Gayborhoods

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Abstract

![CDATA[Gayborhood is a term used to describe neighborhoods, especially urban neighborhoods, that are populated by and associated with LGBTQ people and communities. Arguably, the term is most commonly used in North America, and is equivalent to descriptions deployed in other places, including gay ghetto, gay village, or simply a gay and/or lesbian neighborhood. A neighborhood can be understood to be a gayborhood if it (a) contains a cluster of LGBTQ institutions, both commercial (bars, clubs, cafes, bookstores, shops) and service-oriented (legal, health, and community organizations); (b) houses a substantial residential LGBTQ population; and (c) has conspicuous, locally dominant LGBTQ subculture(s). The LGBTQ presence is sufficiently embedded and visible in society that gayborhoods have mainstream recognition.]]
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationThe Sage Encyclopedia of LGBTQ Studies
EditorsAbbie E. Goldberg
Place of PublicationU.S.
PublisherSage
Pages438-439
Number of pages2
ISBN (Electronic)9781483371283
ISBN (Print)9781483371306
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2016

Keywords

  • sexual minorities
  • housing
  • gentrification

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