本研究計畫企圖挑戰某種「同志缺席」(queer-free)的在地客家性／別研究及「客家缺席」(Hakka-free)的在地同志研究的學術氛圍，期以再現多重繁複的性／別與族群反抗政略，並召喚一群擁有客家認同的生理男性的同性戀、雙性戀及跨性別者，藉由述說我們那充滿「羞恥感」的交織著性／別與族群的認同故事，既「酷異化」在地客家學術界內的主流性／別論述，也「族群化」在地的同志研究。本研究計畫主要探究的問題可歸結：一、何謂「客家男同志」？二、客家同志運動的興起脈絡為何？三、在地客家男同志的性／別及族群認同型塑與展演為何？四、親屬關係如何影響在地客家男同志的性／別及族群認同的型塑與展演？五、在地客家男同志與其他族群身份認同的男同志之間的互動關係為何？六、在地客家男同志的性／別及族群認同展演分別在同志社群及客家族群內發揮什麼樣的政治效應？本研究計畫將採取質化研究的取徑，具體的研究方法則揉合了線上文本分析及線下深度訪談。
This research project aims to disrupt both the ‘queer-free’ phenomenon within the local Hakka studies field and the ‘Hakka-free’ phenomenon within the local queer studies field. It calls for radical, yet complicated, queer politics inscribed by ethnic equality by rallying local Hakka male queers like me. By dint of telling our shameful gender/sexual and ethnic stories, we are determined to queer mainstream Hakka gender/sexual discourse and to racialize local queer studies. The main questions this research project is to look into include: (1) How do we define the notion of Hakka male queer? (2) What is the socio-cultural context from which local Hakka queer activism arises? (3) How do local Hakka male queers construct and perform their gender/sexual and ethnic identities? (4) How do their gender/sexual and ethnic identities and performativities impact upon both local queer and Hakka communities? This research project employs a qualitative approach by adopting a combination of online text analysis and offline in-depth interview.
