Submitted by Gisely Teixeira (gisely.teixeira@uniceub.br) on 2018-06-14T18:29:33Z No. of bitstreams: 1 51500774.pdf: 352045 bytes, checksum: 09fad3bb014ab9d0513fb7e773d05ff0 (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2018-06-14T18:29:33Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 51500774.pdf: 352045 bytes, checksum: 09fad3bb014ab9d0513fb7e773d05ff0 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2018 / Este artigo pretende discutir a crescente relevância de blogs para a divulgação e o desenvolvimento do mercado turístico, com o objetivo de verificar se há uma falta de representatividade LGBT em sites do setor, priorizando as necessidades das mulheres lésbicas. Para isso é realizada uma revisão bibliográfica sobre a militância feminista e LGBT, a fim de compreender onde essas pessoas se encaixam. Bem como são utilizados autores que falam sobre a relevância econômica do turismo e de blogs como ferramenta digital de comunicação. Em seguida, é feita uma análise do conteúdo voltado para a vivência dessas mulheres nos blogs escolhidos – Viaje na Viagem, Viajay e Viaja Bi; com o intuito de compreender se o que é postado conversa com o público alvo deste artigo. Por fim, conclui-se que, embora exista uma preocupação em incluir assuntos relacionados à população LGBT em todos os blogs analisados, observou-se a carência de representatividade lésbica na maior parte de seus textos.

Since the enactment of Nigeria’s Same Sex (Marriage) Prohibition Act of 2013, advocacy for the protection of sexual and gender minorities in Nigeria has grown rapidly. This advocacy often toes a line of legal formalism, under an international human rights law framework. This framework uses strategic litigation, petitions before international bodies, presentation of violations reports to the national human rights bodies, and public engagement on the equality of application of human rights norms for sexual and gender minorities. Despite these efforts, political rhetoric and public opinion continue to be antagonistic to advocacy efforts, based on the claim of political and religious leaders that same-sex relationships and non-heteronormative sexuality and gender identity are incompatible with the cultures and religions of the Nigerian population. This thesis argues that the evolution and enforcement of Nigerian laws criminalising same-sex relationships and non-heteronormative sexuality and gender identity (‘criminalising laws’) are part of a system of wider social control leveraged by the political elite to perpetuate its hegemonic power. Consequently, this thesis proposes that, to advance the legal protection of sexual and gender minorities in Nigeria, advocates must critically understand, and take measures to reduce, the underlying power dynamics in the criminalising laws. Using doctrinal and empirical research, this thesis proposes democratic strategies to challenge and reduce hegemonic power dynamics in Nigeria, and to strengthen existing advocacy for the protection of sexual and gender minorities in Nigeria. The research shows that the evolution of laws criminalising same-sex relationships in Nigeria is based on the use of political homophobia by the political elite as a tool of social exclusion. It further concludes that law enforcement authorities in Nigeria are guided by hegemonic considerations in the enforcement of the criminalising laws. The thesis identifies social control linkages between the criminalising laws and the existence of wider social exclusion in Nigeria. An increased awareness by advocates of these underlying hegemonic motivations can lead to a more nuanced, more contextual, and more intersectional advocacy for the rights of sexual and gender minorities in Nigeria. / Thesis (LLD)--University of Pretoria, 2020. / Centre for Human Rights / LLD / Unrestricted

In 2016, Tennessee Governor Bill Haslam signed into law the “Counseling Discrimination Bill,” which allows a licensed counselor in a private practice to use personal (i.e., religious) beliefs as an reason to terminate care or refer away LGBT+ clients, as long as they refer the client to another counselor. In that same year, the state legislature and governor defunded the University of Tennessee, Knoxville’s Office for Diversity and Inclusion, which had spearheaded a number of LGBT+ activities and initiatives around campus. In this interactive discussion, scholars from different Tennessee institutions (and/ or who were raised and educated in Tennessee) will discuss how their scholarship and activism has been shaped by, and is helping to inform, LGBT+ policy in Tennessee, and how these lessons might be applied in other state/local contexts. The panelists will speak to a number of questions, including: How can my scholarship inform LGBT+ policy in my state? How do I connect with policymakers, practitioners, and organizations that could benefit from my expertise? How can I contribute to local advocacy efforts, and what might be my appropriate role in those efforts? How do I get involved in this arena at different stages of my career? and How can I help interested students get involved?

