Queer Wars

Informationen zum Autor Dennis Altman is Professorial Fellow in Human Security at La Trobe University Jonathan Symons is Senior Lecturer in International Relations at Macquarie University Klappentext The claim that 'LGBT rights are human rights' encounters fierce opposition in many parts of the world, as governments and religious leaders have used resistance to 'LGBT rights' to cast themselves as defenders of traditional values against neo-colonial interference and western decadence.Queer Wars explores the growing international polarization over sexual rights, and the creative responses from social movements and activists, some of whom face murder, imprisonment or rape because of their perceived sexuality or gender expression.This book asks why sexuality and gender identity have become so vexed an issue between and within nations, and how we can best advocate for change. Zusammenfassung The claim that 'LGBT rights are human rights' encounters fierce opposition in many parts of the world, as governments and religious leaders have used resistance to 'LGBT rights' to cast themselves as defenders of traditional values against neo-colonial interference and western decadence. Inhaltsverzeichnis Acknowledgements Introduction: Queer Wars: How should we respond to global polarization over gay rights? Chapter 1: Setting the Agenda Chapter 2: The Emergence of a Global Movement Chapter 3: Queer Rights as Human Rights Chapter 4: The Conservative Backlash Chapter 5: International Polarization Chapter 6: What is to be done? Notes Index

Product details

• Authors: Dennis Altman, Dennis Symons Altman, Jonathan Symons, Symons Jonathan
• Publisher: Wiley, John and Sons Ltd
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 22.01.2016
• EAN: 9780745698694
• ISBN: 978-0-7456-9869-4
• No. of pages: 120
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Social sciences (general); Geschlecht, Soziologie, Politikwissenschaft, Homosexualität, Media Studies, Sociology, Political Science, Medienforschung, Gender & Sexuality, Communication & Media Studies, Kommunikation u. Medienforschung, Geschlecht u. Sexualität, Geschlechterfragen u. Politik, Gender & Politics