Date on Senior Honors Thesis
5-2017
Document Type
Senior Honors Thesis
Degree Name
B.A.
Department
Political Science
Degree Program
College of Arts and Sciences
Author's Keywords
Gentrification; LGBTQ+; Louisville; Class
Abstract
This study attempts to examine and the analyze the process of gentrification amongst identified LGBTQ+ spaces in Louisville, Kentucky from 1980 to present day using both production-side and consumption-side methods derived from property values and census data, respectively. Using these data, I trace the development of these spaces and determine what relationship to gentrification they may have. I then compare production-side data with consumption-side data to determine disparities amongst class in potential LGBTQ+ bar patrons in Louisville, Kentucky.
Recommended Citation
Lauder, Landon H., "An analysis of gentrification’s effects on LGBTQ+ populations in Louisville, Kentucky." (2017). College of Arts & Sciences Senior Honors Theses. Paper 128.
http://doi.org/10.18297/honors/128
Lay Summary
This study looks to examine gentrification’s—the process of changing a place’s socioeconomic value to that of a higher level—relationship with identified LGBTQ+ spaces in Louisville from 1980 to present day. I use a particular methodology in urban studies that analyzes data pertaining to property values and demographics to assess gentrification. Once I establish which locations have a relationship with gentrification and what that relationship is, I use the data sets in comparison with each other to comment on potential class differences amongst the Louisville LGBTQ+ community and their ability to claim, maintain, and/or participate in LGBTQ+ space.
