Recognizing Queer Citizens of Carnival City

At annual, citywide festivals like Fiestas in the U.S. Southwest and Mardi Gras or Carnival in the South, LGBTQ events are often the hottest tickets in town. This recognition and celebration, in turn, is a key part of securing full citizenship--the sense of being an important, unattenuated member of...

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Published inContexts (Berkeley, Calif.) Vol. 23; no. 3; pp. 12 - 17
Main Author Stone, Amy L.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Los Angeles, CA SAGE Publications 01.08.2024
SAGE PUBLICATIONS, INC
Subjects
Carnivals
Citizenship
Civil rights
Festivals
LGBTQ people
festivals
LGBTQ
community
civil rights
recognition gap
citizenship
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Summary:At annual, citywide festivals like Fiestas in the U.S. Southwest and Mardi Gras or Carnival in the South, LGBTQ events are often the hottest tickets in town. This recognition and celebration, in turn, is a key part of securing full citizenship--the sense of being an important, unattenuated member of society--for LGBTQ community members.
ISSN:1536-5042
1537-6052
DOI:10.1177/15365042241271602