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Come si rende visibile l’omo-bi-transfobia? Nodi critici, sfide e riflessioni a partire da una ricerca empirica

  • Paolo Gusmeroli

This contribution intends to reflect on the attempt by social research in Italy to put the spotlight on violence and discrimination against LGBT+ people. The analysis is mainly based on two recent empirical research works: the first focuses on the critical analysis of the discourse on homophobia in Italy, both in the scientific sphere and in the public debate; the second aims at investigating, with a mixed methods survey, violence and discrimination determined by sexual orientation and gender identity in Emilia-Romagna.

  • Keywords:
  • social research,
  • violence,
  • discrimination,
  • LGBT+,
  • Italy,
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Paolo Gusmeroli

University of Padua, Italy - ORCID: 0000-0002-6687-5956

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Chapter Information

Chapter Title

Come si rende visibile l’omo-bi-transfobia? Nodi critici, sfide e riflessioni a partire da una ricerca empirica

Authors

Paolo Gusmeroli

Language

Italian

DOI

10.36253/979-12-215-0362-3.07

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Publication Year

2023

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Quanti generi di diversità?

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Promuovere nuovi linguaggi, rappresentazioni e saperi per educare alle differenze e prevenire l’omofobia e la transfobia

Editors

Irene Biemmi

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Number of Pages

142

Publication Year

2023

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Firenze University Press, USiena Press

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10.36253/979-12-215-0362-3

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