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Queering the Midwest

Forging LGBTQ Community

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The book explores the complexities of LGBTQ life in a small Midwestern city, emphasizing the ambivalence within the community. Through in-depth interviews and ethnographic research, it highlights the challenges of disappearing safe spaces and the duality of support from non-LGBTQ allies, which can sometimes come with unspoken costs. Forstie presents a nuanced view of community dynamics, suggesting that relationships and identities are shaped by both acceptance and exclusion, ultimately encouraging a more authentic understanding of community and the potential for change.

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Queering the Midwest, Clare Forstie

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Jaar van publicatie
2022
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Titel
Queering the Midwest
Ondertitel
Forging LGBTQ Community
Taal
Engels
Jaar van publicatie
2022
Formaat
Hardcover
Aantal pagina's
240
ISBN13
9781479801862
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The book explores the complexities of LGBTQ life in a small Midwestern city, emphasizing the ambivalence within the community. Through in-depth interviews and ethnographic research, it highlights the challenges of disappearing safe spaces and the duality of support from non-LGBTQ allies, which can sometimes come with unspoken costs. Forstie presents a nuanced view of community dynamics, suggesting that relationships and identities are shaped by both acceptance and exclusion, ultimately encouraging a more authentic understanding of community and the potential for change.