1. Objectifs

Intentions :
« Nos objectifs principaux dans ce texte consistent à examiner la diversité des contextes d’accès à la parentalité des pères gais, de même que leur degré de construction identitaire. » (p. 156)

2. Méthode

Échantillon/Matériau :
L’échantillon comprend 77 pères ayant la garde complète ou partagée d’au moins un enfant âgé de 18 ans ou moins et s’identifiant comme homosexuel ou gai.

Instruments :
Guide d’entretien semi-directif

Type de traitement des données :
Analyse de contenu

3. Résumé

« Gays fathers were split into four groups: 43 gay fathers had their children while part of a heterosexual couple and disclosed their sexual orientation to their children (HD); 16 gay fathers had their children while part of a heterosexual couple and had not disclosed their sexual orientation to their children (HND); 6 gay fathers developed their homosexual identity before entering into a co-parenting project with a lesbian woman (GC); and 12 gay fathers developed a homosexual identity before adopting a child or becoming the head of a foster family (GA). Comparisons were drawn between conjugal and parental variables, variables related to homosexual identity, and the degree of integration of homosexual and paternal identities. HND fathers set themselves apart from the other groups on a number of variables. They are less educated and their income is lower than that of the fathers in the order three groups. In addition, the HND fathers disclosed their sexual orientation to fewer people in their social circles and they feel a higher degree of discomfort related to homosexuality than the fathers perceive their majority of the fathers in the order three groups perceive their homosexual and paternal identities as integrated. » (p. 186)