Proceso de construcción de la identidad en personas con orientación sexual homosexual

Abstract

The main objective of this study was the stages that occur in the construction of homosexual identity and the understanding of the different expressions, deficiencies and specific needs in each phase of the process of construction of homosexual identity, for which a proposal was developed with a qualitative approach Using the biographical-narrative method, three people between the ages of 27 and 60 participated, with whom open interviews and life stories were carried out. Two strategies were used to carry out the analysis and interpretation of the results, the first It is the organization of the information collected through the chronology of life stories and the stages raised by Rubén Ardila in his book "Homosexuality and Psychology." Presenting as conclusions that the participants recognize themselves as homosexual people and accept their identity beyond the family and social complications they faced at each stage of their life. It was possible to identify that most of the life stories agree with the stages proposed by the author Ardila and, additionally, there is frequent reference to absent or passive parents in terms of family interaction, constituting a common characteristic in the different stages of the life of the participants.