No regional pattern: LGBTIQ rights and politics in Asia

Anthony J. Langlois

doi:10.4324/9781315720180-22

No regional pattern: LGBTIQ rights and politics in Asia

Anthony J. Langlois

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review

5 Citations (Scopus)

Abstract

In Asia, there is both engagement with and resistance to rights protection on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity (SOGI). This chapter will sketch the contemporary situation and then indicate how it is that, once LGBTQ rights are recognised as human rights, they may also be recognised within regional iterations of the global human rights regime. I trace two threads of activity in the region: one concerns the engagement of national human rights institutions in Asia with LGBTQ concerns; the other is the United Nations Development Programme’s regionally unique ‘Being LGBTI in Asia’ initiative.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Routledge Handbook of Human Rights in Asia
Publisher	Taylor and Francis - Balkema
Chapter	22
Pages	322-332
Number of pages	11
ISBN (Electronic)	9781317518204, 9781315720180
ISBN (Print)	9781138855700
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315720180-22
Publication status	Published - 12 Dec 2018

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

SDG 16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions

Keywords

LGBTIQ rights
LGBTIQ politics
Asia
Sexual orientation and gender identity (SOGI)

Access to Document

10.4324/9781315720180-22Licence: In Copyright

Cite this

@inbook{76b663ade79b4596ad36fccc196c3f68,

title = "No regional pattern: LGBTIQ rights and politics in Asia",

abstract = "In Asia, there is both engagement with and resistance to rights protection on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity (SOGI). This chapter will sketch the contemporary situation and then indicate how it is that, once LGBTQ rights are recognised as human rights, they may also be recognised within regional iterations of the global human rights regime. I trace two threads of activity in the region: one concerns the engagement of national human rights institutions in Asia with LGBTQ concerns; the other is the United Nations Development Programme{\textquoteright}s regionally unique {\textquoteleft}Being LGBTI in Asia{\textquoteright} initiative.",

keywords = "LGBTIQ rights, LGBTIQ politics, Asia, Sexual orientation and gender identity (SOGI)",

author = "Langlois, \{Anthony J.\}",

year = "2018",

month = dec,

day = "12",

doi = "10.4324/9781315720180-22",

language = "English",

isbn = "9781138855700",

pages = "322--332",

booktitle = "Routledge Handbook of Human Rights in Asia",

publisher = "Taylor and Francis - Balkema",

}

TY - CHAP

T1 - No regional pattern

T2 - LGBTIQ rights and politics in Asia

AU - Langlois, Anthony J.

PY - 2018/12/12

Y1 - 2018/12/12

N2 - In Asia, there is both engagement with and resistance to rights protection on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity (SOGI). This chapter will sketch the contemporary situation and then indicate how it is that, once LGBTQ rights are recognised as human rights, they may also be recognised within regional iterations of the global human rights regime. I trace two threads of activity in the region: one concerns the engagement of national human rights institutions in Asia with LGBTQ concerns; the other is the United Nations Development Programme’s regionally unique ‘Being LGBTI in Asia’ initiative.

AB - In Asia, there is both engagement with and resistance to rights protection on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity (SOGI). This chapter will sketch the contemporary situation and then indicate how it is that, once LGBTQ rights are recognised as human rights, they may also be recognised within regional iterations of the global human rights regime. I trace two threads of activity in the region: one concerns the engagement of national human rights institutions in Asia with LGBTQ concerns; the other is the United Nations Development Programme’s regionally unique ‘Being LGBTI in Asia’ initiative.

KW - LGBTIQ rights

KW - LGBTIQ politics

KW - Asia

KW - Sexual orientation and gender identity (SOGI)

UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/85107241653

U2 - 10.4324/9781315720180-22

DO - 10.4324/9781315720180-22

M3 - Chapter

AN - SCOPUS:85107241653

SN - 9781138855700

SP - 322

EP - 332

BT - Routledge Handbook of Human Rights in Asia

PB - Taylor and Francis - Balkema

ER -

No regional pattern: LGBTIQ rights and politics in Asia

Abstract

UN SDGs

Keywords

Access to Document

Other files and links

Fingerprint

Cite this