Being Gay

2005 ◽  
Vol 40 (1) ◽  
pp. 90-109 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carl F. Stychin
Keyword(s):  
Identity Politics ◽  
Related Issue ◽  
The Political ◽  
Gay Identity ◽  
Same Sex ◽  
Legal Recognition ◽  
Queer Politics ◽  
Historical Trajectory ◽  
Final Question ◽  
Political Logic

AbstractThe article provides an overview of gay identity politics today. It begins with an introduction to the historical trajectory of the post-1945 period, and then turns to the challenges posed by queer politics and theory to gay identity politics. The related issue of the globalization of being gay is then considered, in terms of the universalizing of identity politics. Finally, the ramifications for gay identity politics of the political and legal recognition of same-sex relationships are discussed, leading to the obvious final question: whether being gay will continue to have a political logic in the years ahead.

Introduction

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Karma R. Chávez
Keyword(s):  
Gay And Lesbian ◽  
The Political ◽  
Migration Studies ◽  
Same Sex ◽  
Same Sex Couples ◽  
Queer Politics ◽  
Migration Politics

This introductory chapter discusses the scope of queer activism during the previous decades and the myriad issues they tackled, most notably immigration rights for binational same-sex couples. It examines in brief the instances where migration politics and queer politics meet in ways that challenge the mainstream inclusionary strategy and shift the political focus to other sites of activism, situating queer migration politics through the analytic of the coalitional moment. The type of inclusionary strategy and narrowly normative vision of politics reflected in advocacy for the rights of binational same-sex couples is what prompts queer activists and theorists to respond to and critique contemporary mainstream gay and lesbian politics. The chapter also delves into an exploration of these critiques and situates this book's study within the larger umbrella of queer migration studies.

The Legal Recognition of Same-Sex Couples—The French Perspective

2002 ◽  
Vol 51 (2) ◽  
pp. 305-324 ◽  
Author(s):  
Claudina Richards
Keyword(s):  
General Public ◽  
Public Debate ◽  
Nordic Countries ◽  
The Political ◽  
Same Sex ◽  
Legal Recognition ◽  
The Public ◽  
Same Sex Couples ◽  
Gay Pride ◽  
Legislative Reforms

Legislative reforms have been introduced in several European states to tackle the question of the legal recognition of same-sex relations, with the Nordic countries taking the lead.1 Changes in the attitude of the general public towards gays and lesbians, as demonstrated by the publicity and popularity of Gay Pride marches throughout Europe, has brought the issue to the fore of the political and legal arenas. France has been no exception, with the public debate on the recognition of same-sex couples culminating in the recent adoption of the law relating to the Pacte Civil de Solidarité (PACS) which provides for the registration of a couple's partnership regardless of sex.

The Fierce Urgency of Now

2016 ◽  
pp. 286-301 ◽  
Author(s):  
Will Stockton
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Queer Theory ◽  
The United States ◽  
The Political ◽  
Gay Identity ◽  
Same Sex ◽  
Death Drive ◽  
Romeo And Juliet ◽  
Same Sex Couples

This essay offers a presentist reading of Romeo and Juliet in light of the political move to secure marriage rights for same-sex couples in the United States. At the same time, it critiques the recent anti-social, queer theoretical tendency to disassociate queerness from both gay identity and critical efforts to historicize desire. Identifying the Second City Network’s character of Sassy Gay Friend as the combined figure of the Nurse and Mercurtio, this essay argues for the viability of a gay, feminist, and queer life that stands against the rush to secure marriage rites, as well as against the death-drive that anti-social queer theory celebrates as queer.

