01924nam 2200409 450 991028365080332120230803041723.01-912250-13-69781912250134(CKB)4100000006096519(WaSeSS)IndRDA00124679(EXLCZ)99410000000609651920200618d2013 uy 0engur|||||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierHuman rights, sexual orientation and gender identity in the Commonwealth struggles for decriminalisation and change /edited by Corinne Lennox and Matthew WaitesLondon :Human Rights Consortium,2013.1 online resource (xvii, 562 pages)Includes index.0-9573548-8-6 Human rights in relation to sexual orientation and gender identity are at last reaching the heart of global debates. Yet 78 states worldwide continue to criminalise same-sex sexual behaviour, and due to the legal legacies of the British Empire, 42 of these – more than half – are in the Commonwealth of Nations. In recent years many states have seen the emergence of new sexual nationalisms, leading to increased enforcement of colonial sodomy laws against men, new criminalisations of sex between women and discrimination against transgender people.Same-sex marriageLaw and legislationTransgender peopleLegal status, laws, etcSame-sex marriageLaw and legislation.Transgender peopleLegal status, laws, etc.346.0168Lennox CorinneWaites MatthewWaSeSSWaSeSSBOOK9910283650803321Human rights, sexual orientation and gender identity in the Commonwealth2263782UNINA