Mobilizing Gay Singapore - Rights and Resistance in an Authoritarian State

Lynette J. Chua is Assistant Professor of Law at the National University of Singapore.

List of contents

Preface and Acknowledgments

 

1   Mobilizing Gay Rights under Authoritarianism

2   Legal Restrictions, Political Norms, and Being Gay in Singapore

3   Timorous Beginnings

4   Cyber Organizing

5   Transition

6   Coming Out

7   Mobilizing in the Open

8   Pragmatic Resistance, Law, and Social Movements

 

Appendix A: Research Design and Methods

Appendix B: Study Respondents: Singapore's Gay Activists

Appendix C: Singapore's Gay Movement Organizations and Major Events

Notes 

References 

Index

About the author

Lynette J. Chua is Assistant Professor of Law at the National University of Singapore.

Summary

For decades, Singapore's gay activists have sought equality and justice in a state where law is used to stifle basic civil and political liberties. This book takes an expansive view of the gay movement to examine its emergence, development, strategies, and tactics, as well as the roles of law and rights in social processes.

Product details

• Authors: Lynette J Chua, Lynette J. Chua
• Publisher: Temple University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 04.04.2014
• EAN: 9781439910313
• ISBN: 978-1-4399-1031-3
• No. of pages: 216
• Series: Sexuality Studies; Sexuality Studies
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > Politics, society, business > Politics; Social sciences, law, business > Law > Public law, administrative procedural law, constitutional procedural law