Queering the Midwest : forging LGBTQ community / Clare Forstie.

How LGBTQ community life in a small Midwestern city differs from that in larger cities with established gayborhoodsRiver City is a small, Midwestern, postindustrial city surrounded by green hills and farmland with a population of just over 50,000. Most River City residents are white, working-class C...

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Main Author: Forstie, Clare (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : New York University Press, [2022]
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Table of Contents:
  • River City : LGBTQ life in a small city
  • Should I stay or should I go? : social contexts of ambivalent experiences
  • Out, but not too out : the line between inclusion and invisibility
  • What do you mean your gay friend? : LGBTQ friendships
  • Straight woman in a gay man's world : allyship and diversity resources
  • "There's varying degrees of friendship in here" : creating ambivalent community
  • "We haven't jumped over the need for one" : inclusive, progressive, and exclusive.