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Community Support Organizations in Gay Neighborhoods: Assessing Engagement During the Covid-19 Pandemic
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Abstract Volunteerism, grassroots activism, and mutual aid have been critical to the advancement of rights and opportunities for LGBTQ+ people. These activities are institutionally anchored within supportive organizations embedded in LGBTQ+ communities. But these supportive organizations can be stressed by e... view more
Volunteerism, grassroots activism, and mutual aid have been critical to the advancement of rights and opportunities for LGBTQ+ people. These activities are institutionally anchored within supportive organizations embedded in LGBTQ+ communities. But these supportive organizations can be stressed by external crises, such as the Covid-19 pandemic, limiting the capacity for providing routine services. This article provides a typology of community support organizations - including healthcare providers, business improvement districts, neighborhood planning organizations, and social groups and clubs - to better understand how non-governmental organizations and non-profit entities provide services not traditionally provided by government agencies for LGBTQ+ people. We characterize how community support organizations continued to provide critical services to the LGBTQ+ community - consistent with the missions and aims of these organizations - while also providing services and information related to health and safety during the Covid-19 pandemic. The article concludes with takeaway messages that synthesize the functions and services of community support organizations and explain how various types of supportive organizations in gay neighborhoods responded to the Covid-19 pandemic.... view less
Keywords
homosexuality; neighborhood; community; non-profit-organization; honorary office; typology; social support; gender; transsexualism
Classification
Area Development Planning, Regional Research
Organizational Sociology
Free Keywords
LGBTQ+; gay neighborhood; human services
Document language
English
Publication Year
2023
Page/Pages
p. 235-248
Journal
Urban Planning, 8 (2023) 2
Issue topic
Queer(ing) Urban Planning and Municipal Governance
ISSN
2183-7635
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed