Geographies of sexuality - a review of progress

This article examines the recent rapid growth of work on the geographies of sexuality. The authors argue that while sexuality has become an area of co nsiderable interest within social and cultural geography, much remains to b e done to tackle homophobia within the discipline as a whole. The article c ritiques the ease with which sexuality as an object of study has become ass imilated into the discipline while homophobia remains deer seated. The auth ors discuss how feminist geography has been both supportive and restrictive in this respect. Reviewing the development of work on geographies of sexua lity, the article argues we need to move away from a simple mapping of lesb ian and gay spaces towards a more critical treatment of the differences bet ween sexual dissidents. Finally, the authors argue for a greater forging of links with writers outside the discipline to consolidate work in this emer ging area.