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Description for Queer Wars
Paperback. 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 moral corruption. Num Pages: 120 pages. BIC Classification: JFSK; JPVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 168 x 123. .
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 ... Read more
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 ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Polity Press United Kingdom
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Number of Pages
120
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780745698694
SKU
V9780745698694
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About Dennis Altman
Dennis Altman is Professorial Fellow in Human Security at La Trobe University Jonathan Symons is Senior Lecturer in International Relations at Macquarie University
Reviews for Queer Wars
Queer Wars is broad in its scope, engaging in its material, thorough in its conception, and passionate in its argument on how advocacy should build a consensus that protects sexual minorities globally from violence and discrimination. A book for strategists, activists, academics and international workers alike. Edwin Cameron, Constitutional Court of South Africa The global struggle for sexual ... Read more