Understanding Generation Gaps in LGBTQ+ Communities

Perspectives About Gay Neighborhoods Among Heteronormative and Homonormative Generational Cohorts

Datos Bibliográficos

ID23748969
AutoresAlex Bitterman (0000-0001-5825-0502, State University of New York, autor de correspondencia), Daniel Baldwin He (0000-0003-2239-236X, University at Buffalo, State University of New York)
Año2021
Páginas307-338
Fecha de publicación2021-01-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoCHAPTER
RevistaThe Life and Afterlife of Gay Neighborhoods (SOURCE_BOOK)
EditorialSpringer International Publishing (PUBLISHER • SG)
DOI10.1007/978-3-030-66073-4_14
OpenAlexW3137828281
ISBN9783030660734
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas20
Referencias citadas33

Using Strauss-Howe generational theory as a guiding structure, this chapter examines differences between generational identity for LGBTQ+ individuals compared to heteronormative generational identity. We theorize that LGBTQ+ individuals may identify with two generational cohorts—one defined by birth year and a second related to “coming of age” as a sexual minority. A case study examining the lifespan of four LGBTQ+ celebrity personalities demonstrates the concept of generational layering. We argue “generational layering” affects various aspects of LGBTQ+ life, including connection to place as reflected in attitudes of LGBTQ+ people regarding gay neighborhoods. The chapter concludes with five takeaway messages that clarify the relationship between LGTBQ+ people, the generational cohorts to which they belong and with which they identify, and the attitudes of various LGBTQ+ generational cohorts toward gay neighborhoods.

Aesthetics · Human sexuality · Identity (music) · Personality · Personality psychology · Sexual identity · Sociology · Gender Studies · Gender, Feminism, and Media · LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy · Psychology · Social and Cultural Dynamics · Social Psychology