Queering the Midwest: Forging LGBTQ Community Forstie Clare
Queering the Midwest: Forging LGBTQ Community Forstie Clare How LGBTQ community life in a small Midwestern city differs from that in larger cities with established gayborhoodsRiver City is a small,…
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Queering the Midwest: Forging LGBTQ Community Forstie Clare
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. Yet LGBTQ residents of River City describe it as a progressive, welcoming, and safe space, with active LGBTQ youth groups and regular drag shows that test the capacity of bars.In this compelling examination of LGBTQ communities in seemingly "unfriendly" places, Queering the Midwest highlights the ambivalence of LGBTQ lives in the rural Midwest, where LGBTQ organizations and events occur occasionally but are generally not grounded in long-standing LGBTQ institutions. Most River City residents are white, working-class Catholics, a demographic associated with conservative sexual politics.
Drawing on in-depth interviews