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30 Tul. J.L. & Sexuality 1 (2021)
Downtowns and Diverted Dollars: How the Metronormativity Narrative Damages Rural Queer Political Organizing

handle is hein.journals/lsex30 and id is 9 raw text is: TULANE JOURNAL OF LAW & SEXUALITY A Review of Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity in the Law VOLUME 30 2021 WINNER OF THE NATIONAL LGBT BAR ASSOCIATION MICHAEL GREENBERG WRITING COMPETITION Downtowns and Diverted Dollars: How the Metronormativity Narrative Damages Rural Queer Political Organizing Cassidy C. Duckett* I. INTRODUCTION ......................................................................................2 II. OVERVIEW .............................................................................................3 A. LGBTQ+ Folks in Rural Communities: The Story and the Reality ......................................................................4 1. The Narrative of Metronormativity for All........................4 2. The Reality of Rural Queers ...............................................6 3. Rural Queers Actively Organize in Their Communities .......................................................................8 B. National Organizations in Urban Centers: Funding and Political Power ............................................................11 * © 2021 Cassidy C. Duckett, J.D. Candidate, Temple University Beasley School of Law, 2021. The author would like to thank Leonore F. Carpenter for her excellence in teaching Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity, and the Law and her guidance on this Article. The author would also like to thank Temple Law Professors Theresa Glennon, Susan DeJarnatt, and Debra Kroll for their invaluable advice about writing, law school, and centering humanity and integrity in one's legal career. 1

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