Life in rainbow colors: homosexuals attitudes and perceptions

Tema ovog diplomskog rada bila je Život u duginim bojama: stavovi i percepcije homoseksualnih osoba. Prvi dio rada odnosi se na teorijski dio u kojem se nalaze različiti pojmovi koji su usko vezani uz homoseksualnost. Zatim, objašnjeni su metodološki aspekti rada koji podrazumijevaju predmet istraživanja, cilj, istraživačka pitanja, karakteristike sudionika istraživanja, mjerni instrument te opis postupka provedbe istraživanja. Za provedbu istraživanja korištena je kvalitativna metodologija odnosno polustrukturirani intervju te metoda snježne grude. Istraživanju je pristupilo dvanaest sugovornika/ca homoseksualne orijentacije. Intervjui su provedeni u razdoblju od siječnja 2021. godine do srpnja iste godine. Razgovori su prikazani u obliku transkripata i mogu se pronaći u poglavlju priloga. Izdvojeni su određeni dijelovi transkripata koji su bili važni kako bi se odgovorilo na postavljena istraživačka pitanja i detaljnije su analizirane su dijelu interpretacija rezultata. Istraživanjem smo utvrdile kako shvaćanje vlastite homoseksualnosti predstavlja stresno razdoblje života kao i proces coming out-a gdje su najzastupljeniji strahovi od reakcije obitelji. Unatoč tome što se homoseksualne osobe promatraju kao marginalizirane i diskriminirane skupine, sugovornici/ce uglavnom nisu imali iskustvo socijalne isključenosti, nasilja i odbačenosti. Imali su iskustvo heteroseksualne i homoseksualne veze, a ulazak u istospolnu zajednicu predstavljao bi im određenu sigurnost. Mišljenja su da postoje pojedine teškoće prilikom sklapanja istospolne zajednice kao i diskriminacija istog. Voljeli bi imati djecu, a kad bi se odlučili na to, posvajanje bi bilo najvjerojatnija opcija. Smatraju kako postoje određene razlike i diskriminacija u odrastanju djeteta i/ili djece s heteroseksualnim i istospolnim partnerima, ali da to stvara društvo. Zadovoljni su svojim životom, a život izvan Republike Hrvatske prakticirao je dio sugovornika/ca koji pretežito imaju pozitivne iskustva s obzirom na to da su boravili u razvijenim europskim državama. Povorke ponosa smatraju bitnima, a na njih odlaze oni/e sugovornici/ce koji/e ju smatraju važnom.The subject of this diploma was Life in rainbow colors: attitudes and perceptions of homosexuals. The beginning of this diploma thesis consists out of the theoretical part which covers different definitions that are closely related to homosexuality. Furthermore, the methodological structure of the research which includes the subject of research, purpose, scientific questions, characteristics of the research participants, the measuring instrument, and the description of the research implementation procedure are explained. A qualitative methodology, a semi-structured interview, and a snowball method were used to conduct the research. Twelve participants of homosexual orientation joined the research. The interviews have been made between January and the end of July of 2021. The interviews are presented in the form of transcripts and can be found in the appendix. Certain parts of the transcripts were singled out and some parts of result interpretations were analyzed in more detail. This research has found that understanding one's homosexuality represents a stressful period of life as well as the process of coming out where fears of the family's reaction are most prevalent. Although homosexual persons are viewed as marginalized and discriminated groups, the participants generally didn't experience social exclusion, violence, and rejection. They had the experience of heterosexual and homosexual relationships, and entering a same-sex community would give them some security. Opinions are that there are some difficulties in forming a same-sex community as well as discrimination against it. They would like to have children, and if they decided to, adoption would be the most likely option. They believe that there are certain differences and discrimination in the upbringing of a child and/or children with heterosexual and same-sex partners, but that this creates a community. They are satisfied with their lives, and life outside the Republic of Croatia was practiced by some of the participants who mostly have positive experiences, considering that they have lived in developed European countries. Gay pride is considered important, and it's attended by those participants who consider them important