Sexual borderlands: Lesbian and gay migration, human rights, and the metropolitan community church

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dc.citation.firstpage88
dc.citation.issueNumber2
dc.citation.journalTitleSexuality Research & Social Policy
dc.citation.lastpage106
dc.citation.volumeNumber4
dc.contributor.authorHowe, Cymene
dc.date.accessioned2016-02-10T20:04:14Z
dc.date.available2016-02-10T20:04:14Z
dc.date.issued2007
dc.description.abstractThis article considers several questions surrounding sexual migration, binational same-sex couples, legal precedent, and the role of religious communities in lesbian and gay migration to the United States. With theoretical aspects of human rights serving as a starting point, the article then moves to a consideration of the legal dynamics of migration, the history of U.S. (im)migration law in relation to lesbian and gay asylum claims, and the Uniting American Families Act (2005). Drawing from the concept of sexual migration, the article proposes that religious or spiritual communities may provide important networks and ideological resources for lesbian and gay migrants who subscribe to religious values, particularly in a context of politically incendiary claims surrounding homosexuality and immigration. The analysis centers on the Metropolitan Community Church (MCC), suggesting that with its socially legitimatized status, MCC may provide philosophical foundations necessary for effectively addressing human rights for lesbian and gay migrants.
dc.identifier.citationHowe, Cymene. "Sexual borderlands: Lesbian and gay migration, human rights, and the metropolitan community church." <i>Sexuality Research & Social Policy,</i> 4, no. 2 (2007) Springer: 88-106. http://dx.doi.org/10.1525/srsp.2007.4.2.88.
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.1525/srsp.2007.4.2.88
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1911/88455
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherSpringer
dc.rightsThis is an author's peer-reviewed final manuscript, as accepted by the publisher. The published article is copyrighted by Springer.
dc.subject.keywordsexuality
dc.subject.keywordimmigration
dc.subject.keywordreligion
dc.subject.keywordlaw
dc.subject.keywordbinational couples
dc.titleSexual borderlands: Lesbian and gay migration, human rights, and the metropolitan community church
dc.typeJournal article
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dc.type.publicationpost-print
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