Meredith L. Weiss is an associate professor of political science at the University at Albany, State University of New York and the author of Student Activism in Malaysia: Crucible, Mirror, Sideshow. Michael J. Bosia is an associate professor of political science at St. Michael's College in Vermont.

Scholar Award, LGBTQA Caucus of the International Studies Association, 2015.— LGBTQA Caucus of the International Studies Association

• CoverTitleContentsAcknowledgmentsChapter 1. Political Homophobia in Comparative PerspectiveChapter 2. Why States Act: Homophobia and CrisisChapter 3. America's Cold War Empire: Exporting the Lavender ScareChapter 4. The Marriage of Convenience: The U.S. Christian Right, African Christianity, and Postcolonial Politics of Sexual IdentityChapter 5. Gay Rights and Political Homophobia in Postcommunist Europe: Is there an "EU Effect"?Chapter 6. Sexual Politics and Constitutional Reform in Ecuador: From Neoliberalism to the Buen VivirChapter 7. Prejudice before Pride: Rise of an Anitcipatory CountermovementChapter 8. Homophobia as a Tool of Statecraft: Iran and Its QueersChapter 9. Navigating International Rights and Local Politics: Sexuality Governance in Postcolonial SettingsChapter 10. Theorizing the Politics of (Homo)Sexualities across CulturesChapter 11. Conclusion: On teh Interplay of State Homophobia and HomoprotectionismContributorsIndex

Meredith L. Weiss is an associate professor of political science at the University at Albany, State University of New York and the author of Student Activism in Malaysia: Crucible, Mirror, Sideshow. Michael J. Bosia is an associate professor of political science at St. Michael's College in Vermont.

Scholar Award, LGBTQA Caucus of the International Studies Association, 2015.— LGBTQA Caucus of the International Studies Association

• CoverTitleContentsAcknowledgmentsChapter 1. Political Homophobia in Comparative PerspectiveChapter 2. Why States Act: Homophobia and CrisisChapter 3. America's Cold War Empire: Exporting the Lavender ScareChapter 4. The Marriage of Convenience: The U.S. Christian Right, African Christianity, and Postcolonial Politics of Sexual IdentityChapter 5. Gay Rights and Political Homophobia in Postcommunist Europe: Is there an "EU Effect"?Chapter 6. Sexual Politics and Constitutional Reform in Ecuador: From Neoliberalism to the Buen VivirChapter 7. Prejudice before Pride: Rise of an Anitcipatory CountermovementChapter 8. Homophobia as a Tool of Statecraft: Iran and Its QueersChapter 9. Navigating International Rights and Local Politics: Sexuality Governance in Postcolonial SettingsChapter 10. Theorizing the Politics of (Homo)Sexualities across CulturesChapter 11. Conclusion: On teh Interplay of State Homophobia and HomoprotectionismContributorsIndex

Meredith L. Weiss is an associate professor of political science at the University at Albany, State University of New York and the author of Student Activism in Malaysia: Crucible, Mirror, Sideshow. Michael J. Bosia is an associate professor of political science at St. Michael's College in Vermont.

Scholar Award, LGBTQA Caucus of the International Studies Association, 2015.— LGBTQA Caucus of the International Studies Association

• CoverTitleContentsAcknowledgmentsChapter 1. Political Homophobia in Comparative PerspectiveChapter 2. Why States Act: Homophobia and CrisisChapter 3. America's Cold War Empire: Exporting the Lavender ScareChapter 4. The Marriage of Convenience: The U.S. Christian Right, African Christianity, and Postcolonial Politics of Sexual IdentityChapter 5. Gay Rights and Political Homophobia in Postcommunist Europe: Is there an "EU Effect"?Chapter 6. Sexual Politics and Constitutional Reform in Ecuador: From Neoliberalism to the Buen VivirChapter 7. Prejudice before Pride: Rise of an Anitcipatory CountermovementChapter 8. Homophobia as a Tool of Statecraft: Iran and Its QueersChapter 9. Navigating International Rights and Local Politics: Sexuality Governance in Postcolonial SettingsChapter 10. Theorizing the Politics of (Homo)Sexualities across CulturesChapter 11. Conclusion: On teh Interplay of State Homophobia and HomoprotectionismContributorsIndex