Publisher's Synopsis
Queer in a Wee Place explores identity, inequality and belonging in animated conversations about how queerness moves through place - and how place, in turn, shapes queer lives.Building on interdisciplinary sexualities scholarship, activism, creative practices, as well as legislative and cultural changes, this open access book examines the past, present and future imaginings of queerness in Scotland - a 'wee place'.With cases covering law, policies, cultural institutions, education, and everyday life, this collection offers an in-depth analysis of Scottish queer experience, showing how 'wee places' reflect and refract global dynamics - revealing tensions between national pride, visibility and exclusion.National claims about being world-leading in the advancement of LGBTQ+ rights often re-invoke a global hierarchy of places to be queer. The instigation, under-resourcing and backlash of EDI/DEI initiatives, and competing legislation such as hate crime laws and the UK Supreme Court ruling, expose a more complicated truth.The ebook editions of this book are available open access under a CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 licence on bloomsburycollections.com Open access was funded by UKRI.
