Sexual Multiculturalism: Study of Key Factors of Disclosure of Adolescent Homosexuality

• Main Authors: Xin-Han Huang, 黃信翰
• Other Authors: Seng-Lee Wong
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 2014
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/2c9r55

碩士 === 國立臺北大學 === 公共行政暨政策學系 === 102 === Homosexuality has been deemed as part of multiculturalism. Following the documentary analysis and DEMATEL method, the study probed into the key factors that bring homosexuals out of the closets. The initial 18 factors collected were as follows: "Self-identity", "Unnecessary to conceal", "Coming-out experiences", "Anaclisis", "Parent identity", "Identity among relatives and friends", "Religion", "Homo-friendly environments", "Beneficial social policies", "Financial independence", "No negative effects on employment", "Avoiding annoyance", "Obtaining social resources", "Quantity of surrounding homosexuals", "’Increasing chances of making friends", "Imitating idols to come out' ", "On impulse" and "Being forced to". In order to filter out the critical factors, the researcher sent out the questionnaires using Purposive sampling technique; thereafter using Snowball sampling method, requesting the survey attendees to assist in questionnaire delivery. The survey targeted the 18-30 year-old adolescent homosexuals who have already come out. The results of the data analysis from the questionnaires were presented as below: 1. According to the feedback from the questionnaires, the five factors including "Religion", "Financial independence", "Imitating idols to come out", "On impulse" and "Being forced to" were eliminated; the rest 13 factors could be the key factors that bring homosexuals out of the closets. 2. "Beneficial social policies", "Homo-friendly environment" and "Quantity of surrounding homosexuals" were the core factors affecting adolescents to disclose their homosexuality. 3. Among the 13 key factors, "Self-identity" and "Anaclisis" were most susceptible to the other factors. 4. "Self-identity" was the factor with the "highest correlation" and the "smallest relation". 5. "Quantity of surrounding homosexuals" was the only social network oriented factor whose correlation was above the average. 6. All of the personal feeling oriented factors belonged to the affected quotient group for showing negative relation. 7. All of the group feeling oriented factors belonged to the core factors; and the factor "Beneficial social policies" has the biggest relation. In summary, the study shows that building a homo-friendly environment and making beneficial laws for homosexuals appear to be the most effective measures to motivate their intention to come out. In order to construct a homo-friendly environment, the fundamental method is to deliver the sexual education, to individuals, families, schools to the society and communities. Last but not least, the related gender laws should also advance with times to ensure that, in this multicultural society, the rights of every single person is guaranteed.