Towards a queer aesthetic: LGBT+ spaces in Chihuahua City, Mexico
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.26439/limaq2025.n015.7321Keywords:
aesthetic, architecture, LGBT community, night life, pride parade, queerAbstract
This article presents scenes from nightlife and protest events within the LGBT+ community in the city of Chihuahua, highlighting the transformative qualities of bodily aesthetic practices to spaces. Based on participatory observation and narration of these spaces, the concept of queer aesthetics is used to establish that this perspective is essential for rethinking the standardized paths of architectural and urban planning practices. Queer aesthetics give rise to the creation of new spaces and a new understanding of the responsibilities within disciplines related to architecture, urbanism, aesthetics, and other related fields, positioning itself as an ethical framework for understanding contemporary spatial phenomena.
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