Contents
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Preliminaries, including abbreviations and contributors' bios
Corinne Lennox and Matthew Waites
2 The sodomy offence: England’s least lovely criminal law export?
The Hon. Michael Kirby AC CMG
3 This alien legacy: the origins of ‘sodomy’ laws in British colonialism
Human Rights Watch
4 LGBT rights in Commonwealth forums: politics, pitfalls and progress?
Frederick Cowell
Matthew Waites
6 Wolfenden in Canada: within and beyond official discourse in law reform struggles
Gary Kinsman
7 Australia: nine jurisdictions, one long struggle
Graham Willett
8 A few respectable steps behind the world? Gay and lesbian rights in contemporary Singapore
Simon Obendorf
9 The Malaysian dilemma: negotiating sexual diversity in a Muslim-majority Commonwealth state
Shanon Shah
Sumit Baudh
11 Decriminalising homosexuality in Africa: lessons from the South African experience
Gustavo Gomes da Costa Santos
12 The development of sexual rights and the LGBT movement in Botswana
Monica Tabengwa with Nancy Nicol
13 The LGBT situation in Malawi: an activist perspective
Undule Mwakasungula
14 The incremental approach: Uganda’s struggle for the decriminalisation of homosexuality
Adrian Jjuuko
Kevin Ward
Joseph Gaskins Jr.
17 Beyond cross-cultural sensitivities: international human rights advocacy and sexuality in Jamaica
Conway Blake and Philip Dayle
18 The use of equality and anti-discrimination law in advancing LGBT rights
Dimitrina Petrova
Comparative analysis of decriminalisation and change across the Commonwealth: understanding contexts and discerning strategies
Corinne Lennox and Matthew Waites