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中文标题

做你自己：洛杉矶日常公共空间中有色人种的跨性别女性

作者

来源

M.U.R.P.

语言

英文

关键字

主题语

Social sciences , LGBTQ , Public safety , Public space , TWOC , Transgender women of color , Urban planning

标签

城市规划,城市社会学,城市空间 | 美国

摘要

The ability to express one's self, or simply ‘be yourself' in public space remains a predominant concern among historically marginalized groups, and should be an important consideration in public space planning. Among those groups whose right to self-expression has failed to materialize in the public realm, the LGBTQ community is conspicuously absent from planning literature and discourse. Verbal harassment, bullying, service refusal, and physical violence are only a few of the ways LGBTQ people, particularly homeless youth and transgender women of color (TWOC), continue to experience public discrimination. By examining how TWOC perceive and interact with ‘everyday' public spaces in Los Angeles, this thesis attempts to better understand the physical and social characteristics of everyday, public places that contribute to TWOC feeling more or less comfortable being themselves. The research uses qualitative methods, that include 1) a preliminary set of semi-structured interviews; 2) visual documentation, and 3) a second set of semi-structured interviews. Participants were invited to photograph the public spaces they use on an everyday basis, and were asked to consider how their feelings of comfort vary across these spaces. The research shows that everyday public spaces reflect social norms around gender identity, sexual orientation, and race, leading to compounded experiences of discomfort among TWOC individuals. At the same time, the degree of comfort varies depending on the social and physical conditions of public spaces. 从历史上看，在公共空间中表达自我的能力，或简而言之“做我自己”的能力对边缘群体来说依然是一个主要的关注点，在公共空间的规划中，它应该是一个重要考虑因素。对于那些在公共领域中其自我表达权未能实现的群体中，LGBTQ社群在文字和话语方面明显是缺失的。语言骚扰、霸凌、拒绝服务和身体暴力只是LGBTQ人群，特别流浪青年和有色人种中的变性女性（TWOC）所体验到的持续不断的公共歧视的一小部分。通过研究TWOC如何感知并与洛杉矶的“日常”公共空间的互动，本文试图更好地理解日常公共场所的物理和社会特征，这些特征有助于TWOC感觉或多或少的自我舒适性。研究采用定性方法，包括1）第一套半结构的访谈; 2）书面文献，以及3）第二套半结构的访谈。我们要求参与者拍摄他们每天所使用的公共空间，要求他们诉说自身的舒适感是如何随这些空间的变化而变化的。此项研究表明，日常公共空间反映了围绕着性别认同、性取向和种族的社会规范，这使得TWOC群体中产生了不舒服的体验。同时，这些群体在公共空间的舒适感取决于公共空间的社会和物质条件。