Political homophobia in comparative perspective / Michael J. Bosia and Meredith L. Weiss -- Why states act : homophobia and crisis / Michael J. Bosia -- America's Cold War empire : exporting the lavender scare / David K. Johnson -- The marriage of convenience : the U.S. Christian Right, African Christianity, and Postcolonial politics of sexual identity / Kapya J. Kaoma -- Gay rights and political homophobia in Postcommunist Europe : is there an "EU effect"? / Conor O'Dwyer -- Sexual politics and constitutional reform in Ecuador : from Neoliberalism to the Buen Vivir / Amy Lind -- Prejudice before Pride : rise of an anticipatory countermovement / Meredith L. Weiss -- Homophobia as a tool of statecraft : Iran and its queers / Katarzyna Korycki and Abouzar Nasirzadeh -- Navigating international rights and local politics : sexuality governance in postcolonial settings / Sami Zeidan -- Theorizing the politics of (homo)sexualities across cultures / Mark Blasius -- Conclusion : on the interplay of state homophobia and homoprotectionism / Christine (Cricket) Keating
Summary
While homophobia is commonly characterized as individual and personal prejudice, this collection of essays instead explores homophobia as a transnational political phenomenon. Contributors 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 range of national contexts
