Phillip Ayoub: 2 books
LGBT Activism and the Making of Europe
A Rainbow Europe?
Language: English
Release Date: October 20, 2014
This book explores the alleged uniqueness of the European experience, and investigates its ties to a long history of LGBT and queer movements in the region. These movements, the book argues, were inspired by specific ideas about Europe, which they sought to realize on the ground through activism.
When States Come Out
Europe's Sexual Minorities and the Politics of Visibility
Language: English
Release Date: May 3, 2016
In the last two decades, the LGBT movement has gained momentum that is arguably unprecedented in speed and suddenness when compared to other human rights movements. This book investigates the recent history of this transnational movement in Europe, focusing on the diffusion of the norms it champions...