"LGBT+ Communities: Creating Spaces of Identity" ed. by Deborah Woodman

This book introduces a discussion about the action of creating a community, expressed by a global authorship. Being Queer and Trans in some of these spaces is illegal, while in others it carries a stigma. This volume will inspire readers to question how community is formed, where it can be found, what methods can be used to explore communities at risk, and how to understand what we discover.

No matter where LGBT+ people are found on the planet and no matter what our legality is, we are creating community and meaning as acts of resilience and rebellion. In spite of the challenges and the consequences, LGBT+ people persist in seeking out community both online and offline. The various chapters include interviews, analyses of tweets and Instagram posts, and considerations of the utility of identity as a category. Each chapter considers the historical links, real-life experiences of people, and how social contexts contribute to what we now see globally.

Contents
1. LGBT+ Communities – The Challenges of Uncomfortable Spaces
2. We Are Humans: Discourse Representations of Identities in the Tweets of Nigerian LGBT People
3. Developing a Resilient Sexual and Gender Minority Identity Online: The Importance of Social Media for Youth before Coming out
4. Decolonization of Gender and Sexuality: Exploring the Stories of Discrimination, Marginalisation, Resistance, and Resilience in the Communities of Khawaja Sara and Hijra in Pakistan
5. Weaponising Digital Architecture: Queer Nigerian Instagram Users and Digital Visual Activism
6. Considerations about Sexual and Gender Identities and Their Influence on the Unity of the LGBT Community


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