Queer Space Research Paper

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Growing up, there were not many spaces where people felt like they can be themselves. As such, in high school, while several queer people felt comfortable coming out of the closet, there was a lack of a space where individuals could embrace their queerness and their sexualities with other folxwho had similar identities. Moving on, there is a lack of queer spaces, both back in my hometown, but also in general. Even in higher education, at institutions such as California State University, Fullerton, there is a space for these individuals to be themselves and for their identities to exist, but the space is small, which makes individuals feel like they are back in the closet. In this essay, I will define current queer spaces and other spaces where queer individuals feel safe, depict the discrimination people of color face in these spaces, as well as analyze why these spaces exist and continually exist. First of all, queer and queerness must be defined. Most folx understand and perceive queer as …show more content…

Essentially, queer spaces are used for queer purposes, which means a multitude of articles can be considered queer spaces. For example, websites and mobile applications such as Grindr are considered queer spaces due to the fact that an individual can use it to meet other queer individuals. As such, there is a need for these spaces to create a sense of community, as in its current state, it lacks this feeling. While browsing on Grindr and trying to message other queer individuals, I have received messages such as “sorry too fat” or “not into Latinos sorry.” Also, I have met several gay men throughout my life who has had similar messages and interactions. Without a sense of community, it is hard for queer folx to find a friends and partner through this space, despite the fact it is the most accessible and safest of the rest of queer

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