Kanai, J.M. and Kenttamaa-Squires, K. (2015) Remaking south beach: Metropolitan gayborhood trajectories under homonormative entrepreneurialism. Urban Geography, 36 (3). 385 - 402. ISSN 0272-3638
Abstract
This paper contributes to research on metropolitan gayborhood trajectories and homonormative urban entrepreneurialism by assessing a South Florida case study. We probe allegations of gay men being displaced from South Beach and the opposing narrative of a sexually diverse city with undiminished appeal. To that end, we present expert informant interviews, participant observation, media archives, and census data showing that the remade gayborhood coexists and competes with other, more affordable LGBT nodes. While socioeconomic, demographic and cultural characteristics differentiate these clusters, exploratory spatial data analysis indicates that the majority of metropolitan same-sex households reside elsewhere. We acknowledge Miami Beachs recent pro-equality efforts, yet argue that homonormative politics conditions them. Public-private actions adopt corporate formats, prioritizing tourist-oriented initiatives and spectacular events that promote nonthreatening, market-friendly forms of sexual dissidence. The conclusion discusses implications for queer community-building in metropolitan regions fragmented by socio-spatial inequality and competitive city-marketing catering to heterogeneous yet exclusive global audiences.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2015 Taylor & Francis. This is an author produced version of a paper subsequently published in Urban Geography. Uploaded in accordance with the publisher's self-archiving policy. |
Keywords: | entrepreneurialism; queer geography; gayborhoods; Miami |
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Institution: | The University of Sheffield |
Academic Units: | The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Social Sciences (Sheffield) > Department of Geography (Sheffield) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Sheffield |
Date Deposited: | 26 Jan 2016 13:47 |
Last Modified: | 22 Jun 2016 06:50 |
Published Version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/02723638.2014.970413 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Taylor & Francis |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.1080/02723638.2014.970413 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:93457 |