The Body is Still Warm - Sex, Freedom, and the End of the LGBT Revolution

What does sexual freedom mean today? The last 20 years have seen enormous gains for LGBT rights - but who, and what, has been left out of this success story? In this provocative polemic, activist and writer Scott Long condemns the moral mainstream which has replaced the struggle for sexual liberation with the narrow demand for gay marriage. Taking an international perspective informed by his many years based in Eastern Europe and the Middle East, Long reports on the ongoing tensions between LGBT activism, commitment to social justice, and an anti-capitalist imaginary. He highlights three flashpoint issues - identity politics, money (sex work), and power (imperialism) - to judge the achievements of LGBT activism through the radical politics of sex and gender. With devastating clarity and biting wit, he demands bold new models of solidarity with queers in the Global South, shows how the failure to defend sex workers' rights has been catastrophic for the LGBT movement, and exposes the major organisations' complicity with imperialist agendas. By confronting the most controversial, taboo and divisive issues, this is a cutting appraisal of international LGBT politics today.

Product details

• Authors: Scott Long
• Publisher: Pluto
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 20.10.2018
• EAN: 9780745338422
• ISBN: 978-0-7453-3842-2
• Subjects: Guides > Health; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories; POLITICAL SCIENCE / Human Rights, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Process / Political Advocacy, LAW / International, LAW / Public, Political activism, Social discrimination & inequality, Gay & Lesbian studies, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Discrimination, SOCIAL SCIENCE / LGBTQ+ Studies / General, Public international law: human rights, International human rights law, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Activism & Social Justice, Political activism / Political engagement, Social discrimination and social justice, LGBTQ+ Studies / topics