"And I Am Also Gay": Illiberal Pragmatics, Neoliberal Homonormativity and LGBT Activism in Singapore
Year: 2014
Type: article
Abstract: For decades, members of Singapore's LGBT communities have been unsuccessfully advocating for rights. However, since the state introduction of the Internet, there hasbeen a profound shift in the relationship between LGBT Singaporeans and their nation. In this article I examine recentInternet-influenced developments in LGBT activism and position them within the framework of illiberal pragmatics, whichhighlights the ambivalent logic employed by Singaporean authorities when formulating social and legal policy. I describehow illiberal pragmatism, in combination with a Singaporeanspecific neoliberal homonormativity, has changed strategies ofLGBT activism and provided new ways to think about rights.
Source: Anthropologica
Author: Robert Phillips
Language: English
Topic: Gender and Feminist Studies
Subfield: Gender Studies
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: hybrid
Funder: National Science Foundation
OpenAlex ID: W277511166