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LGBT rights versus Asian values: de/re-constructing the universality of human rights

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posted on 2023-06-09, 02:02 authored by Po-Han Lee
Law, especially from the international human rights regime, is a direct reference on which minority groups rely when it comes to ‘non-discrimination’. Drawing upon LGBT rights in Taiwan, as well as Hong Kong and Singapore, this article – through an application of K.H. Chen’s (2010) Asia as Method – critically reviews how global LGBT politics interact with local societies influenced by Confucianism. Along a perpetual competition between the universalism and cultural relativism of human rights, this article not only identifies the pitfalls of ‘Asian values’ from a cosmopolitan perspective but also contributes to a queered approach to human rights-holders against homonationalism.

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  • Published

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  • Accepted version

Journal

International Journal of Human Rights

ISSN

1364-2987

Publisher

Taylor & Francis

Issue

7

Volume

20

Page range

978-992

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  • Law Publications

Full text available

  • Yes

Peer reviewed?

  • Yes

Legacy Posted Date

2016-07-06

First Open Access (FOA) Date

2018-01-05

First Compliant Deposit (FCD) Date

2016-07-06

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