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Locating Sexualities: From Here to Normality

Richardson, Diane·2004·Sexualities
DOI 10.1177/1363460704047059
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Lesbian and gay movements are increasingly demanding equal rights of citizenship on the grounds of being the ‘same’ as most heterosexuals. Citizenship is the central concept appealed to in calls for inclusion, and it is through claims to normalcy that social integration is justified. Moreover, it would appear that access to this new citizenship status is located primarily through being in a publicly recognized normative (good gay) couple relationship. This integration of lesbians and gay men into social and political life as ‘normal citizens’ represents a significant shift with important implications for (a) understandings of sexual citizenship, (b) the meanings and importance attached to sexual identities and (c) the public/private binary. This article will develop and extend previous theoretical work on sexuality and citizenship by considering these issues.

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Metadata

Authors
Richardson, D.
Affiliations
Newcastle University (GB)
Corresponding author
Richardson, Diane
ORCID
Richardson, Diane
Venue
Sexualities
Publisher
SAGE Publications
Published
2004-11
Volume
7
Issue
4
Pages
391-411
ISSN
  • 1363-4607 (ISSN-L)
  • 1461-7382
DOI
10.1177/1363460704047059
OpenAlex
W1998839514
Cited by
268
References
0
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FWCI
11.37
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Licence
journals.sagepub.com/page/policies/text-and-data-mining-license (tdm)
Locations
Sexualities (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Gender Studies › Gender and Feminist Studies
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy
  • Social Sciences › Gender Studies › Gender, Sexuality, and Education
Keywords
sexual citizenship, citizenship, gay and lesbian movement, normality, sexual identity, public/private binary, same-sex couples, social integration, inclusion, right to equality

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