Abstract

AbstractThis chapter begins by briefly discussing the sociocultural construction of gay space and the dynamics that underpin its emotional geography. It then presents a study conducted with lesbians in Manchester's Gay Village (UK), which focused on the difficult and complex interactions that characterize lesbians' relationship with other groups of tourism and leisure consumers in this qay quarter. The case study highlights how space is indeed a contested and uneasy concept, characterized by intersubjective relationships and social divisions. It also reveals how sexuality and gender combine to constrain women's consumption of public leisure space.

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