Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Persons Aging in Rural Areas

Older lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) persons face many challenges in aging, including coping with life-long discrimination and encountering family and others who are not supportive of their identities and relationships. Members of this population who reside in small towns and rural areas face even more challenges in older adulthood. This article presents a case study of an older woman who is questioning her sexual orientation and discusses her experiences in the context of aging in a rural community. The article also addresses the historical context in which older LGBT people came of age as well as health issues that impact them. In addition, recommendations are offered for improving provider services with LGBT individuals.

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Revolutionary Homophobia: Explaining State Repression against Sexual Minorities

British Journal of Political Science ◽

10.1017/s0007123418000480 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 50 (4) ◽

pp. 1459-1480 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Joshua Tschantret

Keyword(s):

Sexual Minorities ◽

Social Groups ◽

Original Data ◽

State Repression ◽

Bisexual And Transgender ◽

Strategic Incentives ◽

Lgbt People ◽

Domestic Instability ◽

The Relationship

AbstractWhy do unthreatening social groups become targets of state repression? Repression of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people is especially puzzling since sexual minorities, unlike many ethnic minorities, pose no credible violent challenge to the state. This article contends that revolutionary governments are disproportionately oppressive toward sexual minorities for strategic and ideological reasons. Since revolutions create domestic instability, revolutionaries face unique strategic incentives to target ‘unreliable’ groups and to demonstrate an ability to selectively punish potential dissidents by identifying and punishing ‘invisible’ groups. Moreover, revolutionary governments are frequently helmed by elites with exclusionary ideologies – such as communism, fascism and Islamism – which represent collectivities rather than individuals. Elites adhering to these views are thus likely to perceive sexual minorities as liberal, individualistic threats to their collectivist projects. Statistical analysis using original data on homophobic repression demonstrates that revolutionary governments are more likely to target LGBT individuals, and that this effect is driven by exclusionary ideologues. Case study evidence from Cuba further indicates that the posited strategic and ideological mechanisms mediate the relationship between revolutionary government and homophobic repression.

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Metropolitan bicycle-sharing system in the Polish context of various needs of cities, towns, and villages

Bulletin of Geography. Socio-economic Series ◽

10.2478/bog-2021-0036 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 0 (0) ◽

Author(s):

Michał Adam Kwiatkowski

Keyword(s):

Metropolitan Area ◽

Rural Areas ◽

Small Towns ◽

Transport Systems ◽

Electrically Assisted ◽

Bike Sharing ◽

Bicycle Sharing System ◽

City Centres

Abstract Bicycle-sharing systems (BSSs) have started to play an important role in the transport systems of cities worldwide as a sustainable alternative to the dominant motorised mobility culture. BSSs have also expanded over time to include regions and metropolitan areas as well as small towns and rural areas. The purpose of this paper is to identify and compare the goals of connecting individual communes in a metropolitan area to a metropolitan bicycle system. The authors applied a case study of the MEVO metropolitan bicycle system consisting of electrically assisted bicycles, introduced in 2019 in 14 communes of the Gdańsk-Gdynia-Sopot Metropolitan Area (GGSMA) in Poland. The study used GGSMA-designated metropolitan zoning to group the goals pursued by the participants when joining the project. This paper is the first to identify the goals that inclined small towns and rural areas to accede to the BSS. The results show that the largest cities in the metropolis that make up its core count on bike sharing to solve the problems of congested city centres, while small towns and rural areas see the BSS as an opportunity to improve the quality of life of the inhabitants, as the first mode of public transport, as an opportunity to be closer and more identified with the metropolitan core, and as a chance to develop tourism and recreation.

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Strategies for Creative Tourism Activities in Pandemic Contexts: The Case of the ‘Saídas de Mestre’ Project

Sustainability ◽

10.3390/su131910654 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 13 (19) ◽

pp. 10654

Author(s):

Noemi Marujo ◽

Maria do Rosário Borges ◽

Jaime Serra ◽

Rosa Coelho

Keyword(s):

