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Delivers an overview of the major political issues in the Australian Capital Territory, including bushfires, budgets, electoral reform, & the Gay, Lesbian, & Transgender Amendment Bill.

Heteronormativitet, homofobi, heterosexisme, normalitet, magt, hegemoni, kontrol, dominans, diskurs, undertrykkelse, udbytning, eksklusion, marginalisering, racisme, sexisme, gynefobi, partiarkat, xenofobi, hierarki, dikotomi, binaritet, destabilisering, dekonstruktion, transgender, eller?

Discusses global human rights abuses against lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people, state and societal sanction of abuses, and recommendations for health professionals to advocate for and support LGBT people.

The aim of this article is to argue in favour of queer theory's potential for non-essentialist politics and legal strategies within the European context. The issues raised focus on the connection between gay/lesbian and transgender rights politics, and on the queer potential of sexual discrimination litigation. Taking as my example two recent court cases of the European Court of Justice ( P v S and Cornwall County Council; Lisa Grant v South West Trains Ltd), I attempt to establish links between the apparently contradictory 'academic queer critiques' and 'practical politics' (of litigation) through a queer reading of those cases. Two parallel lines of thought are developed: first, those cases bring the intrinsic connection of gay/lesbian and transgender politics into sight through their combination of sex discrimination and sexual orientation discrimination; secondly, the analysis of the two cases shall illustrate the simultaneous procedures involved in all staging of politics: both cases re-inscribe and disrupt the deviance of homosexuality and transgender at the same time. I contend that the apparent gap between 'practical (legal) politics' and 'queer academic thought' need not be as fundamental as many make it out to be and that in the European context a queer legal critique is both necessary and fruitful in that it highlights the 'dilemma of rights politics'.

Chronicles the historical development & evolution of the lesbian & gay movement in Argentina, drawing on the political opportunity perspective to explain the movement's emergence & growth since the late 1960s-early 1970s. The creation of the radical Frente de Liberacion Homosexual (Homosexual Liberation Front) in 1971 is detailed, along with its dissolution in 1976, largely as a result of the violent persecution it endured at the hands of paramilitary forces & the military dictatorship. The emergence of other gay & lesbian activist groups in its wake is described, noting how they flourished with the redemocratization of the country. Focus is on the largest & oldest movement, the Comunidad Homosexual Argentina (Argentinian Homosexual Community [CHA]), which has assumed a more integrationist stance than its predecessor. The activities of the CHA & other contemporary gay activist groups are reviewed, highlighting the centrality of identity in their goals. Their sense of identity & incorporation of identity issues into their agendas also forms the basis for distinguishing among several different types of homosexual political organization, including assimilationist, civil-rights-based, & radical groups. The potential of such groups for transcending identity issues in pursuit of their political & social goals is considered. 23 References. K. Hyatt Stewart