McCaskell, Tim
Queer Progress
- ISBN 13:
- 9781771132787
- author:
- McCaskell, Tim
- format:
- Paperback
- publisher:
- Between the Lines
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2016
- Pages:
- 616
- Dimensions:
- 22.9 x 15.2 centimetres (0.66 kg
- Genre:
- Nonfiction, Social Sciences, Gay Studies,
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 10 working days
Description
Queer Progress: From Homophobia to Homonationalism by Tim McCaskell explores the evolution of LGBTQ activism in Toronto from 1974 to 2014, set against the backdrop of shifting economic and social landscapes. This nuanced analysis examines how gay politics transformed over forty years, navigating the complexities of legal equality, economic drivers, and social inequality. The book contextualises the rise of neoliberalism and its impact on sexuality, where once-conservative institutions gave way to a celebration of LGBTQ communities as a niche market. However, this shift also exacerbated disparities along lines of class, race, ethnicity, and gender, leaving the community fractured and unequal. Through a detailed narrative of queer politics in Toronto, McCaskell seeks to understand the contradictions and complexities of forty years of activism, shedding light on the tensions between progress and inequality in modern LGBTQ movements.
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