A heteronormatividade e a influência dos discursos familiares acerca da homossexualidade

Abstract

This study investigates the influence of heteronormative discourses on the acceptance of homosexual youths within the family environment from a psychoanalytic perspective. Historically, homosexuality was pathologized, and although Freud rejected this view, society maintained negative conceptions that still resonate in contemporary culture. Through an integrative literature review, concepts such as "homosexuality," "heteronormativity," and "parental narcissism" were analyzed in databases like PePSIC and SciELO, excluding studies outside the psychoanalytic field or those addressing sexual orientations other than homosexuality. The analysis reveals that parental narcissism, which emerges from the idealization of children during the gestational period, is often shaped by socially internalized heteronormative discourses. These discourses promote binary norms and reinforce oppressive practices in families with homosexual youths, denying subjectivities that transcend the male-female binary and opposite-sex unions. Despite progress in the debate on sexuality within the family context, heteronormativity continues to fuel discrimination and invalidate homosexual experiences. The study highlights the urgency of socio-educational strategies to develop critical individuals capable of questioning coercive norms and promoting the validation of subjective experiences. Thus, it contributes to reflections on overcoming practices that still marginalize sexual diversity within the family sphere.