Mobilizing Gay Singapore: Rights and Resistance in an Authoritarian State

by Lynette J Chua and Lynette J. Chua

Book Overview

For decades, Singapore's gay activists have sought equality and justice in a state where law is used to stifle basic civil and political liberties. In her groundbreaking book, Mobilizing Gay Singapore, Lynette Chua asks, what does a social movement look like in an authoritarian state? She takes an expansive view of the gay movement to examine its emergence, development, strategies, and tactics, as well as the roles of law and rights...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1439910316
• ISBN13: 9781439910313
• Release Date: April 2014
• Publisher: Temple University Press
• Length: 228 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 9.0"