La adolescencia de las chicas sáficas en la pantalla: negociando la identidad lésbica irlandesa en Dating Amber (2020)

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https://doi.org/10.26754/ojs_misc/mj.202511375

Palabras clave:

adolescencia, identidad lésbica, sexualidad, cine irlandés, Dating Amber

Resumen

Aunque no había ninguna ley que criminalizase el lesbianismo, las mujeres lesbianas irlandesas —acompañadas de otras mujeres queer— participaron activamente en la batalla para descriminalizar la homosexualidad, lo que finalmente ocurrió en Irlanda en 1993. Además, el activismo de las mujeres lesbianas también se centró en la creación de grupos, organizaciones y líneas de apoyo para las mujeres queer (Crone 1988, 1995; Connolly and O’Toole 2005). A pesar de estos avances, en la década de los noventa la homofobia seguía impactando negativamente las vidas de la comunidad LGBTQ+ irlandesa (Moane 1995). La película Dating Amber (2020), dirigida por David Freyne, transcurre en este clima de homosexualidad legal pero homofobia arraigada. Los adolescentes Amber y Eddie, lesbiana y gay respectivamente, deciden fingir tener una relación para escapar del acoso homofóbico de sus compañeros del instituto, pero una vez que descubren la comunidad LGBTQ+ de Dublín comienzan a distanciarse, ya que Amber decide salir del armario mientras que Eddie continúa negando su homosexualidad. Este artículo se centra en el personaje de Amber y en como navega su adolescencia como lesbiana en la Irlanda rural de los años noventa. Particularmente, se analizarán el entorno opresivo de Amber en contraste con la ciudad más tolerante y su amistad con Eddie, juntando así estos elementos con la intención de explorar el desarrollo de la percepción que Amber tiene de sí misma y su salida del armario.

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15-12-2025

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Literatura, cine y cultura

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Seijas-Pérez, I. (2025). La adolescencia de las chicas sáficas en la pantalla: negociando la identidad lésbica irlandesa en Dating Amber (2020). Miscelánea: A Journal of English and American Studies, 72, 211-228. https://doi.org/10.26754/ojs_misc/mj.202511375