Homophobia from masculine perspective. Considerations for a psychopedagogical intervention in the school context.

Abstract

The relation that exists between homophobia and masculinity is analysed in this essay, through the social perceptions of male students from the fourth degree of secondary school (ESO) on male gender identity. Three schools from the Principado de Asturias participate in this qualitative study, in which this issue is researched in diverse school cultures in the region. A discursive analysis on the issue is carried out through the implementation of interviews and discussion groups. The most outstanding results show that the students develop a homophobic narrative in their explanations of masculinity which preserves their heterosexual condition. Therefore, the normative vision of masculinity represents a basic indicator for the understanding of gender homophobia and sexual orientation noticed in the narratives of teenagers. We finish our research by expressing the need for the development of psychopedagogical intervention programs in the school context that contemplate the connection masculinity-homophobia.

CITE AS:

Ceballos Fernández, M. (2013). Homofobia en clave masculina. Consideraciones para la intervención psicopedagógica en el contexto escolar. Apuntes de Psicología, 31, 21-28.