Transnational LGBT Activism and UK-Based NGOs

This book contributes an analysis of UK-based non-governmental organisations engaged in transnational lesbian, gay, bisexual, and trans (LGBT) activism, within a broader recognition of the complexities that British colonial legacies perpetuate in contemporary international relations. From this analysis, the book suggests that greater engagement with intersectional and decolonial approaches to transnational activism would allow for a more transformative solidarity that challenges the broader impacts of coloniality on LGBT people's lives globally. Case studies are used to explore UK actors' participation in the complexities of contemporary transnational LGBT activism, including activist responses to developments in Brunei between 2014 and 2019, and the use of LGBT aid conditionality by Western governments. Activist engagements with legacies of British colonialism are also explored, including a focus on 'sodomy laws' and the Commonwealth, as well as the challenges faced by LGBT people seeking asylum in the UK. Matthew Farmer holds a PhD in International Relations from Lancaster University. He is currently working as an Independent Researcher based in Lancaster, UK.

Auteur
Matthew Farmer is an Independent Researcher based in Lancaster, UK. He received his PhD in International Relations from Lancaster University analysing the role of UK-based NGOs in transnational LGBT activism and solidarity.

Contenu

1. Introduction
2. Conceptual Tools for a Decolonising, Intersectional, Transnational LGBT Activism. 2.1 NGOs and Transnational Advocacy Networks. 2.2 Colonialism, Postcolonialism, and Decoloniality2.3 Sexualities, Normativities, and Nationalisms2.4 Solidarity and Intersectionality2.5 The Transformative Potential of Transnational LGBT Activism
3. Unpacking the Colonial Baggage of British Imperial Sexual Discourses3.1 Problematising and Criminalising Same-Sex Sexuality in Pre-twentieth Century Western Europe3.2 Reproducing Race and Sexuality in the Orient3.3 Implementation and Legacy of Colonial Sodomy Laws3.4 Illuminating the Impact of Colonial Legacies on LGBT issues in Contemporary International Relations
4. Contemporary Context of Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity in International Politics4.1 Contemporary International Landscape4.2 LGBT Rights at the United Nations4.3 Uganda's Anti-Homosexuality Act (2014): Illustrating International Interactions and Tensions with LGBT Rights4.4 Homophobia, Homonationalism, and Pinkwashing Modernity: Highlighting Contemporary Complexities
5. Mapping the UK-Based NGO Landscape Engaged in Transnational LGBT Activism5.1 Introducing UK-Based NGOs Engaged in Transnational LGBT Activism5.2 Comparative Funding Issues for NGOs5.3 Mapping the Activism Strategies Employed by UK-Based NGOs5.4 Assessing Cooperation and Coherency in UK-Based Transnational LGBT Activism5.5 Boycotting Brunei
6. UK Governmental Interventions in Transnational LGBT Activism6.1 All Party Parliamentary Group on Global LBGT Rights6.2 Foreign and Commonwealth Office6.3 Department for International Development6.4 Aid Conditionality6.5 Challenges and Opportunities for Future UK-Based Engagements
7. Navigating the Intersections of Colonial Legacies and LGBT Lives7.1 Contemporary Complexities of Colonial Sodomy Laws7.2 LGBT Rights Within the Commonwealth of Nations7.3 LGBT Asylum7.4 LGBT Lives, Intersectionality, and Coloniality
8. Conclusion
   Appendix: Methodology