Disrupting Queer Inclusion: Canadian Homonationalisms and the Politics of Belonging

by Omisoore H Dryden (Editor), Rinaldo Walcott (Foreword), Suzanne Lenon (Editor)

Canada likes to present itself as a paragon of gay rights. This book contends that Canada's acceptance of gay rights, while being beneficial to some, obscures and abets multiple forms of oppression to the detriment and exclusion of some queer and trans bodies. Disrupting Queer Inclusion seeks to unsettle the assumption that inclusion equals justice. Offering a fresh analysis of the complexity of queer politics and activism, contributors detail how the fight for acceptance engenders complicity in a system that fortifies white supremacy, furthers settler colonialism, advances neoliberalism, and props up imperialist mythologies.

Genres: Nonfiction, LGBT, Canada, Queer, Research, Politics

208 pages, Paperback

First published October 15, 2015

Reviews

[Avery Follett · Rating 5 out of 5]

Awesome collection -- every essay in this book provided an opportunity to more deeply engage with ideas about nationalism, queerness, race, Indigeneity, and carcerality. I was only 17 when this book was published 8 years ago but I've gotten to a place in my learning where I can understand and interact with these more nuanced concepts. Really excited about having this as part of my collection!