Hindu Nation and its Queers: Caste, Islamophobia, and De/coloniality in India

The 2018 Indian Supreme Court judgement decriminalizing homosexuality has been marked as a "decolonial act." Section 377, which criminalized homosexuality, was a colonial law introduced by the British in India, which the postcolonial state maintained till 2018. The judgement may be "d...

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Vydáno v:Interventions (London, England) Ročník 22; číslo 4; s. 464 - 480
Hlavní autor: Upadhyay, Nishant
Médium: Journal Article
Jazyk:angličtina
Vydáno: London Routledge 18.05.2020
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Témata:
Caste
Colonialism
de/coloniality
Decolonization
Decriminalization
Gays & lesbians
Gender nonconforming
Hindu nationalism
Hinduism
Homosexuality
Islamophobia
Law
Legalization
Matrices
Nationalism
Oppression
Postcolonialism
Praxis
Sexuality
Supreme courts
Xenophobia
India
ISSN:1369-801X, 1469-929X
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Shrnutí:The 2018 Indian Supreme Court judgement decriminalizing homosexuality has been marked as a "decolonial act." Section 377, which criminalized homosexuality, was a colonial law introduced by the British in India, which the postcolonial state maintained till 2018. The judgement may be "decolonial" in intent, but there are other simultaneous processes at play which are not so decolonial in praxis; this essay argues these processes are colonialism, brahminical supremacy, and Islamophobia. Caste-based violence is integral to Hinduism and intertwined with other matrices of oppression, making caste foundational to any claims of Hinduism as queer, trans and gender nonconforming friendly. Studying recent Hindu nationalist responses in favour of decriminalization of homosexuality in India, this essay traces how the Hindu Right deploys queerness to propagate its Islamophobic, casteist, and homohindunationalist agendas. The essay argues decolonizing the law, state, and sexuality would also mean annihilating caste and brahminical structures.
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ISSN:1369-801X
1469-929X
DOI:10.1080/1369801X.2020.1749709