Contested feelings: Mapping emotional journeys of LGBTI rights and reforms

Raj, Senthorun ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6972-9252 (2020) Contested feelings: Mapping emotional journeys of LGBTI rights and reforms. Alternative Law Journal, 45 (2). pp. 125-130. ISSN 1037-969X

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Abstract

This reflection explores how emotion shapes lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) rights and law reforms. Drawing on case studies from Australia, the United Kingdom, and the United States, the author maps how disgust regulates sexuality, hate manifests in hate crime penalties, anger arises in anti-discrimination measures, fear polices refugee law, anxiety shapes trans children’s access to medical transition, pity and compassion inhibit intersex autonomy, and love enables marriage equality. Legal scholars, activists, lawyers, and judges need to take emotion seriously to better address the pressing challenges facing LGBTI people.

Item Type:	Article
Peer-reviewed:	Yes
Date Deposited:	03 Nov 2021 15:53
Publisher:	SAGE Publications
Additional Information:	This is an Open Access article published in Alternative Law Journal, published by Sage, copyright The Author(s).
Divisions:	Faculties > Business and Law
Subject terms:	emotion, LGBTI, critical legal theory, human rights, 1606 Political Science, 1801 Law, 2201 Applied Ethics
URI:	https://e-space.mmu.ac.uk/id/eprint/628635
DOI:	https://doi.org/10.1177/1037969x20927500
ISSN	1037-969X
e-ISSN	2398-9084

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