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This book examines Russia's 2013 anti-gay laws and their implications for the Sochi 2014 Olympics. Lenskyj argues that Putin's Russia and the International Olympic Committee wield power in similar ways, as evident in undemocratic governance, fraudulent voting processes, hypocrisy and absence of accountability, Sexual Diversity and the Sochi 2014 Olympics: No More Rainbows examines Russia's 2013 anti-gay laws and their implications for the Sochi 2014 Olympics. A century in the making, these laws reflect decades of sexual repression in the former Soviet Union. Despite societal changes since 1993, there is little acceptance of sexual diversity, and the 2013 anti-gay law has led to an increase homophobic violence. In its inadequate response to yet another human rights crisis in an Olympic host country, the International Olympic Committee relied on the myth that sport is apolitical. Once again, this strategy was successful. Magical thinking that sport unites the world led many critics to oppose an Olympic boycott, although some supported boycotts of sponsors' products. Helen Jefferson Lenskyj argues that Putin's Russia and the IOC are, in fact, well matched. Common features include undemocratic governance, fraudulent voting processes, hypocrisy and moral bankruptcy in leadership, homophobia, lesbian/gay invisibility, and promotion of 'sport-as-special' propaganda

Struggles for LGBT rights and the security of sexual and gender minorities are ongoing, urgent concerns across the world. For students, scholars, and activists who work on these and related issues, this handbook provides a unique, interdisciplinary resource. In chapters by both emerging and senior scholars, the Oxford Handbook of Global LGBT and Sexual Diversity Politics introduces key concepts in LGBT political studies and queer theory. Additionally, the handbook offers historical, geographic, and topical case studies contexualized within theoretical frameworks from the sociology of sexualities, critical race studies, postcolonialism, indigenous theories, social movement theory, and international relations theory. It provides readers with up-to-date empirical material and critical assessments of the analytical significance, commonalities, and differences of global LGBT politics. The forward-looking analysis of state practice, transnational networks, and historical context presents crucial perspectives and opens new avenues for debate, dialogue, and theory.

Early in the course of undertaking empirical research on the sexual diversity of the judiciary I had to address a particular challenge. Sexuality, I was repeatedly told, is not and ought not to be a difference that is taken into account. At best it ought to be disregarded or taken out of consideration. This generated a number of challenges for my research. How do you research and make sense of sexuality as a difference that key informants assert is absent or seek to make invisible and irrelevant? How do you research the operation and effects of that which is not to be spoken about? How do you research the sexual norm when its existence and operation is denied? This article explores one response. It is a project that may for some be surprising and unexpected. It is a study of judicial portraits. Drawing on the insights of queer theory and art historical scholarship on portraits I undertake a textual analysis of these images, focusing upon the aesthetic and artistic traditions used to make them. A small case study of portraits of the Chief Justices of the Supreme Court of New South Wales is used to explore how, if at all, sexuality figured in these portraits

Cover -- Contents -- Figures and Tables -- Preface -- INTRODUCTION -- 1: The Difference that a Border Makes -- PUBLIC OPINION -- 2: Culture War? -- 3: A Twenty-Year Survey of Canadian Attitudes towards Homosexuality and Gay Rights -- EVANGELICALS -- 4: "Civility without Compromise" -- 5: The Pro-Family Movement in Canada and the United States -- 6: Evangelicals, the Christian Right, and Gay and Lesbian Rights in the United States -- 7: Liberal, with Conservative "Vibrations" -- 8: Canadian Evangelicals and Same-Sex Marriage -- MAINLINE PROTESTANTS -- 9: It's All about Sex -- 10: Focusing, Framing, and Discerning -- 11: American Mainline Protestantism and Deliberation about Homosexuality -- ROMAN CATHOLICISM -- 12: Catholicism, Homosexuality, and Same-Sex Marriage in the United States -- 13: Roman Catholics and Same-Sex Marriage in Quebec -- NON-CHRISTIAN RESPONSES -- 14: Paths from Emancipation -- 15: Muslims and Sexual Diversity in North America -- POLITICAL PARTIES -- 16: The Conservative Party of Canada and Its Religious Constituencies -- 17: The Politics of Marriage and American Party Politics -- RIGHTS CLAIMING -- 18: The Supreme Court of Canada's Attempt to Reconcile Freedom of Religion and Sexual Orientation Equality in the Public Schools -- 19: Law, Sexuality, and Morality in the United States -- CONCLUSION -- 20: Cross-Border Parallels at the Political Intersection of Sexuality and Religion -- Appendix A -- Appendix B -- Notes -- References -- Contributors -- Index.

