Petra Doan In recent years, Richard Florida (Creative Cities) has highlighted the link between tolerance and a city’s ability to attract and retain the highly skilled and creative workforce that is required for high technology industries to thrive. Florida finds that the presence of a visible LGBT population is an excellent indicator of tolerance. Yet most planners and planning documents look the other way when it comes to acknowledging the presence of sexual and gender minorities within their cities. This session explores some of the critical issues surrounding planning for and with the LGBT community in the 21st century.

1. Planning for LGBT Communities in Intermediate Cities: What Planners Should Know About Granola Neighborhoods Petra Doan Florida State University

7. LGBT Experiences elsewhere 3 Cities in US SW Nationwide random sample Tallahassee Sample Gay men Gay men Lesbians LGBT men LGBT women Overt verbal harassment 37% 63% 54.50% 37% 53% Discrimination In housing or employment 11.20% 17.40% 16.30% 20% 17% Physical violence 4.80% 24.90% 7.10% 16% 13% Sample size 1248 241 152 51 76 Source: Huebner et al (2004) Herek (2009) Tallahassee LGBT Survey, 2006

8. Men’s and Women’s Gender Type Number of Respondents 15 10 5 0 Ultra femme Real Queen Ultra butch Macho man

9. Overt Hostility and Men Pearson Chi Square = 3.980 signif. = 0.046 Males only Total More macho Less Macho Experienced overt hostility in Tallahassee ? no Count 24 8 32 Expected Count 21.3 10.7 32.0 yes Count 10 9 19 Expected Count 12.7 6.3 19.0 Total Count 34 17 51

10. Employment Discrimination and Men Pearson Chi Square = 4.945 signif. = 0.026 Males Only Total More Macho Less Macho Experienced job discrimination in Tallahassee ? no Count 30 11 41 Expected Count 27.3 13.7 41.0 yes Count 4 6 10 Expected Count 6.7 3.3 10.0 Total Count 34 17 51

11. Physical harassment & women Pearson Chi Square = 4.133 signif. = 0.042 Women only Total Femme < 5 Butch >=5 Has respondent ever experienced physical harassment? no Count 47 16 63 Expected Count 43.9 19.1 63.0 yes Count 6 7 13 Expected Count 9.1 3.9 13.0 Total Count 53 23 76

12. Residential location

14. Census tract 3.02

16. Food Co-op: Granola source?

17. Progressive Politics

18. Environmental activism

19. Yard Art

20. Eco-friendly front yards (vegetables and butterflies)

21. Interview Question: Queer Safety Symbols in Area Symbols of Safety Orientation LGBT Hetero Rainbow flags 0 1 PDA 1 1 Two mommies (non-traditional family) 1 2 Diverse – Good progressive people 0 4 Gaydar – aware of other LGBT 3 0 None 1 7

22. Converted carports is a local lesbian rite of passage

23. Community Center with Monthly Lesbian Potlucks

26. Citizen Positions on Leon HRO at two public hearings District of citizen April 27 May 11 Pro Con % Pro Pro Con % Pro 1 7 0 100 10 0 100 2 1 1 50 3 2 60 3 10 7 59 18 5 78 4 5 5 50 6 7 46 5 24 6 80 39 3 93 Not given 1 1 2 2 Not from Leon 0 1 2 0 TOTAL 48 21 69 70 19 79

27. HRO Votes and Results District May Vote for HRO November election Comments 1 Aye Re-elected Changed position to support 2 Nay Term not up Referendum 3 Aye Unopposed Modest support 4 Nay Term not up Referendum 5 Aye Lost in primary Leader for HRO At large 1 Aye Term not up Support HRO At large 2 Aye Lost Leader for HRO