Contested citizenship: renewed hope for social justice

ID:	HARP-383
Title:	Contested citizenship: renewed hope for social justice
Source:	Canadian Woman Studies , v.20(2) Summ’00 pg 78-83
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Year:	2000
Pages:	0
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Keywords:	anti-discrimination, Canada, citizenship, democracy, disability, discrimination, gender equality, human rights, non-discrimination, racial discrimination, ethnic minorities, civil and political rights, gay/lesbian rights, minority rights
Abstract:	The marginalization of large segments of society is an unfortunate reality for most established liberal democracies. The exclusion of individuals perceived as “other” on the basis of gender, sexual identity, race, ethnicity, or disability is a definite concern to those of us who deeply value social justice. Despite the fact that we are granted formal-legal citizenship it is clear that certain groups in society remain excluded from the benefits of citizenship or disadvantaged by public policies. My goal is to explore how, through the reconceptualization of citizenship, one can help to prevent, and even remedy, the marginalization of one segment in Canadian society. My focus is on lesbians and gays.
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