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Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) people have established gathering spaces to find acceptance, form social networks, and unify to resist oppression. Framing the emergence of queer enclaves in reference to place, this volume explores the physical and symbolic spaces of LGBTQ Americans. Authors provide an overview of the concept of "place" and its role in informing identity formation and community building. The book also includes interactive project prompts, providing opportunities to practically apply topics and theories discussed in the chapters.
List of contents
List of Illustrations
Preface Katherine Crawford-Lackey Acknowledgements
Chapter 1. Making Community: The Places and Spaces of LGBTQ Collective Identity Formation
Christina B. Hanhardt Chapter 2. The Geographies of LGBTQ Lives: In and Beyond Cities, Neighborhoods, and Bars
Jen Jack Gieseking Chapter 3. LGBTQ Art and Artists
Tara Burk Chapter 4. Historical Landmarks and Landscapes of LGBTQ Law
Marc Stein Chapter 5. LGBTQ Experiences and Health
Katie Batza Chapter 6. Locating Miami's Queer History
Julio Capó, Jr. Chapter 7. Queerest Little City in the World: LGBTQ Reno
John Jeffrey Auer IV Chapter 8. Chicago: Queer Histories at the Crossroads of America
Jessica Herczeg-Konecny Chapter 9. Activities
Katherine Crawford-Lackey Discover Historic Places in the Community
Explore a Place
Record Oral Narratives
Campus Community Pop-Up
Creating and Preserving Community Places in the Digital Age
Complicating Progress Narratives
Researching Legislation
Host a Historic Preservation Workshop
Bibliography
About the author
Katherine Crawford-Lackey is a PhD candidate in public history at Middle Tennessee State University. She currently serves as a contractor with the National Park Service. Her research focuses on public commemoration and place-based history.
Megan E. Springate works in the National Park Service Cultural Resources Office of Interpretation and Education. She currently serves as the National Coordinator for the 19th Amendment Centennial Commemoration for the NPS and won the Society for Historical Anthropology's 2021 John L. Cotter Award. Her edited volume, LGBTQ America: A Theme Study of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer History (National Park Foundation and National Park Service, 2016) was awarded the 2018 Paul E. Buchanan Award by the Vernacular Architecture Forum.
