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The Unfinished Queer Agenda After Marriage Equality

by Angela Jones

Book Details

Publisher:Routledge
Published:2018-04-17
Pages:150
Format:BOOK
Language:en

Reading Info

Age Range:12-18

About This Book

While legal recognition of marriage has met the needs of a segment of the LGBTQ population, many still face daily struggles with issues around housing, education, healthcare, policing and incarceration, and immigration. These are issues that were largely eclipsed in national arenas by the fight for marriage equality. In reaction to this, The Unfinished Queer Agenda After Marriage Equality examines the institutional failings and overlapping systems of injustice that continue to dehumanize queer a

Our Review

This incisive collection argues that the fight for LGBTQ+ rights extends far beyond the wedding altar, tackling the systemic injustices in housing, healthcare, policing, and immigration that persist for many in the community. Editor Angela Jones assembles a powerful critique of how the national focus on marriage equality inadvertently eclipsed these urgent, daily struggles, presenting a clear-eyed analysis of the institutional failings that continue to dehumanize queer and trans people.

The book's greatest strength lies in its uncompromising intersectional framework, which will resonate deeply with older teens and young adults engaged in social justice work. By highlighting the overlapping systems of oppression, it provides a crucial roadmap for the next generation of activists, making it an essential, thought-provoking read for anyone ready to engage with the complex, unfinished work of true liberation.

Themes

Social Science

Subjects

Social Science