Outskirts

"Outskirts is more than a challenge to gender and sexual normativity; it resonates as a vital call to action. D’Lane Compton and Amy Stone have amassed an impressive collection that celebrates the expansive array of LGBTQ cultures, experiences, and relationships in the unlikeliest of places. I challenge anyone to walk away from this explosive compilation and not feel transformed by its powerful empirical and theoretical intervention." * Theodore Greene, author of Not in MY Gayborhood! Gay Neighborhoods and the Rise of the Vicarious Citizen *
"If ‘we are everywhere’ has long been one of the queer movement’s most powerful rallying cries, then this book provides its most thorough sociological illustration. Outskirts shines a light on those nether regions where queer people have been pushed, policed, and invisibilized and yet have dared to go on living queerly. This collection offers a compelling demonstration of what is to be gained from bringing the outskirts to the center of our analysis." * Jane Ward, author of The Tragedy of Heterosexuality *
"With humor, passion, and intellectual acuity, Outskirts redirects our attention to the queer and trans spaces too quickly dismissed, discarded, and undervalued. Through its well-researched contributions, and intimate testimonials, the volume reminds us that worlds can be built beyond the limitations of our urban biases and fantasies." * Karen Tongson, author of Normporn: Queer Viewers and the TV That Soothes Us *