In this book, Edenborg studies contemporary conflicts of community as enacted in Russian
media, from the 'homosexual propaganda'laws to the Sochi Olympics and the Ukraine war …

This article examines the role of visibility in efforts to define “the people” in specifically
gendered and sexualized ways. In doing this, it contributes to queer and feminist …

In research on political homophobia in Russia, little attention has been devoted to its global
political dimensions. This chapter analyzes how dominant narratives of homosexuality are …

In Europe 'homoemancipation'has played a significant role in legitimating anti-
multiculturalism and broader Islamophobia. Similarly, political homophobia in Russia plays …

In a foundational queer theoretical text, Eve Kosofsky-Sedgwick argued that “[t] he closet is
the defining structure for gay oppression in this century”(1990, 71). According to Kosofsky …

Violent attacks on gay and lesbian activities in the public sphere, coupled with verbal
aggression against sexual minorities by right-wing politicians in Hungary and other …

Reports in April 2017 regarding a state-initiated wave of homophobic persecution in
Chechnya attracted worldwide outrage. Numerous witnesses spoke of arrests, abuse, and …

The essay examines the dynamics of the politicization of homophobia in the recent period of
right-wing rule in Poland, which followed the country's 2004 EU accession. It argues that the …

This article discusses how, and with what consequences, the news in today's increasingly
global and porous environment tells us about ourselves, showing us images that are often …

As Pussy Riot has changed the face of political protest in Russia, to the south, Ukraine has
seen the emergence of Femen, famous for their topless protests against everything from sex …