Queerying Occultures: Essays from Enfolding Vol. 1

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Oakley, A. (2016). Disturbing hegemonic discourse: Nonbinary gender and sexual orientation labeling on Tumblr. Social Media + Society, 2(3), 1–12. But in a changing society, that fully recognises diversity, we can queer this category further. For example: polyamorous households of numerous adults who come-and-go but count one place as “home”; or “logical families” as made famous by Armistead Maupin in his Tales of the City and the lodging house on Barbary Lane; or young adults in professional occupations being forced to share housing in large cities because they simply cannot afford to live alone due to high housing costs. Finding new policy insight

So, when that EqIA said there was “no evidence”, it was true. But now we have that data. In my current research project LGBT+ Welfare and Assets in Great Britain we are using such data to understand the patterns of non-heterosexuals accessing the welfare system, and also accumulating assets over the life course. This is analysis that has never been done anywhere in the world, to our knowledge. As mentioned before, choosing the database and its language is crucial when working with queries. In addition to SQL, there is another type of database called NoSQL (Not Only Structured Query Language). The main difference between the two is the data structure. Sexuality- and gender-diverse youth experience disproportionate health and social adversity. Accurate early-life indicators are important for development of supportive approaches. Clarke, K., Cover, R., & Aggleton, P. (2018). Sex and ambivalence: LGBTQ youth negotiating sexual feelings, desires and attractions. Journal of LGBT Youth, 15(3), 227–242. Rubin, G. (1992). Thinking sex: Notes for a radical theory of the politics of sexuality. In C. S. Vance (Ed.), Pleasure and danger: Exploring female sexuality (pp. 267–319). London: Pandora Press.

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With SQL, we can store, retrieve, and manipulate data using simple code snippets, called queries, in an RDBMS (relational database management system). To now move onto the second approach to queer(y)ing, what would it mean if we “queer-ed” policy in our analysis? Here, we are doing what trendy cultural studies researchers would describe as “using queer as a verb”. Queer studies finds its roots in LGBTQ+ activism which sought to challenge the everyday categories that were used to oppress sexual and gender minorities. As a gay man, of rapidly advancing years, this practically means something to me: when I lost my virginity, I could have been arrested and imprisoned for up to ten years for gross indecency, for doing something that was perfectly legal for my heterosexual friends to do. The French philosopher and historian Michel Foucault began to explore this in his History of Sexuality. Photo: Dirk Bogarde and Sylvia Syms in Victim.

Hearn, J., & Louvrier, J. (2015). Theories of difference: Diversity, and intersectionality: What do they bring to diversity management? In R. Bendl, I. Bleijenbergh, E. Henttonen, & A. Mills (Eds.), The Oxford handbook of diversity in organizations (pp. 62–82). Oxford: Oxford University Press. Regardless, both SQL and NoSQL provide applicable options. An SQL database is a great choice for an ACID-compliant data structure. Conversely, if you have unstructured documents, key-values, or graphs, a NoSQL database might be an ideal choice. Query Examples Mitchell, H., & Hunnicutt, G. (2019). Challenging accepted scripts of sexual “normality”: Asexual narratives of non-normative identity and experience. Sexuality & Culture, 23(2), 507–524. Query parameters – elements attached to the end of an URL to specify a particular query on the database. Using available parameters. By default, the database software has lists of parameters that users can define as they need. These parameters deal with exchanging information between user-defined functions (UDF) and stored procedures (SP).In a broader scene, the INSERT INTO query inserts data into the MySQL database via MySQLi and PHP Data Object. However, this example will show how to use the query to add a new row to a database table. Note: GraphQL allows you to request specific data, giving clients more control over what information is sent. Query Parameters are put on the end of a URL as part of a query string. This is how search engines grab search results for parameters a user inputs in a search bar. You can also add query parameters to the end of an endpoint to aid in pagination. This allows us to perform logic with the information we get in response to the query. There are several different approaches to queries, from using query strings, to writing with a query language, or using a QBE like GraphQL or REST.