Essays about: "LGBT rights"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 36 essays containing the words LGBT rights.

1. 6. A Cishet Man’s Poland : Compulsory Heterosexuality in Polish Legislation on Reproductive and Sexual Rights

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Teologiska institutionen

   Author : Lina Lodenius; [2022]
   Keywords : Abortion; compulsory heterosexuality; LGBTQIA ; Poland; queer theory; gender; gender studies; queer; EU; Europe; sexuality; ivf; surrogacy; in vitro fertilization; religion; human rights; ECHR; family; family rights; family law; LGBT; LGBT free zones; LGBTQIA; LGBTQ; right wing; populism; qualitative content analysis; thematic content analysis; genusvetenskap; genus; HBTQ; HBTQIA ; HBTQI; Polen; mänskliga rättigheter; abort; ivf; compulsory heterosexuality; queer teori; queer; ECHR; EU; Europa; europastudier; juridik; kvalitativ innehållsanalys;

   Abstract : This thesis analyzes how compulsory heterosexuality is present in Polish legislation on women* and trans* people’s reproductive and sexual rights. The aim of this study is to increase an understanding of how compulsory heterosexuality’s presence in legislation regarding reproductive and sexual rights can consequently affect women* and trans* people in practice. READ MORE

3. 7. I don’t see a future being gay in this country: A non-legally binding charter and its consequences for queer women in Poland.

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för globala studier

   Author : Annie Magnusson; [2021-10-14]
   Keywords : ;

   Abstract : LGBTQ rights are under attack in Europe. Poland is one of its most homophobic countries and many municipalities have announced themselves ‘LGBT-free zones’ by adopting the Family Charter (henceforth the Charter), which is a policy document of a homophobic organization. READ MORE

4. 8. LGBT+ rights and the gender gap : A comparative study of LGBT+ anti-discrimination legislation in the United States

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Rebecka Herlitz Gunnarsson; [2021]
   Keywords : LGBT rights; female representation; gender gap; anti-discrimination; adoption;

   Abstract : This thesis seeks to examine if there is a connection between female representation among U.S. legislators at state level and support of legislation protecting LGBT+ people from discrimination in terms of adoption and foster care. READ MORE

5. 9. The Protection of LGBT+ rights in International Criminal Law

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Juridiska institutionen; Lunds universitet/Juridiska fakulteten

   Author : Adam Olofson; [2020]
   Keywords : Folkrätt; Public International Law; Queer Law; Queer critical Theory; Crimes against humanity; Persecution; International Criminal Law; Law and Political Science;

   Abstract : Sexual and gender minorities have historically and globally been vulnerable to persecutory and discriminatory acts. Today, sixty-eight United Nations member states criminalize consensual same-sex sexual conduct and nine states expressively criminalize the gender identity/expression of transgender people. READ MORE

6. 10. “We are saying no to homosexuality!”- A Critical Discourse Analysis of the Dialogue Between Zambia and the US Ambassador Regarding LGBT+ Rights Advocacy in a Postcolonial Context

   University essay from Malmö universitet/Fakulteten för kultur och samhälle (KS)

   Author : Ida Karsten; [2020]
   Keywords : Postcolonialism; Zambia; Global LGBT Advocacy; Cultural Imperialism; Colonial Discourse;

   Abstract : This thesis analyses a dialogue between the US ambassador to Zambia and two Zambian officials, regarding LGBT+ rights, following the sentencing of a same-sex couple by the Zambian high court. The theoretical framework utilizes postcolonial theory and a few of its concepts, namely cultural imperialism, and colonial discourses. READ MORE