ABSTRACT
This chapter provides the reader context as to who participated; who were these queer people who informed the findings and conclusions. The 31 participants who lived in the Atlanta, Georgia metropolitan area are presented first, followed by the five participants who lived in other areas of the United State and Canada; in total, 36 people participated in the study. Regarding the profiles, not surprising in light of existing theoretical claims that queer challenges traditional identity categories, variances in how participants described themselves made “fitting” participants into traditional bounded identities difficult at times. Based on the 35 participants who provided their age – one participant would only say that they are “in their 30s” – the average age was 32, with a range from 19 to 55. The chapter offers a snapshot related to the participants’ embrace of queer, for example, being othered or experiences with marginalized social positions, suggesting the foundations for, or beginnings of the participants’ adoption of queer.
