The phrase 'LGBT community' is often used by policy-makers, service providers, and lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans people themselves, but what does it mean? What understandings and experiences does that term suggest, and ignore?
The phrase 'LGBT community' is often used by policy-makers, service providers, and lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans people themselves, but what does it mean? What understandings and experiences does that term suggest, and ignore?
Eleanor Formby is Senior Research Fellow at the Centre for Education and Inclusion Research at Sheffield Hallam University, UK.
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1. Introduction Spatial communities and 'gay ghettos' Cultural communities and practices Imagined communities and the 'gay imaginary' Friendships and personal communities Virtual communities and cyberian mailways Community is here to stay? The research The book References 2. 'Owning' and questioning LGBT communities Introduction The acronym that 'lumps together' 'Managing' the acronym Ambivalence Commonality Agency Chapter summary References 3. Diversity, inequality and prejudice amongst LGBT people Introduction Overview of existing literature Diversity and inequality Identity-based prejudice Faith and religion Parenting (Non)conformity Chapter summary References 4. Lived experience and 'doing' community Introduction Overview of existing literature Socialising, friendship and seeking intimacy Friendship families Safety in numbers Accessing 'safe' spaces Self-censorship Activism Lived experience across the life course Chapter summary References 5. Relationships to, within and beyond physical spaces Introduction Overview of existing literature Physical space and geographical areas Relocation Rural living Travel and tourism Groups and services Online spaces and virtual communities Chapter summary References 6. The pleasures and pains of scene spaces Introduction Overview of existing literature The scene as 'community' Positive experiences Scene exclusions Invasion, choice and ownership Chapter summary References 7. Pride spaces, rituals and symbols Introduction Overview of existing literature Creating communities? Safety and freedom Celebration Protest Partying with politics Commercialism Alcohol at Pride events Exclusion 'Excess' and 'extreme' displays of pride Chapter summary References 8. Imagined communities and a sense of belonging Introduction Overview of existing literature Belonging and connection Commonalities, similarities, and mutual understanding Differences and values Shared experiences and the 'bond' of discrimination? Chapter summary References 9. Consequences for wellbeing Introduction Overview of existing literature Impacts on physical and mental health Seeking support Friendships, confidence and self-esteem Finding people 'like me' Alcohol, drugs and sex on the scene Paradoxical spaces Chapter summary References 10. Conclusions and implications References Appendix: Research methods and participants Research process and recruitment Online survey Interviews and group discussions Participants References
1. Introduction Spatial communities and 'gay ghettos' Cultural communities and practices Imagined communities and the 'gay imaginary' Friendships and personal communities Virtual communities and cyberian mailways Community is here to stay? The research The book References 2. 'Owning' and questioning LGBT communities Introduction The acronym that 'lumps together' 'Managing' the acronym Ambivalence Commonality Agency Chapter summary References 3. Diversity, inequality and prejudice amongst LGBT people Introduction Overview of existing literature Diversity and inequality Identity-based prejudice Faith and religion Parenting (Non)conformity Chapter summary References 4. Lived experience and 'doing' community Introduction Overview of existing literature Socialising, friendship and seeking intimacy Friendship families Safety in numbers Accessing 'safe' spaces Self-censorship Activism Lived experience across the life course Chapter summary References 5. Relationships to, within and beyond physical spaces Introduction Overview of existing literature Physical space and geographical areas Relocation Rural living Travel and tourism Groups and services Online spaces and virtual communities Chapter summary References 6. The pleasures and pains of scene spaces Introduction Overview of existing literature The scene as 'community' Positive experiences Scene exclusions Invasion, choice and ownership Chapter summary References 7. Pride spaces, rituals and symbols Introduction Overview of existing literature Creating communities? Safety and freedom Celebration Protest Partying with politics Commercialism Alcohol at Pride events Exclusion 'Excess' and 'extreme' displays of pride Chapter summary References 8. Imagined communities and a sense of belonging Introduction Overview of existing literature Belonging and connection Commonalities, similarities, and mutual understanding Differences and values Shared experiences and the 'bond' of discrimination? Chapter summary References 9. Consequences for wellbeing Introduction Overview of existing literature Impacts on physical and mental health Seeking support Friendships, confidence and self-esteem Finding people 'like me' Alcohol, drugs and sex on the scene Paradoxical spaces Chapter summary References 10. Conclusions and implications References Appendix: Research methods and participants Research process and recruitment Online survey Interviews and group discussions Participants References
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