The Gayborhood

The Gayborhood

by Christopher T. ConnerAdriana Brodyn Jeffrey Escoffier and others
Epub (Kobo), Epub (Adobe)
Publication Date: 31/03/2021

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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.

ISBN:
9781793609847
9781793609847
Category:
Urban communities
Format:
Epub (Kobo), Epub (Adobe)
Publication Date:
31-03-2021
Language:
English
Publisher:
Lexington Books
Jonathan Jimenez

Jonathan Jimenez (Paris). A passionate photographer since an early age, Jonathan Jimenez discovered urban exploration a decade ago. Starting with the catacombs and rooftops of Paris, it lead to abandoned spaces with fabulous decor and extraordinary atmosphere.

While photographing he found a particular interest in those scenes created by nature taking back inhabited spaces. He has spent the last number of years looking for these places and his adventures have led him to explore more than 700 abandoned locations in 30 countries on 4 continents.

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