Abstract

There is no research into the experiences of Indigenous LGBTIQSB + young people and their mothers in the country now known as Australia. Based on a series of nine narrative interviews with young LGBTIQSB + people living in New South Wales, this article is the first to discuss Indigenous LGBTIQSB + children’s relationship with their Indigenous mothers. Indigenous mothers have been framed in ways that justified targeted settler state interventions situated within broader racialised biopolitical governance practices and the regulation of Indigenous lives. The findings of this research project provide a counter narrative to the current framing of Indigenous mothers and families as dysfunctional and in need of intervention by state and welfare agencies. Indigenous LGBTIQSB + young people speak to their experiences of coming out and the ways their Indigenous mothers defended, affirmed and advocated for them. Participants spoke of how Indigenous mothers provided them with protective skills and strategies that allowed them to effectively navigate close and extended familial and community contexts. This article demonstrates the significance of Indigenous mothering practices and values for the wellbeing of their LGBTIQSB + children.

摘要

在现在称为澳大利亚的国家，没有关于土著 LGBTIQSB + 年轻人及其母亲的经历的研究。本文基于对居住在新南威尔士州的年轻 LGBTIQSB + 人的一系列九次叙事采访，是第一篇讨论土著 LGBTIQSB + 儿童与其土著母亲的关系的文章。土著母亲的构想方式证明了有针对性的定居者国家干预位于更广泛的种族化生物政治治理实践和土著生活监管范围内。该研究项目的结果与当前将土著母亲和家庭视为功能失调并需要国家和福利机构干预的说法相反。土著 LGBTIQSB + 年轻人讲述了他们出柜的经历以及土著母亲为他们辩护、肯定和倡导的方式。参与者谈到了土著母亲如何为她们提供保护技能和策略，使她们能够有效地驾驭密切和广泛的家庭和社区环境。本文展示了土著母亲的做法和价值观对其 LGBTIQSB + 孩子的福祉的重要性。