LGBTQs in the City, Queering Urban Space

• YVONNE P. DODERER ^[1]
  1. [1] Office for Transdisciplinary Research and Cultural Production, Stuttgart, Germany
• Localización: International journal of urban and regional research, ISSN 0309-1317, Vol. 35, Nº. 2, 2011, págs. 431-436
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • Since the 1960s, lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ) culture hasdeveloped in big cities and metropolises everywhere (not only in the West, but also inAsia, Latin America and indeed Africa). This essay examines how cities provide thespatial conditions necessary for the formation of such emancipatory movements basedon identity politics and strategies which transcend binary gender dualism. The startingpoint of this investigation is my thesis that only urban life enables LGBTQ individuals tolive their lives fully, realize their (sexual) identities, and furthermore organize themselvescollectively, become publicly visible, and appropriate urban, societal and politicalspaces.