This thesis aims to understand consensus decision making through the experiences of lesbian,
gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) activists in Louisiana through autoethnography
and interviews with various individuals involved in Louisiana LGBTQ organizations. When
looking at the experiences and perceptions of the participants in relation to each other and the
authors own experiences, the ideas equity, responsibility, and flexibility stand out along with
organizational structure. This suggests that consensus may be defined based on these elements.
In the narrow scope of this thesis, consensus building in queer spaces in Louisiana can be
defined as the opportunity to be in community and to share in power, accountability, and
understanding which is created at the intersection between organizational structure and the nature
of personal relationships of the actors in that space.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:LSU/oai:etd.lsu.edu:etd-04142014-121723 |
| Date | 08 May 2014 |
| Creators | Caswell, David M. |
| Contributors | Pecchioni, Loretta, Hall, Rachel, Mitchell, Roland |
| Publisher | LSU |
| Source Sets | Louisiana State University |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | text |
| Format | application/pdf |
| Source | http://etd.lsu.edu/docs/available/etd-04142014-121723/ |
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