{"product_id":"exploring-lgbt-spaces-and-communities","title":"Exploring LGBT Spaces and Communities","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe phrase ‘LGBT community’ is often used by policy-makers, service providers, and lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans (LGBT) people themselves, but what does it mean? What understandings and experiences does that term suggest, and ignore? Based on a UK-wide study funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council, this book explores these questions from the perspectives of over 600 research participants. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eExamining ideas about community ‘ownership’; ‘difference’ and diversity; relational practices within and beyond physical spaces; imagined communities and belongings; the importance of ‘ritual’ spaces and symbols, and consequences for wellbeing, the book foregrounds the lived experience of LGBT people to offer a broad analysis of commonalities and divergences in relation to LGBT identities. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDrawing on an interdisciplinary perspective grounded in international social science research, the book will appeal to students and scholars with interests in sexual and\/or gender identities in the fields of community studies, cultural studies, gender studies, geography, leisure studies, politics, psychology, sexuality studies, social policy, social work, socio-legal studies, and sociology. The book also offers implications for practice, suitable for policy-maker, practitioner, and activist audiences, as well as those with a more personal interest.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54246305857880,"sku":"9781138814004","price":192.2,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9781138814004_cb5619d2-8c3c-4c82-9111-41a1bd505c3c.jpg?v=1777779956","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/exploring-lgbt-spaces-and-communities","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}