As we delve into the subject of queer pilgrimages, it is essential to acknowledge that they hold significant spiritual and ethical connotations beyond mere travel or tourism experiences. These...
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: Queer pilgrimages as embodied resistance: reclaiming agency and empowerment through travel
As people who identify as LGBTQIA+ navigate their way through different countries and cultures around the world, they often face challenges that can make it difficult to find safety, affirmation, and...
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: How queer travellers can navigate hostile environments while exploring new places
Advertisements have played an important role in promoting products and services to consumers for decades.
The way these ads are presented has changed significantly since their creation. One trend...
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: Advertising and queer aesthetics: how manipulation erases historical struggle
Travel can offer marginalized sexualities an opportunity to claim their place in history and space
Travel allows individuals who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, intersex,...
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: Travel enables marginalized sexualities to claim history and space.
The term "queerness" is used to refer to people who identify themselves outside of the traditional heterosexual binary of male/female. Queer individuals often face marginalization and discrimination...
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: How global capitalism has shaped queerness through commodification and monetization
* What is heteronormativity? How does it affect society?
Heteronormativity refers to the cultural belief that there are only two genders - male and female - and those who do not fit into these...
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: Heteronormativity: exploring the impact on society and travel experiences for nonconforming genders
Tourism is an essential sector of many countries' economies worldwide. It brings in foreign currency, creates jobs, supports local businesses, and contributes to national GDP. As international travel...
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: How lgbt tourism reshapes global economic and cultural dynamics
What is a "safe space"?
A safe space is a physical location where individuals can feel comfortable being themselves without fear of discrimination, judgment, harassment, or violence based on their...
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: Sexuality in queer travel: finding safe spaces for unique experiences
What is an ethical dilemma?
An ethical dilemma is a situation where there are multiple options available but all seem equally wrong, morally problematic, or unpleasant. It often involves...
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: Exploring the ethical dilemmas faced by queer travelers abroad: tips for navigating moral challenges
The term "LGBT" refers to lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people, who have historically been marginalized and discriminated against due to their nonconforming gender identities and sexual...
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: How lgbt tourism can have positive effects on social attitudes and policies?