The politics of truth at LGBTQ+ Pride: contesting corporate Pride and revealing marginalized lives at Hong Kong Migrants Pride

• Published in: International feminist journal of politics Vol. 25; no. 4; pp. 734 - 756
• Main Author: Conway, Daniel
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Abingdon Routledge 08.08.2023; Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Subjects: Bisexuality; Capitalism; Case studies; Exploitation; Feminism; Foucault; Global economy; homocapitalism; Identity; Intersectionality; LGBTQ people; LGBTQ+ Pride; Marginality; migrant domestic workers; Migrants; Neoliberalism; Queer activism; Social justice; Truth; Hong Kong China; China

This article focuses on the articulation of lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, and queer (LGBTQ+) identities, lives, and rights at Pride events in Hong Kong. I argue that analyzing Pride as a Foucauldian "regime of truth" reveals how it is embedded in and reproduces broader ideological effects...