Queer Diplomacy

This book is the first study of multilateral LGBT human rights diplomacy viewed from the perspective of its practitioners: diplomats, LGBT activists, human rights experts and multilateral specialists. It demonstrates how diplomats and advocates work to promote LGBT rights on the world stage, often using Western constructs of sexual and gender identity. In turn, these efforts have triggered conflict and polarization: opposing states often deploy cultural, religious and moral discourses to minimize LGBT rights as a legitimate human right. The author, a seasoned Canadian foreign service officer, human rights negotiator and former community activist and researcher, uses insider perspectives to critically assess both bilateral and multilateral diplomatic engagement on LGBT human rights issues. Janoff's research involved participation in UN meetings in Geneva and New York and 29 interviews with diplomats, human rights advocates and experts, and representatives from the UN and other inter-governmental organizations. Although LGBT issues have been mainstreamed into many areas of bilateral and multilateral human rights policy, his research found a considerable gap: a coordinated diplomatic and civil society approach is needed to more effectively address ongoing human rights violations against LGBT people around the world.

Foreword by Victor Madrigal Written from the insider perspective of an LGBT diplomatic practitioner Combines queer studies, politics and international relations, and policy studies

Auteur
Douglas Victor Janoff was appointed to Canadäs Foreign Service in 2009: his career has included diplomatic postings to Washington, D.C., Afghanistan and Pakistan. He is the author of Pink Blood: Homophobic Violence in Canada (2005) and has a PhD in Canadian Studies from Carleton University, Canada.

Contenu

1. Introduction.- 2. From Western Deviance to Global Homonormativity? Theories of Sexuality and Sexual Diversity Politics.- 3. International Relations, Human Rights Diplomacy, and LGBT Rights.- 4. Global Homophobia, Queer Diplomacy, and Conflict.- 5. Researching LGBT Human Rights Diplomacy.- 6. The Mechanics of Human Rights Diplomacy.- 7. Promoting LGBT Human Rights in International Settings.- 8. Case Study: The 2014 US Resolution.- 9. Human Rights Diplomacy: Policy Implications.