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Heterosexism and the Geographies of Everyday Life in Belfast, Northern Ireland

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  • Rob Kitchin

    (Department of Geography and National Institute of Regional and Spatial Analysis, National University of Ireland, Maynooth, County Kildare, Ireland)

  • Karen Lysaght

    (National Institute of Regional and Spatial Analysis, National University of Ireland, Maynooth, County Kildare, Ireland)

Abstract

In this paper we seek to extend work on the relationship between sexuality, space, and society by providing a nuanced geographical reading of the sexual production of space in Belfast, Northern Ireland. Utilising queer theory, we draw from interviews with thirty gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender individuals to illustrate how the discursive and material practices that shape the regulation, self-regulation, and resistance of heterosexism are spatially, temporally, and contextually uneven and unequal. Focusing on the spatial arenas of home, work, and social space we document how each space is produced and experienced in multiple ways, and managed using a variety of sociospatial strategies.

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  • Rob Kitchin & Karen Lysaght, 2003. "Heterosexism and the Geographies of Everyday Life in Belfast, Northern Ireland," Environment and Planning A, , vol. 35(3), pages 489-510, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:envira:v:35:y:2003:i:3:p:489-510
    DOI: 10.1068/a3538
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    1. Rob Kitchin, 2002. "Sexing the city: The sexual production of non-heterosexual space in Belfast, Manchester and San Francisco," City, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 6(2), pages 205-218, July.
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