Kuhar Roman, Svab Alenka
a Faculty of Arts , University of Ljubljana , Ljubljana , Slovenia.
J Homosex. 2014;61(8):1091-116. doi: 10.1080/00918369.2014.872492.
The article deals with the comparison of the characteristics, experiences, and perceptions of everyday life of gays and lesbians living in rural and urban areas of Slovenia. We focus on the following thematic aspects: (1) coming out; (2) intimate partnerships; (3) the access and the use of gay infrastructure; and (4) violence against gays and lesbians. The article also addresses and discusses the urban/rural divide as a Western construct that might not be completely applicable to other social and cultural contexts. Taking Slovenia as an example, this article questions the self-evidence of rural/urban divide as an analytical concept. On the basis of our research, we conclude that this concept requires continuous revisions and reinterpretations in a concrete social and cultural context(s). The characteristics of gay and lesbian everyday life either in rural or in urban context in Slovenia lead to the conclusion that even within a specific social and cultural context, the concept of urban/rural divide should be used carefully, taking into account complexities of everyday lives and various factors that influence them.
本文探讨了斯洛文尼亚农村和城市地区同性恋者的特征、经历以及日常生活认知的比较。我们关注以下主题方面：（1）出柜；（2）亲密伴侣关系；（3）同性恋基础设施的获取与使用；以及（4）针对同性恋者的暴力行为。本文还探讨并讨论了城乡差异这一西方概念，它可能并不完全适用于其他社会和文化背景。以斯洛文尼亚为例，本文质疑城乡差异作为一个分析概念的不言而喻性。基于我们的研究，我们得出结论，在具体的社会和文化背景下，这一概念需要不断修订和重新诠释。斯洛文尼亚农村或城市背景下同性恋者的日常生活特征表明，即使在特定的社会和文化背景中，考虑到日常生活的复杂性以及影响它们的各种因素，城乡差异这一概念也应谨慎使用。
