Cruising to Equality: Tourism, U.S. Homonationalism, and the Lesbian and Gay Family Market

Montegary, Liz

doi:10.1353/wsq.2017.0029

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“…The LGBTQ community is so diverse that its purchasing power cannot be discussed on a general level (see also Badgett, 1997;Schneebaum and Badgett, 2019). The financial considerations of LGBTQ people have previously been researched through the gay and lesbian consumer market (Montegary, 2017), the risk of poverty (Schneebaum and Badgett, 2019), financial arrangements and charitable decision making (Dale, 2018), and patterns of money management (for example, Burgoyne et al, 2011). Yet, the lack of research on the significance of financial resources in the LGBTQ family-forming processes is a significant gap.…”

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“…A kind of 'affluence myth' has been long associated with LGBTQ people (Badgett, 1997). The concept of 'pink money' and the services marketed to wealthy LGBTQ people render those who lack money invisible (Montegary, 2017). Perceptions of lesbians and gay men's privileged economic status are influenced by biased samples of lesbian and gay people, as all the results from the representative surveys show that it is more common for lesbian, gay and bisexual individuals to earn less than heterosexuals (Schneebaum and Badgett, 2019).…”

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Resourceful family economy during LGBTQ family-forming processes

Anttila

Palojoki

Vuori

et al. 2024

Families, Relationships and Societies

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This study explores how LGBTQ parents in Finland account for the role of financial resources in their family-forming process before the child is born or otherwise joins the family. Semi-structured, thematic, face-to-face interviews (n=18) were conducted, audio-recorded, transcribed and analysed with reflexive thematic analysis. The study expands our understanding of financial resources in the family-forming processes of prospective LGBTQ parents and identifies the diversity of the meanings of financial resources experienced by the informants. It can be stated that the role of financial resources appears not only as a concrete need for money to have children but also as a resource that influences decision making and legal aspects during LGBTQ family-forming processes. However, it is not enough to look only at resources; it is equally important to consider the capabilities of individuals. The reconfigurations of family relations were connected to financial decisions and the importance of society’s support in terms of financial resources was essential.

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