"And I Am Also Gay": Illiberal Pragmatics, Neoliberal Homonormativity and LGBT Activism in Singapore

Abstract

For decades, members of Singapore's LGBT communities have been unsuccessfully advocating for rights. However, since the state introduction of the Internet, there hasbeen a profound shift in the relationship between LGBT Singaporeans and their nation. In this article I examine recentInternet-influenced developments in LGBT activism and position them within the framework of illiberal pragmatics, whichhighlights the ambivalent logic employed by Singaporean authorities when formulating social and legal policy. I describehow illiberal pragmatism, in combination with a Singaporeanspecific neoliberal homonormativity, has changed strategies ofLGBT activism and provided new ways to think about rights.

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