Is the WLW hashtag on TikTok really one of the closest things to a queer community for so many of us? Today I sat down to talk about the lack of intersectional physical spaces for queer women, discussing the historical reasons for this and also what is driving us to foster community online instead. 

We’ve got dissertation research, we’ve got my own research study, we’ve got YOUR input, this episode is juicy and packed xoxo

Outline:

• why queer women are using dating apps, tiktok, and digital platforms to forge community
• the impact of digital queer communities and coming out
• why gay bars and clubs are not always safe/inclusive spaces to queer women, trans-women and women of colour
• the history of lesbians and gay bars/clubs
• the focus towards daytime, community centred cafes, bookstores, etc amongst lesbians
• The Mafia’s role in lesbian bars
• Intersectionality in queer spaces

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References for this episode:

https://medium.com/@anyacrittenton/how-misogyny-makes-the-lgbtq-community-a-lonely-place-for-queer-women-236a7bf24cf2

https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC7430466/

https://scholars.fhsu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=4226&context=theses

https://medium.com/girl-genius-magazine/studying-the-intersection-of-queer-history-and-feminism-6c13e3e4599a

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2014/nov/06/misogyny-gay-men-sexist-rose-mcgowan-rights-women

https://scholars.fhsu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=4226&context=theses

https://www.vice.com/en/article/when-drag-kings-ruled-alongside-the-mafia-235/