Gay and lesbian spaces in the city becoming more diverse, not going away

July 24, 2019

Gay and lesbian spaces in cities are dispersing and diversifying rather than disappearing, new University of British Columbia research has found.

The UBC research, published today as part of a special symposium in City & Community, the official journal of urban sociologists, shows that LGBTQ people are increasingly living in “cultural archipelagos” beyond the gayborhood.

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