The Gay Republic: Sexuality, Citizenship and Subversion in France

ISBN-13: 9781138621008 / Angielski / Miękka / 2020 / 265 str.

Enda McCaffrey

Opis

The author assesses the impact the new legislation has had on France as a democratic, multicultural republic founded on equality of citizenship, and on the lesbian and gay community, caught between inclusion and exclusion.

Spis treści

Contents: Introduction. Theoretical Considerations: Universalism in the Republic: a political, religious and conceptual divide; 'La diff nce des sexes': difference or distinction?; From 'crisis' of law to a new 'esprit des Lois'; Lesbian and gay identity and the politics of subversion. Practical Concerns: Adoption and filiation: the new PaCS pact; Between marriage and concubinage: the dilemma of the lesbian and gay couple; Homophobia: mimesis, legislation and 'Outing'; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index.

O autorze

McCaffrey, Enda