{"product_id":"pride-and-prejudices-queer-lives-and-the-law-1","title":"Pride and Prejudices: Queer Lives and the Law","description":"\u003cp\u003eBy: Keio Yoshida\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBoth deeply personal and global in scope, \u003cem\u003ePride and Prejudices \u003c\/em\u003epresents the life story of international human rights lawyer Keio Yoshida alongside an urgent, engaging overview of the state of LGBTQ+ rights worldwide.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eKeio Yoshida came of age in socially conservative Ireland, where homosexuality was criminalized until 1993. Experiencing discrimination and stigma, Yoshida lived a closeted existence, pressured by their loved ones and by larger society to self-censor and hide their true desires and gender expression until they left the country after college.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIntimate and engaging,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003ePride and Prejudices\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003epairs Yoshida’s story—from coming out as a lesbian, becoming a trailblazing human rights advocate, to later becoming a nonbinary transmasculine rainbow parent—with a treatise on the ongoing struggle for LGBTQ+ rights around the globe. Fascinating examples of landmark case law are covered from the US, Sri Lanka, the UK, India, and more—from Oscar Wilde’s trial in 1895 to\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eObergefell v Hodges\u003c\/em\u003e, from “Don’t Say Gay” to\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eBostock v Clayton County\u003c\/em\u003e, from\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eRosanna Flamer Caldera v Sri Lanka\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eto the “gay cake” case.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBy weaving together personal history and legal analysis, Yoshida illustrates the devastating consequences of discrimination and criminalization on queer and trans lives, and the importance of stronger legal protections.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eToday, as we see increased hostility toward queer and trans communities in the US,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003ePride and Prejudices\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eoffers a hopeful vision of the future—one filled with queer joy and love and liberation—where each of us has the freedom to live our lives authentically, on our own terms.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis brighter and more just world is possible, Yoshida argues, but we must keep fighting for it.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Scribe US","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47781763973271,"sku":null,"price":24.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0560\/0349\/4039\/files\/9781964992259_30083_60e7d6aa-3af2-4e4e-8e31-07e7413cc1d1.jpg?v=1778094121","url":"https:\/\/littledistrictbooks.com\/products\/pride-and-prejudices-queer-lives-and-the-law-1","provider":"Little District Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}