Gay Tourism: Culture, Identity, and Sex

by Clift, Stephen

• ISBN13: 9780826454805
• ISBN10: 0826454801
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2002-07-01
• Publisher: Cengage Learning

Table of Contents

List of Figures	ix
List of Tables	xi
Contributors	xiii
Introduction	1	(1)
Stephen Clift
Michael Luongo
Carry Callister
Gay tourism: yesterday, today and tomorrow	1	(7)
The present volume	8	(9)
PART 1 HISTORY, CULTURE AND COMMERCE
Challenges from the Margins: Gay Tourism as Cultural Critique	17	(25)
Mark Graham
Introduction	17	(1)
Homosexual tourism	18	(2)
Gay tourism	20	(6)
Queer tourism	26	(9)
Conclusion	35	(7)
Some Say Thailand Is a Gay Paradise	42	(21)
Douglas Sanders
Introduction	42	(2)
The institutions	44	(6)
Thai attitudes towards homosexuality	50	(5)
Gay organizations	55	(2)
The Bangkok Gay Festival	57	(2)
Conclusion	59	(4)
A Case-study in Contradictions: Hawaii and Gay Tourism	63	(25)
Matthew Link
Introduction	63	(1)
Historical perspective on homosexuality and gay life in Hawaii	64	(7)
Modern gay rights and politics	71	(4)
Modern Hawaiian views and attitudes towards homosexuality	75	(5)
Hawaii's Gay infrastructure: overview and recent changes	80	(2)
Attempts at gay tourism in Hawaii	82	(3)
Conclusion	85	(3)
Tourism Marketing Aimed at Gay Men and Lesbians: A Business Perspective	88	(37)
Michael Stuber
Introduction	88	(1)
Why consider marketing to gays and lesbians?	89	(4)
Do gay men and lesbians qualify as a target group?	93	(9)
Marketing to gay men and lesbians	102	(16)
Learning and benchmarking	118	(1)
Conclusion	119	(6)
A Place for Us 2001: Tourism Industry Opportunities in the Gay and Lesbian Market: An Interview with Thomas Roth of Community Marketing	125	(26)
Thomas Roth
Michael Luongo
Introduction	125	(1)
Michael Luongo
Interview with Thomas Roth	126	(25)
PART 2 IDENTITY, CHOICE AND RESISTANCE
The Long-haul out of the Closet: The Journey from Smalltown to Boystown	151	(23)
Martin Cox
Introduction	151	(3)
Holidays to the metropolis	154	(7)
Learning how to be gay	161	(8)
Conclusion	169	(5)
Gay Men's Holidays: Identity and Inhibitors	174	(17)
Howard L. Hughes
Introduction	174	(1)
Gay men and holiday-taking	175	(2)
Significance of the holiday	177	(2)
Responses of the travel industry	179	(1)
Inhibitors of choice	180	(4)
A framework for analysis	184	(2)
Conclusion	186	(5)
Trouble in Paradise: Homophobia and Resistance to Gay Tourism	191	(23)
Philip Want
Introduction	191	(1)
The emergence and growth of gay tourism	192	(2)
Resistance to gay and lesbian tourism	194	(8)
The gaying and de-gaying of tourist space	202	(1)
The role of mainstream tourist industries	203	(3)
Gay men's motivations for travel	206	(1)
Public-sector promotion of gay tourism	207	(2)
Conclusion	209	(5)
Better Living through Circuitry: Lesbians and Circuit Parties	214	(17)
Claudia Miller
Introduction	214	(2)
Travelling the gay male party circuit	216	(2)
Destination: Palm Springs	218	(2)
New girl on the block	220	(3)
What's in a name?	223	(3)
Breaking down barriers	226	(5)
PART 3 SEXUAL BEHAVIOUR, RISK AND HIV PREVENTION
Gay Men, Holidays and Sex: Surveys of Gay Men Visiting the London Freedom Fairs	231	(19)
Stephen Clift
Carry Callister
Michael Luongo
Introduction	231	(1)
The Brighton Survey	232	(2)
The London Freedom Fair surveys	234	(9)
Discussion	243	(4)
Conclusion	247	(3)
Going Far this Holiday? A UK HIV-Prevention Intervention with Gay Male Travellers	250	(17)
Richard Scholey
Introduction	250	(1)
A UK travel campaign for gay men	251	(16)
Appendix: Gay and Lesbian Travel Resources Guide	267	(1)
Michael Luongo
Websites	267	(5)
Printed references and sources	272	(5)
Index	277