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Queering Brexit: what’s in Brexit for sexual and gender minorities?

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posted on 2023-06-09, 15:14 authored by Carmelo Danisi, Moira DustinMoira Dustin, Nuno FerreiraNuno Ferreira
On 24 June 2016, many people had the feeling that they had gone to bed the night before in the United Kingdom and had woken up in Little Britain – a country prone to isolationism and protectionism, risking hurting its economic and social development for the sake of imperial nostalgia and moral panic about ‘loss of sovereignty’ and ‘mass migration’. That feeling inevitably affected many individuals who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, intersex, queer and other (LGBTIQ+). Although the possible impact of Brexit seems to have been scrutinised from most angles, there has been limited analysis of how it may affect LGBTIQ+ individuals. This contribution assesses Brexit in relation to the situation of LGBTIQ+ individuals. This is particularly timely in the light of the recent UK Supreme Court decision in Walker v Innospec Limited, where the Court relied on European Union (EU) law to hold a provision of the Equality Act 2010 unlawful for violating pension rights of same-sex couples.

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  • Published

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  • Accepted version

Publisher

Palgrave

Page range

239-272

Pages

485.0

Book title

Gender and queer perspectives on Brexit

Place of publication

Cham

ISBN

9783030031220

Series

Gender and Politics

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  • Law Publications

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  • Yes

Peer reviewed?

  • Yes

Editors

Moira Dustin, Susan Millns, Nuno Ferreira

Legacy Posted Date

2018-09-26

First Open Access (FOA) Date

2021-01-05

First Compliant Deposit (FCD) Date

2018-09-26

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