Project Investigator: Alison Bain

Funding: Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council

Term: 2025-2029

This four-year research program advances knowledge on the role of Queer Cultural Infrastructure (QCI) in municipal social inclusion agendas by comparing the governance regimes of cities inside and outside the international LGBTQ+ urban policy Rainbow Cities Network (RCN members designated with this acronym). It challenges scholars, urban practitioners, and the public to imagine how QCI can augment LGBTQ+ recognition, wellbeing, and belonging in cities. It also explores the many modalities of inclusion-enhancing QCI through a set of global urban case studies.