Assessing cycles of harm: A comparative analysis of anti-LGBTQ+ policies across time
Abstract
The legislative regulation of LGBTQ+ populations in the US as a means of oppressive social control is pervasive, and well-documented. In this thesis, I will compare the current wave of anti-LGBTQ+ legislation sweeping the US to prior waves of anti-LGBTQ policies in terms of their political context, social motivations, as well as the actual text of these policies. I will then compare their impacts on the affected populations through the collection of oral histories from both those who have experienced past waves of anti-LGBTQ policies, as well as those impacted by the current moment.
Primary Faculty Mentor Name
Paul Deslandes
Status
Undergraduate
Student College
College of Arts and Sciences
Program/Major
Political Science
Primary Research Category
Social Science
Assessing cycles of harm: A comparative analysis of anti-LGBTQ+ policies across time
The legislative regulation of LGBTQ+ populations in the US as a means of oppressive social control is pervasive, and well-documented. In this thesis, I will compare the current wave of anti-LGBTQ+ legislation sweeping the US to prior waves of anti-LGBTQ policies in terms of their political context, social motivations, as well as the actual text of these policies. I will then compare their impacts on the affected populations through the collection of oral histories from both those who have experienced past waves of anti-LGBTQ policies, as well as those impacted by the current moment.
