Queer Wars

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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. Title page Copyright page Acknowledgements Queer wars: how should we respond to global polarization over gay rights? Notes One: Setting the agenda Why homosexuality? Political homophobia Globalization and sexual politics Notes Two: The emergence of a global movement Global activism Australia Spain Cuba India and south Asia South Africa South Korea and east Asia Notes Three: Queer rights as human rights Legal developments: sexuality and human rights law Regional human rights courts and social change Feminism and the language of sexual rights HIV, health and human rights Notes Four: The conservative backlash A conservative international? Notes Five: International polarization Regional and international politics Polarization International development assistance Notes Six: What is to be done? Can the international community promote human rights compliance? What's the point of human rights, then? The traps of well-meaning egoism Towards international collaboration Conclusion Notes Index End User License Agreement