By: Karma R. Chávez © 2011 Recently, a number of commentators have had some things to say about what LGBTQ and immigrant rights advocates can learn from each other. A comment by David Jacobsen argued that there are significant “elements” of the LGBT movement that may be informative for the… read more
Archives for 2011
Sexual Nationalisms: Notes on Queer Migration and Asylum Politics in Canada
By: Melissa Autumn White, PhD © 2011 [1] In the fall of 2006, Alex and Sam wedded at Toronto’s City Hall. Dressed in cheap new suits with slick ties and holding beautiful flowers, they looked absolutely fabulous. The guests—genderqueers and radical fairies of all persuasions—looked good too. But the wedding… read more