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"A Community… Sounds Like Communism": Notions of Gay Community and "Community Belonging Contradiction" Among Bulgarian Non-Heterosexual Males.
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Journal of homosexuality [J Homosex] 2023 Nov 03, pp. 1-26. Date of Electronic Publication: 2023 Nov 03. - Publication Year :
- 2023
- Publisher :
- Ahead of Print
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Abstract
- The term "gay community" has been criticized for its inability to explain the pluralities in a specific cultural and political context. Based on in-depth interviews with 63 non-heterosexual males in Bulgaria, this study aims to revisit the theories of gay communities in a non-Western, post-communist context. The data from this study suggest that (1) the idea of a "gay community" is often rejected due to anti-communist notions and explicit engagement with individualism as anti-communitarianism; (2) belonging to a gay community is subjective, and initial verbal detachment from gay communities does not indicate a lack of factual belonging to such communities; (3) the concepts of "personal communities" and "family of choice" remain relatively irrelevant in the Bulgarian context; (4) the most significant factor for attachment to a gay community is the notion of "gay culture" and "gay scene"; (5) recent forms of "sexual attachments" have led to a certain political involvement; and (6) the "anti-gender campaigns" have revitalized the importance of gay communities and have brought an increasing number of respondents to certain involvement in gay communities and networks, challenging the theories of "post-gay" societies.
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1540-3602
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Journal of homosexuality
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 37921787
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1080/00918369.2023.2275302