Scavenging for LGBTQ2S Public Library Visibility on Vancouver’s Periphery

• Published in: Tijdschrift voor economische en sociale geografie Vol. 111; no. 4; pp. 601 - 615
• Main Authors: Bain, Alison L., Podmore, Julie A.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Utrecht Wiley Subscription Services, Inc 01.09.2020
• Subjects: Access; Activism; Bisexuality; Canada; Change agents; Community resources; Lesbianism; LGBTQ people; LGBTQ2S; Librarians; Libraries; Multiculturalism & pluralism; Political change; Power; Public libraries; Sexuality; social inclusion; Social integration; Suburban areas; Suburbs; Two-Spirit; Visibility; Canada

This paper uses mixed methods to scavenge and analyse lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, queer and two‐spirit (LGBTQ2S) resources and visibility in public library branches on the periphery of the Vancouver city‐region in the suburban municipalities of Surrey, Burnaby, and New Westminster. It argues that...