The Homosexual Parenthood: An Exposition of the Psychoanalytical Debate in the Contemporary French Scenario

Authors

  • Simone Perelson Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1590/S0104-026X2006000300008

Abstract

After situating homoparenthood within the context of the new social and medical practices concerning parenthood and reproduction, the article presents a scenario of the contemporary French debate on this issue. The thinking of five psychoanalysts on this matter will be broached : Joël Dor and his theory about the role of the function of the father and about the anatomic difference between sexes in the structure process of the subject; Pierre Legendre and his articulation between the fields of law and the psych in the involvement of the human being in the order of parenthood; Michel Tort and his criticism of the theories of that author; and Genevieve Delaisi de Parseval and her proposal of a broader definition of the family. And, finally, Sabine Prokhoris, and her distinction between “sexuation” and “difference of the sexes”. This presentation intends to dismantle the opposite arguments and demonstrates the legitimacy of the reasoning favorable to homosexual parenthood.

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Published

2006-09-11

How to Cite

Perelson, S. (2006). The Homosexual Parenthood: An Exposition of the Psychoanalytical Debate in the Contemporary French Scenario. Revista Estudos Feministas, 14(3), 709. https://doi.org/10.1590/S0104-026X2006000300008

Issue

Vol. 14 No. 3 (2006)

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Point of View

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