Herng-Dar Bih
Graduate Institute of Building and Planning National Taiwan University
Yu-Ting Wu
Graduate Institute of Building and Planning National Taiwan University
The meaning of home is not the same for men and women, or people with different social status or sexual orientation. This research focuses on the living experiences of gay couples to show the limit of traditional research of heterosexual nuclear family. The consideration of co-living for the gay couples, their division of housework, the arrangements and uses of living space are explored in the context of heterosexual society. The possibility of challenging the mode of patriarchal living is also discussed.
Keywords: gay couple, living space, division of housework