The Experiences and Perception of Safety of Queer People Visiting Events in Helsinki and Vienna
Koutsoumoukis, Konstantina (2022)
2022
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https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-2022120225879
https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-2022120225879
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This research-based thesis discusses the experiences and perception of safety of queer people, who visit events in Helsinki and Vienna. It also compares these experiences between the cities of Helsinki and Vienna.
The main concepts of queerness and events are presented in the theoretical part. Furthermore, laws and regulations regarding queer people in each city are discussed. Lastly, the intersections of events, safety and queerness are presented.
Additionally, semi-structured interviewes were conducted with a total of eight queer people, four in each city. These interviews included questions on the types of events people visit and how they experience these events. Furthermore questions about their perception of their own safety were asked.
The results show that queer people feel safer when visiting events targeted to the community. They also shows that queer people are taking measures to ensure their safety and that queer people face harassment and discrimination. Queer people see a lot of room for improvement to ensure safety and inclusion in events.
The main concepts of queerness and events are presented in the theoretical part. Furthermore, laws and regulations regarding queer people in each city are discussed. Lastly, the intersections of events, safety and queerness are presented.
Additionally, semi-structured interviewes were conducted with a total of eight queer people, four in each city. These interviews included questions on the types of events people visit and how they experience these events. Furthermore questions about their perception of their own safety were asked.
The results show that queer people feel safer when visiting events targeted to the community. They also shows that queer people are taking measures to ensure their safety and that queer people face harassment and discrimination. Queer people see a lot of room for improvement to ensure safety and inclusion in events.