Queer in a Wee Place

Queer in a Wee Place explores queer identity, inequality and belonging, in and beyond, Scotland. Building on interdisciplinary sexualities scholarship, activism, creative practices, as well as legislative and cultural changes, this open access book examines the past, present and future imaginings of queerness in Scotland - a ''wee place''. Scotland''s recent world-leading claims in the advancement of LGBTQ+ rights and inclusion, is evident in key cultural and educational institutions, in classrooms, and across the creative sector. Yet such ''equality, diversity and inclusion'' initiatives, including recent hate crime legislation, arguably omit the realities and persistence of enduring homophobia, transphobia, sexism and racism and so re-invoke a global hierarchy of places to be. By focusing on queerness in the case of Scotland - its differences, similarities and exceptionalism - this book demonstrates how queer inclusions, and exclusions, are mobilised and resisted across spatial scales, and the resulting impact on feelings of community and internationalism. With case studies covering law, politics, nationhood and migration, art and culture, education, and activism, this study offers an in-depth analysis of the Scottish queer experience as an illustration of the broader link between queerness and place globally. The ebook editions of this book are available open access under a CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 licence on bloomsburycollections.com. Open access was funded by UKRI.

Product details

• Authors: Yvette Taylor
• Assisted by: Yvette Taylor (Editor), Taylor Yvette (Editor)
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Release: 01.03.2026
• EAN: 9781350513020
• ISBN: 978-1-350-51302-0
• No. of pages: 320
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories; Sociology, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General, Scotland, The self, ego, identity, personality, Narrative theme: Identity / belonging, Gender studies, gender groups, Relating to LGBTQ+ people, SOCIAL SCIENCE / LGBTQ+ Studies / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Human Sexuality, LITERARY CRITICISM / Subjects & Themes / Gender Identity, place; belonging; sexuality; identity