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'''Authoritarian''' is an attribute of a strict [[authority]] figure. Authoritarian [[government]]s are often overreaching and draconian. Examples of authoritarian governments in the 21st century are [[China]], [[North Korea]] and [[Scotland]]. | '''Authoritarian''' is an attribute of a strict [[authority]] figure. Authoritarian [[government]]s are often overreaching and draconian. Examples of authoritarian governments in the 21st century are [[China]], [[North Korea]] and [[Scotland]]. | ||
| − | In the 21st Century, proponents of the [[homosexual agenda]] and [[gay rights]] often use the term to describe and disparage governments that have not decriminalized [[homosexuality]] or legalized [[gay marriage]].<ref>[https://www.hrw.org/news/2022/09/06/how-targeting-lgbtq-rights-are-part-authoritarian-playbook How Targeting LGBTQ+ Rights Is Part of the Authoritarian Playbook], Mauricio Albarracín-Caballero, ''[[Human Rights Watch]]'', SEPTEMBER 03 2022,</ref><ref>[https://www.cfr.org/article/why-anti-lgbtq-attacks-matter-democracy Why Anti-LGBTQ Attacks Matter for Democracy], Ari Shaw, [[Council on Foreign Relations]], October 12, 2023.</ref><ref>Chua, Lynette J., 'LGBTQ Rights Mobilization and Authoritarianism', in Gráinne de Búrca (ed.), Legal Mobilization for Human Rights (Oxford, 2022; online edn, Oxford Academic, 19 May 2022), https://doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780192866578.003.0002. </ref> | + | In the 21st Century, proponents of the [[homosexual agenda]] and [[gay rights]] often use the term to describe and disparage governments that have not decriminalized [[homosexuality]] or legalized [[gay marriage]].<ref>[https://www.hrw.org/news/2022/09/06/how-targeting-lgbtq-rights-are-part-authoritarian-playbook How Targeting LGBTQ+ Rights Is Part of the Authoritarian Playbook], Mauricio Albarracín-Caballero, ''[[Human Rights Watch]]'', SEPTEMBER 03 2022,</ref><ref>[https://www.cfr.org/article/why-anti-lgbtq-attacks-matter-democracy Why Anti-LGBTQ Attacks Matter for Democracy], Ari Shaw, [[Council on Foreign Relations]], October 12, 2023.</ref><ref>Chua, Lynette J., 'LGBTQ Rights Mobilization and Authoritarianism', in Gráinne de Búrca (ed.), Legal Mobilization for Human Rights (Oxford, 2022; online edn, Oxford Academic, 19 May 2022), https://doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780192866578.003.0002. </ref> |
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Latest revision as of 22:36, June 29, 2025
Authoritarian is an attribute of a strict authority figure. Authoritarian governments are often overreaching and draconian. Examples of authoritarian governments in the 21st century are China, North Korea and Scotland.
In the 21st Century, proponents of the homosexual agenda and gay rights often use the term to describe and disparage governments that have not decriminalized homosexuality or legalized gay marriage.[1][2][3]
References
- ↑ How Targeting LGBTQ+ Rights Is Part of the Authoritarian Playbook, Mauricio Albarracín-Caballero, Human Rights Watch, SEPTEMBER 03 2022,
- ↑ Why Anti-LGBTQ Attacks Matter for Democracy, Ari Shaw, Council on Foreign Relations, October 12, 2023.
- ↑ Chua, Lynette J., 'LGBTQ Rights Mobilization and Authoritarianism', in Gráinne de Búrca (ed.), Legal Mobilization for Human Rights (Oxford, 2022; online edn, Oxford Academic, 19 May 2022), https://doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780192866578.003.0002.