Exploring the case the dark side of gay tourism : (half-)naked bodies, race, precarity and sexual harassment

Hadjisolomou, Anastasios and Nickson, Dennis and Baum, Tom (2023) Exploring the case the dark side of gay tourism : (half-)naked bodies, race, precarity and sexual harassment. Tourism Cases. ISSN 2788-5607 (https://doi.org/10.1079/tourismetc.2023.0018)

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Abstract

This case study discusses the gay tourism industry, focusing on the sexualization and commodification of employees’ appearance (also known as sexualized aesthetic labour) and sexual harassment by customers. These issues are particularly important for vulnerable migrant workers, and workers of colour, whose race and appearance are exploited by employers as a tool to attract customers, neglecting the impact this has on workers’ safety and well-being.

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