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Book about the global gay rights movement(s). Most interesting thus far: "political homophobia" = former colonies seeing foreign gay rights groups networking in their countries as a new form of "white colonialism".
And that the idea of LGBTQ+ is uniquely Western. It doesn't apply in many places which have a totally different way of categorising sexual orientation & gender.
— Jun 26, 2024 05:54PM
And that the idea of LGBTQ+ is uniquely Western. It doesn't apply in many places which have a totally different way of categorising sexual orientation & gender.
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In the 1970s, homosexuality became an identity and no longer a practice, giving the gay community the status of a "minority group".
This angered many non-former colony countries who use political homophobia as part of their rejection of globalisation because they now face persecution accusations and sanctions from the UN.
Progress and backlash go hand in hand. The more progress made, the more public backlash.
— Jun 27, 2024 03:42PM
This angered many non-former colony countries who use political homophobia as part of their rejection of globalisation because they now face persecution accusations and sanctions from the UN.
Progress and backlash go hand in hand. The more progress made, the more public backlash.
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it's funny, but mostly sad, that white colonialism introduced homophobia in many of those said colonies (and christianity too!)
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Ruxandra Grrr wrote: "it's funny, but mostly sad, that white colonialism introduced homophobia in many of those said colonies (and christianity too!)"It is kind of messed up, yes. But it all comes from Christianity...well, Judaism, really. As far as what I've read says, Judaism was the ONLY ancient religion to clearly and formally reject (male) homosexuality. No other one even went close.
When Christianity formed out of Judaism, it took that prohibition with it. Otherwise, Christianity might not be prohibitive at all.
