Confronting homophobia in Europe
Subtitle: social and legal perspectives
By: edited by Luca Trappolin, Alessandro Gasparini, and Robert Wintemute
Publisher: Hart Pub.
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Oxford; Portland, Or
Language: eng
Number of pages: 291
ISBN-13: 9781849462754
Subjects: Law and legislation; Homophobia; Prevention
Description: "Homophobia exists in many different forms across Europe. Member States offer uneven levels of legal protection for lesbian and gay rights; at the same time the social meanings and practices relating to homosexuality are culturally distinct and intersect in complex ways with gender, class and ethnicity in different national contexts. The essays in this volume illustrate the findings of a European project on homophobia and fundamental rights in which sociologists and legal experts have analysed the position in four Member States: Italy, Slovenia, Hungary and the UK. The first part of the book investigates the sociological dimensions of homophobia through qualitative methods involving both heterosexual and self-defined lesbian and gay respondents, including those in ethnic communities. The aim is to understand how homophobia and homosexuality are defined and experienced in the everyday life of participants. The second part is devoted to a legal analysis of how homophobia is reproduced 'in law' and how it is confronted 'with law'. The analysis examines statute and case law; 'soft law'; administrative practices; the discussion of bills within parliamentary committees; and decisions of public authorities. Among the areas discussed are 'hate crimes' and 'hate speech'; education at all levels; free movement, immigration and asylum; and cross-border reproductive services"--Provided by publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 277-286) and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction to the sociological case studies / Roman Kuhar, Judit Takács, and Andrew Kam-Tuck Yip; title: One step beyond : researching homophobia in Italian society / Luca Trappolin and Tatiana Motterle; title: Integrated, but not too much : homophobia and homosexuality in Slovenia / Roman Kuhar, Živa Humer, and Simon Maljevac; title: Don't ask, don't tell, don't bother : homophobia and the heteronorm in Hungary / Judit Takács ... [et al.]; title: Homophobia and ethnic minority communities in the United Kingdom / Andrew Kam-Tuck Yip; title: Introduction to the legal case studies / Alessandro Gasparini and Robert Wintemute; title: Homophobia in the Italian legal system : file not found / Alessandro Gasparini ... [et al.]; title: Traits of homophobia in Slovenian law : from ignorance towards recognition? / Neža Kogovšek Šalamon; title: Fighting homophobia in Hungarian law : slowly evolving standards / Eszter Polgári; title: Homophobia and United Kingdom law : only a few gaps left to close? / Robert Wintemute; title: Legal comparison, conclusions and recommendations /  Robert Wintemute.