'Their opinion counts as far as you let it'- understanding queer migration in Minas Gerais, Brazil

The literature regarding the life course and queer migration has shown that many gay men and lesbians seek large cities to live their lives away from the prying eyes of their families and build their sexual identity. In the global south, little is known about the effects that sexuality can have on t...

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Published in:Gender, place and culture : a journal of feminist geography place and culture : a journal of feminist geography, 2024-10, Vol.31 (10), p.1462-1483
Main Author: Fortes de Lena, Fernanda
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Closeness
Decision making
Families & family life
Family
global south
Homosexuality
Lesbianism
LGB
LGBTQ studies
Life course
Migration
Sexual orientation
Sexuality
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Summary:The literature regarding the life course and queer migration has shown that many gay men and lesbians seek large cities to live their lives away from the prying eyes of their families and build their sexual identity. In the global south, little is known about the effects that sexuality can have on the migratory trajectories of individuals. In that sense, what happens to the lives of those that have never left their hometowns and have had to find ways to experience their sexuality in these places. Therefore, the aim of this paper is to discuss queer migration, the impact on the lives of the individuals that left their hometowns, others that at one point came back and those that never left in the first place. Based on 21 life course interviews with self-identified LGB individuals in small/medium towns in Brazil, this paper shows how aspects such as closeness to family, educational trajectory, financial stability affects the migration trajectories of LGB individuals that live in small/medium cities. The results show that families are an important influence in the decision-making to migrate, to stay or to return to your hometown.
ISSN:0966-369X
1360-0524
DOI:10.1080/0966369X.2023.2298790