Sixteen couples (10 gay couples, 6 lesbian couples) who have been together for more than six years were interviewed. For the same sex couples, the results identified three types of family image: (1) the relational continuum of love-marriage-family; (2) the non-continuum of love-marriage-family; and (3) the creative relationship combination. However, the abovementioned family images can be fluid according to: (1) the social context; (2) individual life course; and (3) the adjustments and negotiations of the couple. The findings challenge the major stereotype of the family image as solely heterosexual, and show the uniqueness and diversity of same sex couples.