Out to Represent
This book considers the impact that the increasing number of LGBQ politicians in Canada has had on the political representation of LGBTQ people and communities. Based on analysis of parliamentary speeches and interviews with 28 out LGBQ parliamentarians in Canada between 2017 and 2020, Tremblay shows how out LGBQ MLAs and MPs take advantage of their intermediary position between the LGBTQ movement and the state to represent LGBTQ people and communities. For example, the politicians in this study introduce pro-LGBTQ bills, lobby cabinet ministers, act as a bridge between LGBTQ groups and the civil service, and give talks in schools about their identities. Most importantly, they act as role models for LGBTQ people (particularly children and teens) and contribute to lifting the social stigma around sexuality and gender identity. This latest volume in our Sustainable Development Goals series underlines that SDG 16 (Peace, Justice, and Strong Institutions) can only be accomplished with political representation for the LGBTQ community and minority groups in general.
Manon Tremblay is Professor at the School of Political Studies at the University of Ottawa, Canada.
Book Title: LGBQ Legislators in Canadian Politics
Book Subtitle: Out to Represent
Authors: Manon Tremblay
Series Title: Sustainable Development Goals Series
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-91301-4
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham
eBook Packages: Political Science and International Studies, Political Science and International Studies (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2022
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-91300-7Published: 13 January 2022
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-91303-8Published: 14 January 2023
eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-91301-4Published: 12 January 2022
Series ISSN: 2523-3084
Series E-ISSN: 2523-3092
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XXIII, 371
Number of Illustrations: 1 b/w illustrations
Topics: Political Science, Gender Studies, Queer Studies, Electoral Politics, Politics and Gender
