6 Political Vicarious Claims and the Art of Self-Enfranchisement

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS v
3. Acknowledgments vii
4. Introduction: Making Dupont Gay Again 1
5. 1 Still “A Very Gay City”: A Historical Impression of Washington’s LGBTQ Communities 33
6. 2 “J’ai Deux Amours”: The Promiscuity of Community Attachments in the Postmodern City 71
7. 3 Places in Abeyance: Placemaking and the Construction of Community in Institutional Anchors 100
8. 4 Heteros, Beware! Monitoring and Preserving Queer Culture Through Normative Vicarious Claims 130
9. 5 “Presente! Presente!”: Place Ruptures and the Enactment of Radical Vicarious Claims 158
10. 6 Political Vicarious Claims and the Art of Self-Enfranchisement 187
11. Conclusion: Place Reactivation and Vicarious Citizenship Beyond the Gayborhood 215
12. Appendix A: Map of Washington, DC, “Gayborhoods” Referenced 231
13. Appendix B: Washington, DC, LGBTQ Places Referenced 233
14. Notes 241
15. References 277
16. Index 299