LGBTI Rights Are the Latest Battleground in the Global Culture Wars

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LGBTI Rights and the Global Culture Wars (May 6, 2014)

At this recent event, Open Society Fellow Mark Gevisser reflected on his travels to Russia, South Africa, Nigeria, Senegal, Egypt, Israel/Palestine, India, and the Philippines.

In the wake of advances in the campaign to achieve same-sex marriage and increased access to gender transition in some parts of the world, and the increased criminalization of homosexuality in others, he examined how LGBTI rights have become the latest—and hottest—battleground in the global culture wars.

Listen above.

Topics

LGBTQI, Discrimination

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