Transnational LGBT activism : working for sexual rights worldwide / Ryan R. Thoreson.

Author/creator Thoreson, Ryan Richard, 1984- author.
Format Book
PublicationMinneapolis ; London : University of Minnesota Press, [2014]
Descriptionxii, 281 pages ; 23 cm
Subjects

Variant title Transnational lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender activism
Contents From the Castro to the UN : IGLHRC in historical perspective -- Bodies of law : activists and brokerage in practice -- Fusing human rights and sexual politics : advocating for LGBT human rights worldwide -- LGBT human rights advocacy and the partnership principle -- Knowledge as power : the structural and strategic complexities of information politics -- Demanding rights, compelling recognition : LGBT advocacy in the global human rights arena -- Conclusion : for everyone, everywhere : universality, relativism, and the anthropology of human rights.
Abstract "Transnational LGBT Activism argues that the idea of LGBT human rights is not predetermined but instead is defined by international activists who establish what and who qualifies for protection. The result is a uniquely balanced, empirical response to previous critiques of Western human rights activists-and a clarifying perspective on the nature and practice of global human rights advocacy"--The publisher.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (pages 231-260) and index.
Issued in other formEbook version: 9781452943244
Genre/formCross-cultural studies.
Genre/formCross-cultural studies.
LCCN 2014002045
ISBN9780816692712 (hc ; alk. paper)
ISBN0816692718 (hc ; alk. paper)
ISBN9780816692743 (pb ; alk. paper)
ISBN0816692742 (pb ; alk. paper)
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Joyner General Stacks HQ76.5 .T477 2014 ✔ Available Place Hold