Widening Circles:
- 28 May 1989
- journal article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Journal of Homosexuality
- Vol. 17 (1-2) , 75-92
- https://doi.org/10.1300/j082v17n01_03
Abstract
This article introduces work-in-progress on the ethnography of a gay and lesbian youth group in Chicago. The surrounding neighborhood is sketched and aspects of the supporting agency, within which the group functions, are described. Both are seen as contributing contexts for the "coming out" process here. The youth group is described in part, including the age, ethnicity, and related factors of its composition. Youth are found to be involved in a process of dual socialization entailing roles and knowledge in the gay and straight normative communities.Keywords
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