Global Homophobia - 9780252079337

Global HomophobiaStates, Movements, and the Politics of Oppression\nAuthor(s): Meredith L. Weiss, Michael J. Bosia, Mark Blasius, Michael J. Bosia, David K Johnson, Kapya J Kaoma, Christine Keating, Katarzyna Korycki, Amy Lind, Abouzar Nasirzadeh\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: University of Illinois Press, United States\nImprint: University of Illinois Press\nISBN-13: 9780252079337, 978-0252079337\nSynopsis\nWhile homophobia is commonly characterized as individual and personal prejudice, this collection of essays instead explores homophobia as a transnational political phenomenon. Editors Meredith L. Weiss and Michael J. Bosia theorize homophobia as a distinct configuration of repressive state-sponsored policies and practices with their own causes, explanations, and effects on how sexualities are understood and experienced in a variety of national contexts. The essays cover a broad range of geographic cases, including France, Ecuador, Iran, Lebanon, Poland, Singapore, and the United .