Abstract The postgay era – marked by decreased stigmatization of non-heterosexual identities and increasing assimilation of gays and lesbians into the heterosexual mainstream – may be indicative of a broader pluralization of queer geographies expanding the social and sexual opportunities of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ)-identified individuals beyond queer spaces. Less is known, however, about how LBQ women experience these pluralized geographies in a postgay era in their search for sexual partners, and how the perceived accessibility of queer and heterosexual spaces informs the search process. Drawing upon twenty-six in-depth qualitative interviews, this study examines queer-identified undergraduate women’s searches for same-sex sexual partners at two LGBTQ-friendly universities in the United States. The women in this study described experiences with dating, sex and relationships within three distinct campus “sexual geographies” – queer spaces, virtual communities and heteronormative campus parties – with entry to each of these sites negotiated in relationship to place-based gender and sexual dynamics. While women at both schools viewed their LGBTQ communities as viable spaces to both build community and meet potential sexual partners, this was paired with the understanding that one needed sufficient “queer capital” to stake a claim there. Counter to the notion that a postgay era has rendered queer space obsolete, or just one of many options, this study suggests that perceptions of queer community spaces as exclusionary or inaccessible may partially contribute to the production of alternative queer geographies beyond marked LGBTQ campus spaces.

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酷儿空间和其他酷儿地理：LBQ妇女和在两所LGBTQ友好的美国大学中寻找性伴侣

摘要后同性恋时代的特征是非异性恋身份受到越来越少的污名化，以及同性恋者越来越多地融入异性恋主流中，这可能表明同性恋地区的范围更加广泛，从而扩大了男女同性恋，双性恋，变性者的社会和性机会。 ，以及在同伴社交空间以外的同伴（LGBTQ）标识的个人。然而，人们对于LBQ妇女在寻找同性恋伴侣的后同性恋时代如何经历这些多元地理位置以及如何认识同性恋和异性恋空间的了解却鲜为人知。这项研究基于对26笔深入的定性访谈，研究了在美国两所LGBTQ友好大学中，同志识别的女大学生对同性性伴侣的搜索。这项研究中的女性描述了在三个截然不同的校园“性地理”中的约会，性别和关系的经历–酷儿空间，虚拟社区和异性校园聚会–进入了与基于地点的性别和性动态相关的谈判的每个地点的进入。尽管两所学校的妇女都将其LGBTQ社区视为建立社区和结识潜在性伴侣的可行场所，但同时又理解到，一个人需要足够的“酷儿资本”才能在那里提出主张。与“同性恋时代”已经使酷儿活动空间过时（或者只是众多选择之一）相反，