LGBTQ+ People with Chronic Illness

Drawing on theory and empirical research, this book provides an analysis of the intersections between LGBTQ+ identification and chronic illness. Chapters focus on the theoretical meaning of chronic illness as a queer notion, as well as the lived experiences of chronically ill LGBTQ+ people. The author analyzes chronic illness as an experience that interrogates the normative notions of time, (in)visibility, and disability. Interweaving notions of heteronormativity and able-bodiedness as interwoven and mutually dependent, this book argues that the experience of chronic illness through LGBTQ+ embodiment presents the potential to imagine bodies differently. This book will be useful for scholars and students in Disability Studies, Queer Studies, and Gender Studies.

Offers a unique perspective on Southern Europe about queer crip studies Deeply engaged with current, crucial debates on chronic illness, sexuality, and care Provides an interdisciplinary encounter between disability studies, queer studies, and health studies

Autorentext

Mara Pieri is a researcher at the Centre for Social Studies, University of Coimbra, Portugal, and holds a PhD in 'Human Rights in Contemporary Societies.' She works on critical disabilities studies and queer studies, and her research interests include supercrips; medicalisation; chronic illness and invisible disabilities; accessibility; sexualities in Southern Europe; and LGBTQ+ health.

Inhalt

1. Introduction.- 2. A Queer-Crip Perspective on Chronic Illness.- 3. LGBTQ+ Rights and Access to Healthcare in Italy and Portugal.- 4. Intimacy and Sexuality: Weaving Significant Relationships.- 5. Negotiating Care Between Silences, (In)Visibility, and Disobedience.- 6. Precarious Lives. Navigating Through Work, Public Spaces, and Activism.- 7. The Emergence of the Chroniqueers.