Heteroactivism: Resisting Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Trans Rights and Equalities

by Kath Browne (Author), Catherine Jean Nash (Author)

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  Paperback
  2020

  $37.19

  Around the world, LGBT activists have won an unprecedented series of political victories, from marriage equality to increased representation in government. But this success has also sparked a renewed backlash. While there has been much scrutiny of the role of the Christian right in opposing LGBT equality in the US, Catherine Nash and Kath Browne show that the current backlash goes far beyond these traditional elements, and also extends beyond the US to countries including the UK, Ireland and Canada.

  In this book, Nash and Brown consider the rise of the new 'heteroactivism', showing how social media and new sources of funding have reinvigorated the opponents of LGBT rights. They also show how the rhetoric and tactics of this generation of 'heteroactivists' differs from that of their predecessors, exploiting notions of 'parental rights' and freedom of speech to assert heteronormative values in spaces ranging from schools to workplaces. They also reveal the increasingly transnational nature of anti-LGBT activism, with growing links between heteroactivists in the US, UK and beyond. Nash and Brown's book represents the most comprehensive study to date of this troubling new phenomenon, and offers startling insight into the modern face of homophobia.