The Gayborhood - From Sexual Liberation to Cosmopolitan Spectacle (Hardcover)

The Gayborhood: From Sexual Liberation to Cosmopolitan Spectacle explores the lived experiences of LGBT+ persons in an era of heightened visibility. Gay urban enclaves, known colloquially as gayborhoods, illustrate the evolution of LGBT+ political capacity building. Since their emergence after World War II, gayborhoods have homogenized at the expense of women, transgender, and nonwhite persons due to neoliberal policies promoted by urban planners. Thus, their popularization and economic vitality correlate with a loss of collective identity and space for some inhabitants. While gayborhoods were once diverse and inclusive spaces that rejected normative institutions of marriage and assimilation into dominant society, the stakeholders of these areas have now unashamedly aligned themselves with conformity and profitability to legitimize their existence. The contributors within The Gayborhood invite readers to reflect on the future of LGBT+ politics and look beyond the commercialized rainbow spectacle of gayborhoods to the communities and aspirations within.

General

Imprint:	Lexington Books
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	March 2021
Editors:	Christopher T. Conner • Daniel Okamura
Contributors:	Christopher T. Conner • Adriana Brodyn • Jeffrey Escoffier • Amin Ghaziani • Theo Greene • C. J. Janovy • Aliraza Javaid • Jonathan Jimenez
Dimensions:	228 x 163 x 22mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	258
ISBN-13:	978-1-79360-983-0
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Gender studies > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Gay & Lesbian studies > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social groups & communities > Urban communities
LSN:	1-79360-983-7
Barcode:	9781793609830

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