De-Moralizing Gay Rights : Some Queer Remarks on LGBT+ Rights Politics in the US

This book critically interrogates three sets of distortions that emanate from the messianic core of 21st century public discourse on LGBT+ rights in the United States. The first relates to the critique of pinkwashing, often advanced by scholars who claim to be committed to an emancipatory politics....

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Main Author: Ghosh, Cyril
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Language:English
Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Palgrave Pivot, 2018
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