Gay working

Policing and performing gay sexualities : how accomplish gay men neg(oti)ate their sexual identities in the workplace and how does occupational setting frame these processes? : A comparative examine into the operational lives of same-sex attracted male police officers and performers

Broomfield, John S. (2011) Policing and carrying out gay sexualities : how do same-sex attracted men neg(oti)ate their sexual identities in the workplace and how does occupational setting frame these processes? : A comparative study into the working lives of gay male police officers and performers. PhD thesis, University of Warwick.

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Abstract

This thesis explores the working realities of gay police officers and performers in relation to ‘gay-friendly’/‘gay-hostile’ worksites and embodied sexual identity, developing an understanding of the meanings lgbtq+ workers attach to their working lives by mobilising conceptual resources primarily from sociology.

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