ID | 143649 |
Title Proper | Identifications, communities and connections |
Other Title Information | intersections of ethnicity and sexuality among diasporic gay men |
Language | ENG |
Author | Dhoest, Alexander |
Summary / Abstract (Note) | This paper explores sexual and ethnic-cultural identifications among first- and second-generation gay migrants in Belgium. Based on a theoretical framework highlighting the multiple, fluid and intersectional nature of identifications, 29 in-depth interviews are used to study self-identifications and connections to different communities. Drawing on a diverse sample, three clusters of participants can be distinguished: second-generation migrants, who were born in Belgium; sexual refugees, who escaped to Belgium; and voluntary migrants, who chose to move to Belgium. Ethnic-cultural and sexual identifications interact and vary between these groups of participants, but also within them as they intersect with other social positionings such as class, gender and race. |
`In' analytical Note | Identities: Global Studies in Culture and Power Vol. 23, No.2; Apr 2016: p.174-192 |
Journal Source | Identities: Global Studies in Culture and Power 2016-04 23, 2 |
Key Words | Intersectionality ; Sexual Identity ; Ethnic-Cultural Identity ; Queer Diaspora |