The Silenced Citizens of Russia Exclusion of Non-heterosexual Subjects From Rights-Based Citizenship

This article draws attention to how citizenship, informed by heteronormativity, is represented in politics, judiciary and public social practices in Russia. I argue that the observed discursive reality affects construction of heteronormative citizenship that restricts full inclusion of lesbians and...

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Published in:Social & legal studies Vol. 23; no. 2; pp. 151 - 174
Main Author: Kondakov, Alexander
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: London, England SAGE Publications 01.06.2014
Sage Publications Ltd
Subjects:
Argumentation
Citizens
Citizenship
Civil Rights
Discourse analysis
Empirical Methods
Empirical research
Gays & lesbians
Heteronormativity
Heterosexuality
Homosexuality
Human rights
Judiciary
Lesbianism
LGBTQ people
Males
Men
Political discourse
Politics
Practice
Research methodology
Rights
Russia
Russian Federation
Sexuality
Social construction
Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
Russia
Heteronormative citizenship
lesbians and gay men
Soviet legacy
Russia
ISSN:0964-6639, 1461-7390
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Summary:This article draws attention to how citizenship, informed by heteronormativity, is represented in politics, judiciary and public social practices in Russia. I argue that the observed discursive reality affects construction of heteronormative citizenship that restricts full inclusion of lesbians and gay men via silencing. The ideas of the article are taken from literature on citizenship and two empirical research studies that I conducted in 2010 and 2011–2012. The first is dedicated to the uncovering of discursive effects of political argumentation in Russia. The second study centres on the accounts of lesbians and gay men themselves regarding their citizenship rights. Both studies give rise to concerns about Soviet legacy in contemporary Russian debates on homosexuality. This idea is supported by an analysis of that historical context that may be grasped from empirical studies of the Soviet.
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ISSN:0964-6639
1461-7390
DOI:10.1177/0964663913505315