We are here to party? Lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans leisurescapes beyond commercial gay scenes
| Autor: | Katherine Browne, Leela Bakshi |
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| Rok vydání: | 2011 |
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medicine.medical_specialty
media_common.quotation_subject Geography Planning and Development Social geography Participatory action research Gender studies Human sexuality Transsexual Social space Tourism Leisure and Hospitality Management medicine Sociology Homosexuality Leisure studies Lesbian media_common |
| Zdroj: | Leisure Studies. 30:179-196 |
| ISSN: | 1466-4496 0261-4367 |
| DOI: | 10.1080/02614367.2010.506651 |
| Popis: | Gay spaces in particular cities have been the focus of studies of sexualities in leisure studies and geographies. However, with the British cultural development toward increasing acceptance of particular gay (and lesbian) lives, lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans (LGBT) leisurescapes can no longer be confined to gay space/times or discussed solely in terms of exclusion. Conversely, the view that all other spaces are heterosexualised and therefore dangerous also needs critical reconsideration. Drawing on data from the ‘Count Me In Too’ project, a Brighton & Hove based participatory action research project, we find that LGBT people socialise beyond the ‘gay ghetto’, and whilst certain ‘straight’ leisure spaces are still hostile, generic social space is not necessarily unwelcoming to some LGBT people. We contend that space can be simultaneously gay and straight, yet gender and sexual identities, mediated through other social differences, continue to be important in understanding LGBT experiences. However, LGBT... |
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