Research On Nationalism
An advanced analysis was published 1996 by Brian Walker. In his article “Social Movements as Nationalisms, or, On the Very Idea of a Queer Nation” Walker points out that several features of the nationalistic creation of cultural identity apply to the LGBT national movement as well. Walker classifies Queer Nationalism as one of the "new", cultural forms of nationalism which are distinct from the "old" ethnic and religious types of nationalism and concludes that the gay and lesbian community fulfils many criteria to be regarded as a people, because:
- All forms of nationalism began as social movements, which queer nationalism is – a group of people set apart from those around them by in-group attitudes and discrimination from others.
- The gay community has a culture, with distinct discussion groups, book stores, magazines, bars, cabarets and other such features.
- It possesses a shared history and literature.
Walker regards modern communication technologies such as the Internet as offering a chance for the LGBT community to further integrate as a non-territorial nation.
This thesis is supported by Paul Treanor who considers an alternative (non-nationalist) world order possible. In this context Treanor mentions the LGBT community as a "non-territorial nationalist movement".
Will Kymlicka acknowledges that Gays have developed a group identity and group culture similar to those of ethnocultural groups, but argues in favor of integration instead of separatism.
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