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Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI) / This study employs an ideological rhetorical analysis to investigate three United States Supreme Court decisions concerning the liberties of the LGBT community. An analysis of the rhetoric from these cases for both the majority and dissenting opinions is conducted. These artifacts include Lawrence v. Texas (2003), United States v. Windsor (2013), and Obergefell v. Hodges (2015). The purpose of this study is to analyze the rhetoric of these cases to understand the themes undergirding decisions about cases concerning the LGBT community. Themes of liberty, fundamental rights, equal protection, power, and polarization emerge in this study. Ultimately, it is determined that two groups are impacted by these decisions, these groups include the LGBT community and religious members who deem homosexuality as immoral.

This project is a study of how various Protestant Christian subcultures construct their identity and perceptions of LGBT couples in the 21st century United States sociopolitical context. Through an extensive content analysis of 105 sermon transcripts from www.sermoncentral.com, this project allows for a more accurate interpretation of Protestant Christian subgroups’ (via individual perceptions of pastors through their sermon rhetoric) stances on the issues of gay rights in the modern United States. Additionally, I use 2012 GSS survey data as background findings to frame and illustrate the relevance of the results from the content analysis. The content analysis findings show that various pastors from the sample construct their views of gay men and lesbians by 1) alienating LGBT couples, 2) enhancing in-group Protestant identities, and 3) calling for political action to maintain group norms.

Ob alleine, gemeinsam, virtuell oder analog: Spielen ist eine wohl universelle Erfahrung und eine Konstante im menschlichen Leben. Und doch scheinen zweckfreie Aktivitäten mit zunehmendem Alter an Stellenwert zu verlieren und in ein diametrales Verhältnis zu produktiven, zweckgerichteten Aktivitäten zu geraten. Wenn erwachsene Menschen verkleidet auf dem Boden herumtollen, bellen und auf allen Vieren gehen, kann dies zunächst irritieren. Das gemeinsame Interesse der Akteur:innen dieser empirischen Studie ist ein solches Rollenspiel: als Puppies imitieren sie das Verhalten von (Jung-)Hunden und versuchen, sich auch gedanklich in das als unbeschwert empfundene (Er-)Leben der Tiere hineinzuversetzen. Anhand dieses ganz konkreten Spiels mit eigenen Regeln und Praktiken fragt der Autor nach dem Verhältnis von Arbeit und Spiel in spätkapitalistischen Gesellschaften. Das Forschungsfeld Pup Play mit seinen spezifischen Räumen und Akteur:innen zeigt dabei anschaulich, wie spielerisch Werte ausgehandelt und kuratiert werden, Familien (neu) entstehen und die Perspektive auf eine Welt abseits von Leistungsdruck und Wettbewerb geschaffen wird. / Pup play is a rather new and unresearched phenomenon: young, mostly gay male, adults dress and behave as puppies and find joy in this kind of roleplay. I present some key aspects of my own research with and within the German pup play-community. As my findings suggest, pup play is cherished by its practitioners for allowing them to temporarily forget their daily life and enjoy the pure and laid-back mindset of a young dog. These self-appointed puppies describe their play in pure contrast to their everyday life which is often associated with (wage) labor. Therefore I discuss the significance of playing in modern society, also taking into consideration the difference between game and play. Pup Play, I argue, can be seen as a way to explore and shape the world(s) we live in.

Sexual minorities are at risk for poorer mental health outcomes due to unique minority stressors. Anticipated stigma and concealment are documented as predictors of worse outcomes among this population; however, limited research has examined how interactions between minority stressors contribute to health outcomes. This study of sexual minorities (n = 147) recruited through social media examined the moderating role of concealment on the relationship between anticipated stigma and psychiatric symptoms (e.g., anxiety, depressive symptoms). Moderation analyses revealed concealment significantly moderated the relationship between anticipated stigma and anxiety symptoms, but not depressive symptoms. Clinically addressing minority stress may reduce psychiatric symptoms.

Sexual and gender minorities (SGM) often face worse health outcomes in comparison with their heterosexual and cisgender counterparts. Positive psychology interventions (PPIs) have the potential to improve these outcomes. In this article we review 130 articles containing online positive psychology interventions and evaluate them based on effect size, length of follow-up, and sample characteristics. Based on these findings applied to the psychological mediation framework (Hatzenbuehler, 2009), we recommend the following interventions be tested in SGM samples: self-compassion, optimism, love, forgiveness, humor, and spirituality. Future research that tailors existing positive psychology interventions to the lived experiences of SGM individuals could ameliorate health disparities.

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