The Political Foundations of Support for Same-Sex Marriage in Canada

2005 ◽  
Vol 38 (4) ◽  
pp. 841-866 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. Scott Matthews
Keyword(s):  
Public Support ◽  
The Political ◽  
Equal Rights ◽  
Same Sex ◽  
Same Sex Marriage ◽  
Legal Recognition ◽  
Legislative Activity ◽  
Political Foundations ◽  
Election Studies ◽  
The Impact

Abstract.Public support for legal recognition of same-sex marriage increased markedly in Canada over the course of the 1990s. The argument of this paper is that a sequence of Supreme Court decisions in the realm of same-sex relationship recognition—and the legislative activity that followed as a result—played a pivotal role in shaping public opinion on this issue. It is argued that the impact of these institutions was twofold. First, by framing the issue as one of equal rights, the courts and legislatures induced many Canadians to weigh equality-related considerations more heavily in the formation of opinions on same-sex marriage. Second, legal recognition of same-sex relationships directly persuaded many Canadians that such recognition was legitimate. The paper uses data from the Canadian Election Studies for 1993, 1997 and 2000.Résumé.Durant les années 1990 le soutien populaire aux mariages entre conjoints de même sexe s'est clairement renforcé. La thèse principale de cet article avance qu'une série de décisions de la Cour suprême portant sur les relations entre conjoints de même sexe, de même que les décisions adoptées par les pouvoirs législatifs en réponse à ces jugements, jouèrent un rôle crucial dans la formation de l'opinion publique sur ces questions. D'abord, en formulant le débat en termes d'égalité devant la loi, les appareils judiciaire et législatif ont amené les Canadiens à accorder plus de poids aux arguments liés à l'égalité dans leurs réflexions sur le sujet. En second lieu, la reconnaissance légale des unions entre conjoints de même sexe a persuadé les Canadiens de la légitimité de cette reconnaissance. Les conclusions de ce texte s'appuient sur les données des éditions d'Étude électorale canadienne de 1993, 1997 et 2000.

Identity Politics' Issue In Indonesia Presidential Election 2019

2019 ◽  
Vol 1 (5) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ida Susilowati ◽  
Zahrotunnimah Zahrotunnimah ◽  
Nur Rohim Yunus
Keyword(s):  
Identity Politics ◽  
Presidential Election ◽  
Political Identity ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
The Other ◽  
The Political ◽  
Political Campaign ◽  
Communist Ideology ◽  
Presidential Election Campaign ◽  
Research Analysis

AbstractPresidential Election in 2019 has become the most interesting executive election throughout Indonesia's political history. People likely separated, either Jokowi’s or Prabowo’s stronghold. Then it can be assumed, when someone, not a Jokowi’s stronghold he or she certainly within Prabowo’s stronghold. The issue that was brought up in the presidential election campaign, sensitively related to religion, communist ideology, China’s employer, and any other issues. On the other side, politics identity also enlivened the presidential election’s campaign in 2019. Normative Yuridis method used in this research, which was supported by primary and secondary data sourced from either literature and social phenomenon sources as well. The research analysis concluded that political identity has become a part of the political campaign in Indonesia as well as in other countries. The differences came as the inevitability that should not be avoided but should be faced wisely. Finally, it must be distinguished between political identity with the politicization of identity clearly.Keywords. Identity Politics, 2019 Presidential Election

scholarly journals Towards a Kierkegaardian Retreating of the Political

2019 ◽  
Vol 24 (1) ◽  
pp. 375-392
Author(s):  
Mads Peter Karlsen
Keyword(s):  
Identity Politics ◽  
The Political ◽  
Human Beings ◽  
The Third ◽  
Critical Engagement ◽  
Works Of Love

AbstractThe first section of this paper argues that we can find in Kierkegaard an idea of equality, epitomized in the notion of “the neighbor” presented in Works of Love, which is highly relevant for, among other things, a critical engagement with today’s “identity politics.” The second section argues that Kierkegaard’s idea of equality is a religious-existential task, but also a task concerning our relationship with other human beings. The third section demonstrates how this idea of equality is evinced in the notion of “the neighbor.” The last section offers some reflections on how we might begin to rethink the political based on this idea of equality.

scholarly journals Kettle Logic

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mark Neocleous
Keyword(s):  
Civil Liberties ◽  
The Political ◽  
Political Logic

AbstractThis article unearths the political logic of the police kettle. Rather than add to the mundane debate about civil liberties or models of policing, this article argues that the kettle reveals nothing less than the police war at the heart of modernity. This is a police war carried out as a logic of containment against the enemy within—within the kettle and within society. The kettle is a microcosm of the police war of containment.

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