Women's Studies 2163A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: David Bahati, Canyon Ridge High School, Pride Parade

• School: Western University
• Department: Women's Studies
• Course: Women's Studies 2163A/B
• Professor: Samantha Brennan

Document Summary

Lecture 7 sexual minority rights: a global perspective. Russia: homosexuality a crime until 1993; considered medical problem until 1999, biopolitical technologies control the bodies and minds of the population in order to consolidate power through sexual control enforce collective cultural values, e. g. Anti-gay propaganda laws: june 2013, putin signed into law a bill banning the propaganda of non-traditional sexual relationships to minors . Okhlobystin proposed to burn gays in furnaces courts refused to qualify as homophobic or hate speech: public discourse component more prominent than actual implementation of law. Video reggie yates outside man: episode 5 russia gay and under attack: yates went to russia to examine the life of a gay by attending a pride festival queer. She"s scared, but i do not let her drop my hand: it is they who must get out of our way! : focus is on individual act of defiance.