Pride and Prejudices - Queer lives and the law

Internationally acclaimed human rights lawyer Keio Yoshida uncovers the ongoing battle for LGBTQ+ rights, how far we've come, and how much further we have to go. The right to life and the right to live life free from discrimination are rights that are codified and legally protected, but - unlike those on women's rights, disability rights, children's rights, freedom from torture, and racial discrimination - there is no dedicated and binding treaty or convention in international human rights law with respect to LGBTQ+ rights. In Pride and Prejudices, Yoshida analyses case law from around the world, including Rosanna Flamer Caldera v Sri Lanka, the first global precedent to call for the decriminalisation of same-sex intimacy between women, in which Yoshida acted as counsel, as well as other timely cases such as the bitter debate over self-ID for trans people in the UK and Florida's recent 'Don't Say Gay' bill. This pivotal book addresses the legal problems that still persist and contribute to the violence and discrimination that the international LGBTQ+ population experiences on a daily basis, and demonstrates what more needs to be done to protect LGBTQ+ communities.

About the author

Dr Keio Yoshida is an international human rights lawyer and barrister. Keio is the co-author of Silenced Women (Octopus, 2024) and co-editor of Feminist Conversations on Peace (Bristol University Press, 2022). In February 2025, Keio was named by Attitude magazine as one of the 101 LGBTQ+ trailblazers ranking as top 10 in the area of law and business.

Product details

• Authors: Kei Yoshida, Keio Yoshida
• Publisher: Scribe Publications
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Release: 01.06.2025, delayed
• EAN: 9781915590756
• ISBN: 978-1-915590-75-6
• No. of pages: 256
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Education > Social education, social work; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Natural sciences (general); POLITICAL SCIENCE / Human Rights, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Gender Studies, Human rights & civil liberties law, LAW / Civil Rights, LAW / Discrimination, LAW / Gender & the Law, Of specific Gay & Lesbian interest, Social discrimination & inequality, Gender & the law, Gender studies, gender groups, Civil rights & citizenship, Human rights, civil rights, Relating to LGBTQ+ people, Law, citizenship & rights for the lay person, SOCIAL SCIENCE / LGBTQ+ Studies / General, Law and society, gender issues, Social discrimination and social justice, LGBTQ+ Studies / topics, Law, citizenship and rights for the lay person