Sustainable Development ◽

Rural Areas ◽

Supply And Demand ◽

Small Towns ◽

Intangible Cultural Heritage ◽

International Level ◽

Health Crisis ◽

Depth Analysis ◽

The Subject

The development of creative tourism in small towns in rural areas has been the subject of growing interest and research from different perspectives. As part of the national CREATOUR project, which took place in Portugal over about four years, various organisations with relevant activity in the cultural aspect of creative tourism were analysed, constituting a successful reference at a national and international level. However, since mid-2020, the health crisis owing to the pandemic made it necessary to reflect and work under new circumstances for tourism, in contexts not previously planned for, and at the same time as continuing to champion sustainable development. It is in this context that the present study emerges, the aim of which is to identify organizations’ strategies for adaptation within the scope of creative tourism activities in a pandemic situation. This empirical approach is anchored in the case study of the activities of the ‘Saídas de Mestre’ project based on intangible cultural heritage, using in-depth analysis of strategies developed to mitigate the effects of supply and demand constraints. The results show that there was no disintegration of the supply structure, as planned, due to the fact that creative activities are based on the valorisation of the principles of sustainable development and, therefore, depend on endogenous resources and local agents, who remained accessible.

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Small towns as mediators towards spatial resilience: The case study of network of settlements in Vojvodina region

Facta universitatis - series Architecture and Civil Engineering ◽

10.2298/fuace1603331s ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 14 (3) ◽

pp. 331-342

Author(s):

Ivan Simic ◽

Ratko Bajcetic

Keyword(s):

Rural Areas ◽

Small Towns ◽

Ecological Resilience ◽

Spatial Resilience ◽

Urban Rural ◽

Urban And Rural Areas ◽

Rural Character ◽

Entire Network

The development of settlements in Vojvodina is burdened by numerous problems, both environmental and social, which seriously jeopardize their path towards resilience. The effects of climate changes have been identified mostly in the form of floods, inundations and prolonged droughts affecting agriculture as the dominant activity in the region. On the other hand, settlements in Vojvodina, especially small towns and villages, suffer from chronic depopulation and the 'emptying' effect. Naturally, this transfers its consequences to major cities and the entire regional network of settlements. In this article we will focus on a particular type of settlement in Vojvodina - small towns, specific because of their urban-rural character and their significance within the above-mentioned issues. What are the possibilities for this type of settlement to improve its ecological resilience, a property that is the conditio sine qua non of sustainability? Our assumption is that small towns, due to their hybrid urban-rural character, possess sufficient flexibility and polyvalence to take on the role of the 'fluid object' i.e. the mediator that allows the proliferation of relational objects between urban and rural areas, and that will allow spatial resilience of the entire network of settlements. We will use the concept of spatial resilience in order to extend the question of ecological resilience of one type of settlement to the entire network of towns.

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Learning Management on Sexual Diversity in Social Studies through a Case Study on Identity Formation in LGBT Elderly

Higher Education Studies ◽

10.5539/hes.v11n1p171 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 11 (1) ◽

pp. 171

Author(s):

Nipitpon Nanthawong ◽

Thongchai Phuwanatwichit ◽

Charin Mangkhang ◽

Atchara Sarobol

Keyword(s):

Social Studies ◽

Identity Formation ◽

Elderly People ◽

Early Age ◽

Sexual Diversity ◽

Direct Experience ◽

Bisexual And Transgender ◽

Learning Management ◽

Lgbt People

The purpose of this research is to study learning management on sexual diversity in social studies through a case study on identity formation in the LGBT elderly. The sample included 12 LGBT (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender) elderly people determined by the concept of age ranges or generations. This study is in the form of a qualitative study by using the methodology, autobiography, and storytelling of life history. The results of the study revealed that these LGBT elderly people developed or formed LGBT identity at their early age before entering to acceptance of LGBT. Most of them were aware that they had a sexual identity different from general people since they were young. Some of them accepted such identity and express it right away whereas some tried to hide it since it was unacceptable in their living societies. Then they sought knowledge by themselves through direct experience and from other people with the same sexuality. However, these LGBT people thought that education should take the role to educate about LGBT to understand LGBT people as well as others. Regarding learning management, the focus should be on the target group of teenage students by emphasizing understanding and awareness of right, liberty, and equality in genders and societies.

