"Eyes on" Gay & Lesbian activism/liberation--- Multi-development and political participation of Gay & Lesbian groups

• Main Authors: Chien-Han Chen, 陳建涵
• Other Authors: Wen-Hui Tang
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 2003
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/55989495972390682434

碩士 === 國立成功大學 === 政治經濟學研究所 === 91 === 　　In this paper, it is mainly about Gay ＆ Lesbian membership’s views toward related routes of their activism/liberation. Their thoughts will be discussed from four subjects— appropriateness for Gay ＆ Lesbian to run in election, Gay ＆ Lesbian votes, Gay ＆ Lesbian political views, and the observing teams’ function on Gay ＆ Lesbian election. The study was formed by the analysis from the second-hand documents and fielded survey method. The interviewees are Gay ＆ Lesbian clubs in universities and social groups. These interviewee clubs include Gray Chat, Lambda, Hunten, Group, and NKNU Lesbian. As for the respect of social groups, there are Taiwan Gay ＆ Lesbian’ Right Association, Gay ＆ Lesbian Teachers Union, Hotline, and LesCircle. Besides these groups, to individual part, we do our research on Chen Wun-Yang and Jhan Ming-Jhou— the candidates running in election for the 5th legislators in 2001. 　　According to the research, it revealed that the interviewees have very various points of views towards Gay ＆ Lesbian champagnes and routes. We could classify them as multiplicity, politics, leaders, status discrepancy and elites’ activities. About Gay ＆ Lesbian activism/liberation. routes in each groups’ choices, there are equalitarian campaigns, network agglomeration, revolution, intercommunication, academic function, variety with each leaders, and transformation the institution from outside to inside. In interaction between gays and lesbians, there are similarity and differences. The factors which influence on models of the group activism/liberation are discrepancy between urban and rural, differences in allocating resources, amounts of their own funds, and appearance in public or not. 　　At last, it is about the view whether they should run in elections as Gay ＆ Lesbian roles or not. Some thought it is still a pre-mature strategy nowadays. But others thought running in elections is just a kind of strategies for Gay ＆ Lesbian activism/liberation. About the necessary for candidates to merely emphasize on Gay ＆ Lesbian ’ rights, there are still lots of opinions. Some agreed to put emphasis on crucial rights for Gay ＆ Lesbian ’ own interests. However, some didn’t agree with it. As for whether there has been any support, oppression, or resistance happening to Gay ＆ Lesbian activism/liberation in Taiwan for ten years or not, in our research, we initially regarded that “ no setback is defeating.” And this presents the frustration and blind spot in present Gay ＆ Lesbian activism/liberation.