(Hetero)Sexing Space
Lesbian Perceptions and Experiences of Everyday Spaces
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4476607 |
|---|---|
| Authors | G Valentine (0000-0002-9103-9415, University of Manchester, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1993 |
| Volume | 11 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 395-413 |
| Publication date | 1993-08-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Environment and Planning D Society and Space (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0263-7758 • E-ISSN: 1472-3433 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1068/d110395 |
| OpenAlex | W1969778776 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 311 |
| References cited | 21 |
Heterosexuality is the dominant sexuality in modern Western culture, However, it is not defined merely by sexual acts in private space but is a process of power relations which operates in most everyday environments. In this paper, therefore, the author explores how lesbians perceive and experience everyday spaces. It is argued that lesbians can feel 'out of place' in environments such as the workplace or hotels, because these spaces are organised and appropriated by heterosexuals and so express and reproduce asymmetrical sociosexual relations. Consideration is also given to the way heterosexual hegemony is reproduced and expressed in space through antigay discrimination and violence. In the conclusion, the author explores the way in which fear of disclosure and antigay abuse inhibit the expression of lesbian and gay sexualities in everyday spaces and so feed the spatial supremacy of heterosexuality
Hegemony · Heterosexuality · Human sexuality · Lesbian · Perception · Political science · Politics · Sociology · Gender Studies · Gender, Feminism, and Media · LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy · Psychology · Sex work and related issues · Social Psychology
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| Unique citing works | 311 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 9,42 |
| Citation span | 1993 - 2026 (34) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | Yes |
| Citation types | Neutral: 308 |