Engaging sexualities: Lesbian/gay print journalism, community belonging, social space and physical place

This artical argues that lesbian/gay print journalism publications are strategically utilised by younger readers to forge a sense of community belonging. It is shown that such publications mediate an important dynamic between self-identity and group or community identity through motifs of belonging...

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Autor principal:	Rob Cover
Formato:	article
Lenguaje:	EN
Publicado:	Asia Pacific Network 2005
Materias:	gender gay politics indigenous public sphere identity politics Communication. Mass media P87-96 Journalism. The periodical press, etc. PN4699-5650
Acceso en línea:	https://doaj.org/article/4aac2632c127473592dbf933bb743f1f
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:4aac2632c127473592dbf933bb743f1f2021-12-02T11:07:33ZEngaging sexualities: Lesbian/gay print journalism, community belonging, social space and physical place10.24135/pjr.v11i1.8231023-94992324-2035https://doaj.org/article/4aac2632c127473592dbf933bb743f1f2005-04-01T00:00:00Zhttps://ojs.aut.ac.nz/pacific-journalism-review/article/view/823https://doaj.org/toc/1023-9499https://doaj.org/toc/2324-2035 This artical argues that lesbian/gay print journalism publications are strategically utilised by younger readers to forge a sense of community belonging. It is shown that such publications mediate an important dynamic between self-identity and group or community identity through motifs of belonging, engagement and access. Utilising interviews with younger readers of lesbian/gay journalism, it is argued that such publications are understood by readers as a public 'social space', but that a strong desire to engage in lesbian/gay in local, geographic and physical sense is identified by the readers, suggesting that such publications perform an important but incomplete role in the construction of sexual identity and community belonging. Rob CoverAsia Pacific Networkarticlegendergay politicsindigenous public sphereidentity politicsCommunication. Mass mediaP87-96Journalism. The periodical press, etc.PN4699-5650ENPacific Journalism Review, Vol 11, Iss 1 (2005)
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topic	gender gay politics indigenous public sphere identity politics Communication. Mass media P87-96 Journalism. The periodical press, etc. PN4699-5650
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description	This artical argues that lesbian/gay print journalism publications are strategically utilised by younger readers to forge a sense of community belonging. It is shown that such publications mediate an important dynamic between self-identity and group or community identity through motifs of belonging, engagement and access. Utilising interviews with younger readers of lesbian/gay journalism, it is argued that such publications are understood by readers as a public 'social space', but that a strong desire to engage in lesbian/gay in local, geographic and physical sense is identified by the readers, suggesting that such publications perform an important but incomplete role in the construction of sexual identity and community belonging.
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title	Engaging sexualities: Lesbian/gay print journalism, community belonging, social space and physical place
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Engaging sexualities: Lesbian/gay print journalism, community belonging, social space and physical place

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