SOCIAL SCIENCE / LGBTQ+ Studies / Gay Studies

Current paper · Semantic Scholar

Following ongoing calls to better utilise theory and political science concepts in housing studies, recent years have seen a growing body of work exploring the multi-faceted ways that power relations are present in the housing sphere. This paper contributes to this literature by exploring the role of social and political power in the housing experiences of a marginalised group—specifically lesbian, gay, bisexual, tr…

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Book · DOAB

Many of us have grown up with the language of civil rights, yet rarely consider how the construction of civil rights claims affects those who are trying to attain them. Diane Miller examines arguments lesbians and gay men make for civil rights, revealing the ways these arguments are both progressive--in terms of helping to win court cases seeking basic human rights--and limiting--in terms of framing representations …

Full text · Open Library

During World War II, as the United States called on its citizens to serve in unprecedented numbers, the presence of gay Americans in the armed forces increasingly conflicted with the expanding antihomosexual policies and procedures of the military. In Coming Out Under Fire, Allan Bérubé examines in depth and detail these social and political confrontation--not as a story of how the military victimized homosexuals, b…

Image · DPLA

Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer or questioning, and other sexual and gender minority identifying (LGBTQ+) youth are at increased risk for experiencing a multitude of social and structural disparities compared to their cisgender, heterosexual counterparts. These include but are not limited to higher rates of childhood abuse, school bullying, victimization, and discrimination. The cumulative negative impact…