Abstract “Not in my backyard” (NIMBY) movements emerge when a social or political event spurs opposition from local residents. Much research on NIMBY movements concentrates on local residents’ efforts to defend their community from unwanted “outsiders” or elements, such as a waste incinerator or sex offenders. Little is written on how NIMBY activism can redefine a place to be more inclusive of sexual minorities and supportive of progressive social initiatives. After the Supreme Court’s 2015 ruling in favor of marriage equality in Obergefell v. Hodges, Rowan County Clerk Kim Davis refused to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples citing her religious beliefs. Davis’ actions galvanized marriage-equality and religious-freedom activists in the region. Pro-marriage-equality activists included lesbian, bisexual, pansexual, and queer women who viewed Davis’ action as an attack on their legitimacy in the community. Drawing on 11 interviews with queer women in Kentucky, we explore how their activist work in Rowan County challenged small-town intolerance and religious homophobia and helped to re-form the region as more a progressive space for sexual minorities.

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不在我们社区中：酷儿妇女在肯塔基州农村挑战宗教同性恋恐惧症

摘要当社会或政治事件引起当地居民的反对时，就会出现“不在我家后院”（NIMBY）运动。关于NIMBY运动的许多研究都集中在当地居民为保护社区免受有害的“外部人”或诸如焚化炉或性犯罪者之类的因素的努力。关于“灵活行动”如何重新定义一个地方，使其更多地包含性少数群体并支持渐进式社会倡议的内容很少。在最高法院于2015年在Obergefell诉Hodges案中主张婚姻平等的裁决后，罗文县文员金戴维斯以其宗教信仰为由，拒绝向同性夫妇颁发结婚证。戴维斯的行为激起了该地区的婚姻平等和宗教自由主义者。促进婚姻平等的积极分子包括女同性恋，双性恋，男同性恋，并质疑将戴维斯的举动视为对自己在社区中合法性的攻击的女性。在对肯塔基州同志妇女的11次采访中，我们探讨了他们在罗文县的维权人士如何挑战小镇的不容忍和宗教恐同症，并帮助该地区重新组建为性少数群体的进步空间。