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“For some, "community" was an overarching term that encompassed huge numbers of people based on identity (for example, "the feminist community"). For others, "community" referred to a specific set of arbitrary values, practices, or relationships (for instance, "I don't know them well, but we're in community with each other"). Some defined "community" simply by geographic location, regardless of relationship or identity (such as "the Bay Area community"). We found that people romanticized community, or, though they felt connected to a community at large, they had significant and trustworthy relationships with very few actual people who may or may not be part of that community. For example, someone might feel connected to "the queer community," but, when asked, could name only two or three people from that "queer community" they felt they could trust to show up for them in times of crisis, vulnerability, or violence.”
― Mia Mingus