Patrones territoriales de inclusión y exclusión sexo-genérica: una tipología comparativa desde la perspectiva LGTBIQ+

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análisis regional comparado, desigualdades sexo-genéricas, colectivo LGTBIQ+, metodología comparativa, indicadores territoriales, tipología territorial

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Este artículo desarrolla una herramienta metodológica comparativa orientada a identificar patrones territoriales de inclusión y exclusión LGTBIQ+ a partir de la reelaboración crítica de datos secundarios procedentes de fuentes internacionales comparables. La propuesta se articula mediante una matriz analítica estructurada en cuatro dimensiones —jurídico-institucional, sociocultural, político-institucional y afectivo-experiencial—, operacionalizadas a través de variables e indicadores codificados mediante una escala ordinal estandarizada. El análisis se aplica a un conjunto de países organizados en macrorregiones utilizadas con fines comparativos.
Los resultados muestran que los procesos de inclusión y exclusión sexo-genérica no se distribuyen de forma aleatoria ni responden únicamente a marcos estatales individuales, sino que presentan regularidades territoriales reconocibles. Estas se sintetizan en una tipología comparativa que distingue entre contextos de inclusión estructural, inclusión parcial y exclusión sistemática, reflejando dinámicas no lineales caracterizadas por avances, retrocesos y ambigüedades. El trabajo subraya el potencial de esta aproximación para el análisis comparativo de desigualdades sexo-genéricas a gran escala y abre nuevas líneas para la investigación comparativa, interseccional y multiescalar.

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04-03-2026

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Arias-García, J. (2026). Patrones territoriales de inclusión y exclusión sexo-genérica: una tipología comparativa desde la perspectiva LGTBIQ+. Investigaciones Geográficas. Recuperado a partir de https://www.investigacionesgeograficas.com/article/view/30273

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