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Messaging Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Health Inequities: A Qualitative Exploration

Health Promotion Practice ◽

10.1177/1524839918809009 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 20 (1) ◽

pp. 18-21 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Israel M. Mendez ◽

Paige E. Averett ◽

Joseph G. L. Lee

Keyword(s):

Health Inequities ◽

Health Issues ◽

Negative Consequences ◽

Media Advocacy ◽

Health Differences ◽

Lgbt Community ◽

Bisexual And Transgender ◽

Lgbt People ◽

Qualitative Exploration ◽

Future Work

Background. There are substantial health inequities for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people compared to their straight/cisgendered counterparts. As evidence of these inequities has become unequivocal, better strategies to address them are needed. One approach is to leverage communications and media advocacy efforts to raise awareness about inequities. However, some research suggests that highlighting health inequities can have negative consequences. This study aimed to explore how LGBT leaders view communication about health inequities. Method. We used an inductive qualitative approach and conducted 12 semistructured phone interviews with LGBT community leaders in North Carolina between September and October 2017. Results. Four themes emerged in the data. There was support for reporting health differences between LGBT and straight/cisgendered people to raise awareness of health issues facing LGBT communities. However, participants were concerned about the stigmatizing effects of messages and worried about their effectiveness. Conclusion. Emphasizing health differences between LGBT and straight people can be problematic; our findings suggest that health educators (1) must be cautious, (2) must be aware of the audience, and (3) should consider focusing messages on finding a solution to the identified problem. Future work should explore how to best craft messages that address health inequities for LGBT communities.

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Solid Waste Management in Small Village: A Case Study

Shanlax International Journal of Economics ◽

10.34293/economics.v9i1.3539 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 9 (1) ◽

pp. 42-46

Author(s):

Liji Samuel

Keyword(s):

Waste Management ◽

Solid Waste ◽

Informal Sector ◽

Rural Areas ◽

Solid Waste Management ◽

Small Towns ◽

Substantial Proportion ◽

Management Problems

Managing solid waste is one of the most significant challenges of the rural areas of all sizes, from the small towns and complete area villages, which are home to the mass of humanity. It is close to always in the top five of the most challenging problems for village officers. It is somewhat strange that it accepts so little recognition compared to other rural management problems. Available data show that villages spend a substantial proportion of their available repeated budget on solid waste management. This method of insertion in solid waste management demonstrates how striking results can be achieved where the connection of the informal sector is stimulated.

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Enhance the Public Space: An Ecomuseum for Monterosso Almo (RG) in Sicily

IOP Conference Series Materials Science and Engineering ◽

10.1088/1757-899x/1203/2/022040 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 1203 (2) ◽

pp. 022040

Author(s):

Fernanda Cantone

Keyword(s):

Public Space ◽

Rural Areas ◽

Small Towns ◽

Existing Building ◽

The Public ◽

Existing Structures ◽

Intangible Resources ◽

Almost All ◽

The City

Abstract The city has become the place of sustainability and public space is one of the main elements of this concept: it does not consume land, it recovers the existing building assets, it works with requalification, re-design, accessibility and availability. In this sense, public space takes on an ecological and environmental connotation, supported by a growing respect for nature. Nowadays, in historical small towns, all works addressing the public space acknowledge an overlapping of traces and testimonies that identify those space as assets to be protected, but also made available to the public. In this regard, it is also necessary to protect the buildings that define this space. A tool is enhancement. Enhancement means taking actions aimed at giving value. Its objectives focus by integrating the architectural heritage into contemporary life, by strengthening social development, as well as the economy, and defining its roots and identity. Today, enhancement connects the past with the future and provides an occasion to highlight the tangible and intangible resources safeguarded by such heritage. For ordinary heritage the only possible strategy is represented by eco-museums, through a systemic approach towards all tangible and intangible elements. The case study is a very small town in the country of Ragusa, Sicily, Italy, is considered a “cultural, natural and architectonical landscape” and reflects the combined works of nature and humankind, where cultural heritage is located both in rural areas, both in center of town. The city has an interesting old town consisting in two important historical area: Matrice district and San Giovanni district. In them there are small palaces built almost all after the earthquake of 1693, beautiful churches even older, beautiful woods and views that design public space. This research is aimed at retrieving the present architecture and landscape by using the existing structures to leave an indelible mark on renovation projects. The enhancement project guides the birth of the eco-museum; it identifies, selects and recovers the existing building assets, proposing attractive and economically interesting functions for public space. An action based on eco-museums helps breathing new life into a community and its heritage, promoting life, economy and tourism.

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