Date of Award
5-12-2017
Degree Type
Capstone Thesis
Degree Name
Bachelor of Arts in Cultural Studies (BA)
Department
Cultural Studies
First Advisor
Douglas Reichert Powell
Second Advisor
Robert E. Watkins
Third Advisor
Kenneth Daley
Abstract
Gay spaces such as bars, clubs, and cruising locations are intended for the socialization of gay men, providing a historical role in shaping LGBTQ communities. These spaces are thought to be protective against various kinds of discrimination from the outside world, however the maintaining racial segregation revealed. My project first contextualizes these historically gay spaces through historical accounts, and some personal narratives, by addressing issues of both racial segregation and sexuality of black homosexuals. The project moves from the historical gay space to contemporary spaces focusing on the social networking app, Grindr, which similarly maintains the white normative presence in both gay historical spaces, as well as today's virtual spaces like Grindr.
Recommended Citation
Stallings, Kelvin James, "SEGREGAYTION: The Exclusion of Black Bodies in gay (cyber) spaces" (2017). Cultural Studies Capstone Papers. 21.
https://digitalcommons.colum.edu/cultural_studies/21
Included in
Critical and Cultural Studies Commons, Cultural History Commons, Gender and Sexuality Commons, Race and Ethnicity Commons