Envisioning global LGBT human rights : (neo)colonialism, neoliberalism, resistance and hope
/ edited by Nancy Nicol [and six others]
- 1 online resource (428 pages) : color illustrations
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Part 1. Between empathy and contempt : colonial legacies, neoliberalism and neo-colonialism Vacillating between empathy and contempt : the Indian judiciary and LGBT rights Expanded criminalisation of consensual same-sex relations in Africa : contextualising recent developments Policing borders and sexual/gender identities : queer refugees in the years of Canadian neoliberalism and homonationalism Queer affirmations : negotiating the possibilities and limits of sexual citizenship in Saint Lucia Violence and LGBT human rights in Guyana Cultural discourse in Africa and the promise of human rights based on non-normative sexuality and/or gender expression : exploring the intersections, challenges and opportunities Haven or precarity? The mental health of LGBT asylum seekers and refugees in Canada Part 2. Resilience, resistance and hope: organising for social change The rise of SOGI : human rights for LGBT people at the United Nations Resistance to criminalisation, and social movement organising to advance LGBT rights in Belize The multifaceted struggle against the AntiHomosexuality Act in Uganda Emergent momentum for equality : LGBT visibility and organising in Kenya Kuchu resilience and resistance in Uganda : a history Gender theatre : the politics of exclusion and belonging in Kenya Telling our stories : envisioning participatory documentary Appendix. Envisioning global LGBT human rights participatory documentaries
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Gay rights--Commonwealth countries Gays--Legal status, laws, etc.--Commonwealth countries Sexual minorities--Civil rights--Commonwealth countries Gay liberation movement--Commonwealth countries