When we talk about gender, it is often assumed that there are only two genders - male and female. This binary view has been challenged by many people who argue that it is not always accurate to say...
LGBTQ individuals face a unique challenge when it comes to balancing their religious beliefs with their own personal identity. Many faith traditions have strict doctrines that condemn homosexual...
Can Happiness Exist in Tension Rather Than Harmony?
Tension can be thought of as an internal state of discomfort or unease that results from conflicting emotions or ideas. It is often described as...
How do performances of masculinity and femininity within queer subcultures negotiate authenticity, conformity, and social acceptance, and what tensions arise?
The performance of gender is an...
The concept of solidarity is an important aspect of social movements and political discourse. It refers to the act of coming together as a community or group in order to achieve a common goal,...
One of the most intriguing aspects of Queer Cultures is the way in which its members often perform masculinity and femininity to create new identities and challenges societal norms. While this can be...
Queer identity is shaped by the intersection of national mythology, cultural narratives, and sexuality, which generates tensions between individual freedom and societal conformity. National mythology...
Can universal human rights exist in tension with culturally specific conceptions of morality? Universal human rights are the inherent entitlement to certain basic freedoms and rights that all people...
Can shared oppression foster solidarity despite theoretical divisions? It is an important question that has been debated for centuries. In recent years, there have been numerous attempts to answer...
International human rights courts are often tasked with navigating the tension between cultural relativism and universalism when adjudicating cases involving allegations of human rights violations....