The Emotions of LGBT Rights and Reforms

Repairing Law

Senthorun Sunil Raj

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Edinburgh University Press
31 May 2025

Gay & Lesbian studies; Jurisprudence & philosophy of law; Law & society; Gender & the law; Family law: same-sex partnership

Emotions are central to the pursuit, organisation, and contestation of LGBT rights in law. The Emotions of LGBT Rights and Reforms: Repairing Law analyses emotions that shape conflicts of rights that emerge between different minoritised groups across law reforms directed at better supporting LGBT people.

This book examines law reform debates about religious exceptions to anti-discrimination laws, legal recognition of trans people, bans on ""conversion therapy,"" and sex and LGBT education in schools from jurisdictions like the United Kingdom, Australia, and the United States. Drawing from socio-legal theories, this book develops the concept of ""emotional grammar"" to show how emotions structure law reform pursuits (by threading Hansard, legislation, case law, law reform consultations, statutory guidance) and explains why addressing this emotional grammar is important for scholars, lawyers, judges, legislators, and activists seeking to navigate conflicts over LGBT rights and reforms that aim to repair the inequalities faced by LGBT people.

By: Senthorun Sunil Raj
Imprint: Edinburgh University Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm,
ISBN: 9781399535533
ISBN 10: 1399535536
Pages: 248
Publication Date: 31 May 2025
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Forthcoming

Senthorun Sunil Raj is a Reader in Human Rights Law at Manchester Law School, Manchester Metropolitan University.

Reviews for The Emotions of LGBT Rights and Reforms: Repairing Law

Conflicts over the recognition of LGBT rights feel intractable. Raj offers a desperately needed way forward. By scouring the emotions that drive these polarising conflicts and shape the legal reforms that emerge, he finds potential solidarities and reparative possibilities while staying attentive to law's failures in repairing systemic harms.--Dianne Otto, Professorial Fellow, Melbourne Law School