All over the world, people suffer violence and discrimination because of their sexual orientation and gender identity. Queer theory has linked the politics of identity and sexuality with radical democracy experiments to decolonize development. Queering participatory planning can improve the wellbeing of vulnerable sectors of the population, while also enhancing their political representation and participation. However, to date, there has been limited engagement with the politics of sexuality and identity in participatory planning.

This paper identifies three barriers that prevent the integration of queer concerns. First, queer issues are approached as isolated and distinct, separated from general matters for discussion in participatory processes. Second, heteronormative assumptions have shaped two fields that inform participatory planning practices: development studies and urban planning. Third, concrete, practical problems (from safety concerns to developing shared vocabularies) make it difficult to raise questions of identity and sexuality in public discussions. An engagement with queer thought has potential to renew participatory planning.

在世界各地，人们因其性取向和性别认同而遭受暴力和歧视。酷儿理论将身份和性的政治与激进的民主实验联系起来，以实现非殖民化发展。酷儿参与式规划可以改善人口中弱势群体的福祉，同时还可以提高他们的政治代表性和参与度。然而，迄今为止，在参与式规划中对性和身份政治的参与有限。

本文确定了阻止酷儿问题整合的三个障碍。首先，酷儿问题被视为孤立和独特的，与参与过程中讨论的一般问题分开。其次，异性恋假设塑造了为参与式规划实践提供信息的两个领域：发展研究和城市规划。第三，具体的、实际的问题（从安全问题到开发共享词汇）使得在公开讨论中提出身份和性问题变得困难。与酷儿思想的接触有可能更新参与式规划。