Pride Parades and LGBT Movements

Peterson, Abby; Wahlström, Mattias; Wennerhag, Magnus

doi:10.4324/9781315474052

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“…What is important for legalization of same-sex partnerships is the support of political parties and the parties' relations with the LGBT movement (Peterson et al, 2018). In Poland, as in many other countries, it was the result of the elections and the position of the ruling parties that decided about the (non)implementation of the demand to legalize such partnerships (Zawadzka, 2019).…”

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Attitudes in Poland Towards the Legalization of Same-Sex Registered Partnerships in the Context of Political Preferences

2021

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Background Over recent decades, the issue of same-sex civil unions has been discussed and then legally regulated in many European Union countries. In the case of Poland, this issue is still debated in the socio-political discourse. Methods The research presented in this article is aimed at analyzing the attitudes of Polish society towards legalization of same-sex registered partnerships. The study was nationwide and based on a quota sampling method (n = 2119). The data was collected in 2019. Results An analysis of the collected data showed that the support for legalizing same-sex partnerships is not accepted by the majority of voters in Poland. However, there are differences between supporters of various political groups as well as between those who declare left-wing or right-wing views. Conclusions For opponents of equal rights for homosexuals and heterosexuals, a crucial issue is the objection to same-sex marriage. The voters of left-wing parties and people declaring left-wing political leanings were more likely to accept other forms of marriage, although for the majority of them, marriage can be only a union between a woman and a man. Policy Implications The resistance of the ruling party Law and Justice, a conservative one, against legalization of same-sex partnerships and making decisions aimed at LGBT community, for instance introducing “LGBT-free zones,” are one of the elements encouraging its electorate.

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Attitudes in Poland Towards the Legalization of Same-Sex Registered Partnerships in the Context of Political Preferences

2021

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“…Pride is widely considered to be the most significant social movement for LGBTQ+ visibility and community building, and the primary platform to campaign for social, political and legal change (Ammaturo, 2016; Browne, 2007; Bruce, 2016; Formby, 2019; Johnston, 2005; Peterson et al, 2018). Initially, and commonly, organised as a parade, Pride has been described as a set of ‘foundational rituals for LGBT movements across the globe’, which ‘act as collective responses to oppression, encourage redefinition of the self, and express collective identity’ (Peterson et al, 2018: 17). Many Prides have expanded from a parade to include after-parties, music festivals, conferences, film festivals and corporate diversity events, and have become major tourist events for their host cities.…”

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Whose Lifestyle Matters at Johannesburg Pride? The Lifestylisation of LGBTQ+ Identities and the Gentrification of Activism

Conway

2021

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In response to criticisms of whiteness and the privileging of middle-class South African experiences over the black majority and those in poverty, Johannesburg Pride expanded from a one-day event to include a ‘Lifestyle Conference’ in 2018. This article argues that rather than including broader South African LGBTQ+ experiences, rights and needs, the conference centred privileged and normative ‘lifestyles’ and emphasised individual agency, rather than making intersectional inequalities visible and a basis for collective action. Drawing from ethnographic research at Pride events, and interviews with Pride organisers and LGBTQ+ activists, this article builds on critiques and insights from social theory to analyse Johannesburg Pride’s Lifestyle Conference; its aims, politics, marketing and messages. By exploring the raced and classed exclusions of Johannesburg Pride, this article addresses key gaps in the academic literature on Pride, and traces how the lifestylisation of LGBTQ+ identities obscures inequality and contributes to the neoliberal co-option of Pride.

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“…Un último apunte 37 , que enlazará con los restantes apartados (aunque ya indicado), es que las protestas protagonizadas por los "indignados" en España, como las del movimiento Occupy Wall Street, no están protagonizadas por los colectivos más castigados por la crisis. De hecho, son personas con un perfil sociodemográfico no coincidente con lo que se entiende como clase obrera, sino que son personas jóvenes de clase media y alto perfil formativo.…”

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La nueva política en la España del siglo XXI

Rodríguez¹

2020

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Las demandas ciudadanas de una nueva política, para que se adoptase por los actores y representantes institucionales, surgen como resultado del impacto de la gran recesión dentro de un sistema político como el español. Éste ya arrastraba deficiencias manifestadas en la particular cultura política del país. El objetivo del presente trabajo es analizar las causas materiales que determinaron la emergencia de estas demandas ciudadanas y como terminaron por plasmarse en movimientos sociales para, finalmente ser instrumentalizadas por organizaciones partidistas.

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Pride Parades and LGBT Movements

Cited by 35 publications

References 83 publications

Attitudes in Poland Towards the Legalization of Same-Sex Registered Partnerships in the Context of Political Preferences

Attitudes in Poland Towards the Legalization of Same-Sex Registered Partnerships in the Context of Political Preferences

Whose Lifestyle Matters at Johannesburg Pride? The Lifestylisation of LGBTQ+ Identities and the Gentrification of Activism

La nueva política en la España del siglo XXI

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