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'Better to be a Dictator than Gay': Homophobic Discourses in Belarusian Politics
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Abstract This essay analyses the political discourses employed by both the Belarusian authorities and the opposition with regard to homophobia and the LGBT community. It explores the anti-LGBT rhetoric and political homophobia that has been identified in the literature on Russian and Ukrainian politics as a ... view more
This essay analyses the political discourses employed by both the Belarusian authorities and the opposition with regard to homophobia and the LGBT community. It explores the anti-LGBT rhetoric and political homophobia that has been identified in the literature on Russian and Ukrainian politics as a baseline for examining neighbouring Belarus. It identifies which homophobic discourses are present in Belarus and how political homophobia is wielded by different actors on the domestic political scene.... view less
Keywords
EVS; Belorussia; politician; government; opposition; discourse; Russia; Ukraine; discrimination; homosexuality
Classification
Political Process, Elections, Political Sociology, Political Culture
Family Sociology, Sociology of Sexual Behavior
Women's Studies, Feminist Studies, Gender Studies
Free Keywords
Homophobie; LGBT; European Values Study 2008: Belarus (EVS 2008) (ZA4782 v1.1.0)
Document language
English
Publication Year
2021
Page/Pages
p. 1467-1486
Journal
Europe-Asia Studies, 73 (2021) 8
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1080/09668136.2021.1970721
ISSN
1465-3427
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed
Licence
Creative Commons - Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0