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Costa, P. & Pires, P. (2019). Between “ghettos”, “safe spaces” and “gaytrification”: exploring the specificities of LGBT neighbourhoods in southern Europe. CIDADES, Comunidades e Territórios. 39, 41-54

P. M. Costa and P. S. Pires,  "Between “ghettos”, “safe spaces” and “gaytrification”: exploring the specificities of LGBT neighbourhoods in southern Europe", in CIDADES, Comunidades e Territórios, no. 39, pp. 41-54, 2019

@article{costa2019_1715045297317,
	author = "Costa, P. and Pires, P.",
	title = "Between “ghettos”, “safe spaces” and “gaytrification”: exploring the specificities of LGBT neighbourhoods in southern Europe",
	journal = "CIDADES, Comunidades e Territórios",
	year = "2019",
	volume = "",
	number = "39",
	doi = "10.15847/citiescommunitiesterritories.dec2019.039.doss-art03",
	pages = "41-54",
	url = "https://revistas.rcaap.pt/cct/article/view/19115"
}

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TI  - Between “ghettos”, “safe spaces” and “gaytrification”: exploring the specificities of LGBT neighbourhoods in southern Europe
T2  - CIDADES, Comunidades e Territórios
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AU  - Costa, P.
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DO  - 10.15847/citiescommunitiesterritories.dec2019.039.doss-art03
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AB  - In recent decades, “LGBT neighbourhoods” or “gay Villages” have been
gaining some prominence and particular characteristics within cities,
representing safe spaces for the expression and negotiation of individual and
collective identities as well as for the political affirmation of LGBT
communities and queer identities. As other areas that have been the main
drivers of urban revitalization of inner-cities, such as cultural and creative
quarters or multicultural spaces, these territories distinguish for the social
practices of their users and inhabitants, the specificities of their economic
activity, or their contribute to creativity or social integration. More than
community ghettos, these areas have been characterized by their openness and
vibrancy, enhancing the coexistence of diverse lifestyles, trajectories and
identities, but also by the contribution of LGBT people to the gentrification of
these districts through their strong commercial, residential and symbolic
presence.
Drawing upon an empirical work developed in Lisbon (Príncipe Real district)
and Madrid (Chueca district), based on in-depth interviews to LGBT residents
and participant observation in the two neighbourhoods, this paper characterizes
the main evolutionary trajectories and specificities of these two districts. An
analysis is made confronting the characteristics and contingencies of these
areas with other cases previously studied in literature, identifying the existence
of notable differences and suggesting evidence of significant specificities,
which can represent a “South European” approach to the reality of “Gay
Villages”. Some generic principles for urban planning are drawn out from the
analysis.
ER  -