Who's right? Human rights, sexual rights and social change in Barbados
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15098658 |
|---|---|
| Authors | D A B Murray (0000-0002-2778-1877, York University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2006 |
| Volume | 8 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 267-281 |
| Publication date | 2006-06-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Culture Health & Sexuality (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1369-1058 • E-ISSN: 1464-5351 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/13691050600765145 |
| PMID | 16801227 |
| OpenAlex | W2118886163 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 10 |
| References cited | 20 |
Currently, in a number of public and semi-public forums in Barbados, the idea of 'sexual rights' is being discussed and debated. However, different meanings are attached to 'rights'. This paper examines how these meanings demonstrate that different interpretations of sexuality, society, and morality are circulating through Barbados today. It also addresses whether or not sexual rights discourses are the best way to advocate for social justice or bring about changes to socio-sexual attitudes in the Caribbean. It is argued that framing justice and equality through rights talk may have deleterious effects for its advocates, as there is no 'clear' or transparent universality as to what rights means. It is suggested that it may be more efficacious for groups who are stigmatized based on sexual orientation to develop vernacular strategies with values and/or logics stressing elements of justice, equality, dignity and respect for personhood, which include but also move beyond sexual orientation as a principal identification
Dignity · Economic Justice · Human rights · Human sexuality · Legislature · Morality · Personhood · Political science · Sexual orientation · Social rights · Sociology · African Sexualities and LGBTQ+ Issues · Caribbean history, culture, and politics · Gender Studies · Law · Sex work and related issues
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| Unique citing works | 10 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,53 |
| Citation span | 2007 - 2020 (14) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 9 |