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Celebrates diverse queer experiences on society’s margins Outskirts addresses the diverse and intricate aspects of the queer experience on the periphery of the social world. From the Korean spa to the Carnival krewe to new sexual identities, this volume asks important questions about the atypical places, spaces, and identities that are an important part of LGBTQ life in the United States. By bringing together scholars specializing in the less visible facets of queer culture, the book offers valuable insights that contribute to a deeper understanding of queer perspectives and their impact on the discipline of sociology. The volume challenges researchers to focus on diversity and complexity of the queer experience in the fringe to inform larger sociological questions and contribute to the field of sociology. Most simply put: what is it that we learn from studying at the margins? The essays in Outskirts focus on the influence of place, both physical and virtual, within institutional settings and in situations of placelessness. This attention to non-normative spaces and identities enriches the collective knowledge of LGBTQ experiences and offers a compelling narrative that pushes the boundaries of sociological inquiry and highlights the importance of queer voices on the fringes of society.

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"""If 'we are everywhere' has long been one of the queer movement's most powerful rallying cries, then this book provides its most thorough sociological illustration. Outskirts shines a light on those nether regions where queer people have been pushed, policed, and invisibilized and yet have dared to go on living queerly. This collection offers a compelling demonstration of what is to be gained from bringing the outskirts to the center of our analysis.""-- ""Jane Ward, author of The Tragedy of Heterosexuality"" ""Outskirts is more than a challenge to gender and sexual normativity; it resonates as a vital call to action. D'Lane Compton and Amy Stone have amassed an impressive collection that celebrates the expansive array of LGBTQ cultures, experiences, and relationships in the unlikeliest of places. I challenge anyone to walk away from this explosive compilation and not feel transformed by its powerful empirical and theoretical intervention.""-- ""Theodore Greene, author of Not in MY Gayborhood! Gay Neighborhoods and the Rise of the Vicarious Citizen"" ""With humor, passion, and intellectual acuity, Outskirts redirects our attention to the queer and trans spaces too quickly dismissed, discarded, and undervalued. Through its well-researched contributions, and intimate testimonials, the volume reminds us that worlds can be built beyond the limitations of our urban biases and fantasies.""-- ""Karen Tongson, author of Normporn: Queer Viewers and the TV That Soothes Us"""

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D'Lane R. (Editor) D'Lane R. Compton is Professor of Sociology at the University of New Orleans. They are the co-author of Same-Sex Partners: The Social Demography of Sexual Orientation and Legalizing LGBT Parents: How the Law Shapes Parenthood, as well as co-editor of Other, Please Specify: Queer Methods in Sociology. Amy L. Stone (Editor) Amy L. Stone is Professor of Sociology and Anthropology at Trinity University in San Antonio, Texas. They are the author of Queer Carnival: Festivals and Mardi Gras in the South, Gay Rights at the Ballot Box, and Cornyation: San Antonio’s Outrageous Fiesta Tradition. They are also the co-editor of Out of the Closet, Into the Archives: Researching Sexual Histories.

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