Disrupting Queer Inclusion
Canadian Homonationalisms and the Politics of Belonging
How has the struggle for “gay rights” in Canada helped fortify white supremacy, further settler colonialism, advance neoliberalism, and prop up imperialist mythologies, to the detriment and exclusion of some queer and trans bodies?
Description
Canada likes to present itself as a paragon of gay rights. This book contends that Canada’s acceptance of gay rights, while being beneficial to some, obscures and abets multiple forms of oppression to the detriment and exclusion of some queer and trans bodies. Disrupting Queer Inclusion seeks to unsettle the assumption that inclusion equals justice. Offering a fresh analysis of the complexity of queer politics and activism, contributors detail how the fight for acceptance engenders complicity in a system that fortifies white supremacy, furthers settler colonialism, advances neoliberalism, and props up imperialist mythologies.