15 research outputs found
In and Out of the Homosexual Closet: Gay/Lesbian Liberation in Canada
With a substantive focus on Canada, this paper analyzes the sequential social processes involved in the movement for Gay/Lesbian liberation from a human rights perspective. In Phase One (Into the Closet), the paper examines the process of stigmatization of homosexuals whereby their minority status is socially created, institutionalized and perpetuated. In Phase Two (Out of the Closet), the paper examines the processes of destigmatization and âComing Outâ whereby a new and positive sense of collective, homosexual identity is generated. In Phase Three (Minority Liberation), the paper traces the evolution of homosexual organizations, from the early stage of self-help groups, through Gay/Lesbian Rights organizations seeking legal recognition and protection of the human rights of homosexuals, to the current movement for Gay/Lesbian Liberation seeking legitimation for the alternate lifestyles and sub-cultures of the Gay/Lesbian social collectivity.Avec lâaccent sur le Canada, cet article analyse les processus sociaux successifs qui font partie du mouvement de libĂ©ration des gais et des lesbiennes, dâune perspective des droits de la personne. Dans la premiĂšre phase (« Into the Closet »), lâauteure analyse le processus de stigmatisation des homosexuels par lequel leur statut de minoritĂ© est crĂ©Ă©, institutionalisĂ© et perpĂ©tuĂ©. Dans la deuxiĂšme phase (« Out of the Closet »), lâauteure analyse le processus de « dĂ©stigmatisation » et « Coming Out » par lequel un sens collectif dâidentitĂ© homosexuelle, nouveau et positif, est gĂ©nĂ©rĂ©. Dans la troisiĂšme phase (LibĂ©ration de la MinoritĂ©), lâauteure trace lâĂ©volution des organisations homosexuelles des premiĂšres Ă©tapes de groupes qui sâentraidaient, aux organisations des droits Gais/Lesbiennes qui demandaient la reconnaissance et la protection lĂ©gale des droits de la personne pour les homosexuels, jusquâau mouvement actuel pour la libĂ©ration des Gais/Lesbiennes qui demande la lĂ©gitimation des styles de vie alternatives et des sous-cultures de la collectivitĂ© des Gais/Lesbiennes
Ethnicity and human rights in Canada : a human rights perspective on ethnicity, racism, and systemic inequality
Disability, Development and the Biotechnologies
Rachel Hurst argues that disabled people should have the same rights as other humans, and questions moves to select and manipulate genetically in order to create âperfectâ beings. She underlines that disabled people contribute difference and genetic diversity, which are necessary for continued human development. Development (2006) 49, 101â106. doi:10.1057/palgrave.development.1100320