The Tenacity of the Couple-Norm explores the ongoing strength and insidious grip of couple-
normativity across changing landscapes of law, policy and everyday life in four contrasting …

To say that a great deal has happened in the field of sexualities since the first issue of this
journal was published would be something of an understatement. We have witnessed the …

Since the initial publication of Couple Relationships in the 21st Century and the completion
of the Enduring Love? study that underpinned our analysis in this book, there have been …

Abstract While Michael Billig's 'banal nationalism'points to the significance of the trivial
reproduction of national representations in everyday routines, feminist political geographers …

Around the world, LGBTQ+ activists have won an unprecedented series of political victories,
from marriage equality to increased representation in government. But this success has …

Demographic trends in recent decades such as the delay and decline in marriage and
increase in divorce have meant more men and women experiencing periods of singleness …

What might it mean to think of 'the single'as a potentially queer subject and in what ways
does singleness pose a challenge to heteronormative conceptualizations of the lifecourse …

Loneliness is often described as a deadly epidemic sweeping across the population, a silent
killer. Loneliness, we are told, is a social disease that must be cured. But what does it mean …

In an era of intense “entrepreneurial” city marketing, overt attempts to court LGBT consumers
and investors have been made not solely through the promotion of lesbian and gay arts …

In this commentary, I reflect on the contribution of this special issue of Geoforum to the
sexuality and space literature. I begin by situating it at the interface between critical queer …