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Homophobia as an Issue of Sex Discrimination: Lesbian and Gay Equality and the Systemic Effects of Forced Invisibility

Author: Christopher N Kendall BA (Hons), LLB, LLM, PhD
Associate Professor, Murdoch University School of Law
Subjects: Discrimination Australia (Other articles)
Gay and lesbian legal rights (Other articles)
Gender bias
Homosexuality (Other articles)
Law reform
Sexual orientation (Other articles)
Issue: Volume 3, Number 3 (September 1996)
Category: Conference Papers from "Sexual Orientation and the Law"

Abstract

This paper examines the role of heterosexism in reinforcing heterosexual male privilege and patriarchal power. It is argued that discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation is an issue of gender discrimination which must be addressed if the attempts of legislators to eliminate other forms of systemic inequality are to be truly effective.

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