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Contents Acknowledgments vii Chapter 1 Political Homophobia in Comparative Perspective 1 Michael J. Bosia and Meredith L. Weiss Chapter 2 Why States Act: Homophobia and Crisis 30 Michael J. Bosia Chapter 3 America’s Cold War Empire: Exporting the Lavender Scare 55 David K. Johnson Chapter 4 The Marriage of Convenience: The U.S. Christian Right, African Christianity, and Postcolonial Politics of Sexual Identity 75 Kapya J. Kaoma Chapter 5 Gay Rights and Political Homophobia in Postcommunist Europe: Is There an “EU Effect”? 103 Conor O’Dwyer Chapter 6 Sexual Politics and Constitutional Reform in Ecuador: From Neoliberalism to the Buen Vivir 127 Amy Lind Chapter 7 Prejudice before Pride: Rise of an Anticipatory Countermovement 149 Meredith L. Weiss Chapter 8 Homophobia as a Tool of Statecraft: Iran and Its Queers 174 Katarzyna Korycki and Abouzar Nasirzadeh Chapter 9 Navigating International Rights and Local Politics: Sexuality Governance in Postcolonial Settings 196 Sami Zeidan Chapter 10 Theorizing the Politics of (Homo)Sexualities across Cultures 218 Mark Blasius Chapter 11 Conclusion: On the Interplay of State Homophobia and Homoprotectionism 246 Christine (Cricket) Keating Contributors 255 Index 259 ...

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