Objective: this study aims to analyzing the knowledge of nurses from the Family Health Strategy in relation to sexual diversity and homophobia. Method: this is an exploratory, qualitative research conducted with 12 nurses. We used a semi-structured interview and for analysis, Technical Analysis Speech Eni Orlandi, making analogy with the results with metaphor. This study had the project approved by the Research Ethics Committee, CAAE 0031.0.428.000-11. Results: the nurses have reported sexual diversity as sexual orientation system and biological sex. About homophobia, they attributed coherent meanings. However, having regard to the expression of "implicit homophobia" or "symbolic". Conclusion: it is urgent to promote health through the recognition of social determinants; therefore, the experience and the approach with existing sexual multiplicity in the area limited to nurses can be presented as a way of addressing the issues related to sexual diversity.

Acknowledgments -- Introduction: a new look at and old topic -- Red gays : attitudes towards sexual diversity in Cuba, 1959-1989 -- The FMC and development of sexual education and sexual health, 1959-1989 -- Combating discrimination: the national center of sexual education (CENESEX), 1990-2015 -- Sexual diversity in contemporary Cuba, 1990-2015 -- Cuban healthcare : what is different about health in Cuba? -- Conclusion: (r)evolution -- Appendix A: List of interviews -- Appendix B: Statistical analysis of themes examined in sexologøa y sociedad articles, 1994-2015 -- Time line: important events in the normalization of sexual diversity in Cuba -- Bibliography -- About the author

Titlepage -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- PART ONE: INTERPRETING CHURCH TEACHINGS -- 1 A Call to Listen: The Church's Pastoral and Theological Response to Gays and Lesbians -- 2 Unitive and Procreative Meaning: The Inseparable Link -- 3 The Bridegroom and the Bride: The Theological Anthropology of John Paul II and Its Relation to the Bible and Homosexuality -- 4 The Church and Homosexuality: A Lonerganian Approach -- PART TWO: INTERPRETING THE BIBLE -- 5 The Promise of Postmodern Hermeneutics for the Biblical Renewal of Moral Theology

AbstractThis study sought to comprehend the effects of sharing reports of personal experiences that support people's opinions in a reflective structured dialogue (RSD) in the controversial topic of teaching gender and sexuality in schools. Positioning theory was used to analyze a dialogue session with 12 participants with different opinions and social functions related to the theme. Analysis showed how sharing personal experiences can be influenced by the positioning games assumed in the conversation sequence, which may limit the dialogic potential of the group. The implications of these games in considering the use of RSD and recommendations and suggestions for future research are discussed.

PurposeTaking as a point of departure the edited collection Yaraana (1999), ostensibly the first mainstream publication on gay writing from India, the purpose of this article is to trace the way Indian authors have dealt with the growing visibility of nonnormative sexualities. It suggests that from the start this debate has centered on a dyad between local and culturally specific sexual identities vs its globalized opposite, which is held to threaten regionally specific expressions. The continuing struggle for recognition and equality is revealing for a growing divide between those whose sexuality can rely on growing representation in Indian popular media, and those who feel increasingly marginalized.Design/methodology/approachThis article revisits important texts that were published and publicly accessible in India from 1999 onwards. All the text considered and discussed were accessible outside academic networks and thus, available in mainstream bookstores, produced by Indian authors or long-term residents and available in English. Considering the vast language diversity of India as well as the complexity of gaining access to locally published materials, the analysis does not include texts that are only available in a vernacular language. Besides this, the article benefits from the direct input of key activists and scholars from India working on this topic.FindingsEven if homosexuality has now been decriminalized in India, what emerges from the writing is a concern that globally hegemonic expressions of alternate sexualities might impact, homogenize and eventually eradicate locally specific expressions. Considering socioeconomic equality in India, this raises serious questions about those whose precarious positions may see them further marginalized because of this.Originality/valueWhile there have been various overviews and analyses of the fight for decriminalization of homosexuality in India, so far there has not been an analysis how this benefited from a growing awareness and discussion in popularly accessible texts. This analysis also raises concerns that the fight for decriminalization might have negative consequences for those in marginalized positions.