1) What are Diez’s and Friedman’s competing explanations for why same-sex marriage was implemented in Argentina and Mexico? Which explanation of marriage equality’s implementation in Argentina is more convincing (Diez’s or Friedman’s) and why?
2) What are Mutua’s critiques of the international human rights system? Does Lee’s proposed pluralist approach address Mutua’s criticisms? Why or why not?
3) How have civil, political, social, economic, and cultural rights developed as the international human rights system has evolved since 1948? Why have civil and political rights been more favoured in some parts of the world? What implications does this have for LGBTQ people and their rights?
4) What role does norm diffusion play in the adoption of LGBTQ rights? Under what conditions is norm diffusion more likely to be successful? Why is the diffusion of LGBTQ rights rejected or considered counterproductive in other contexts?
5) Why do LGBTQ movements adopt different strategies in terms of the issues they focus on and the methods they use to advocate for them? What factors influence activists’ decisions? (Hint – readings by Chua and Ghosh are particularly relevant).
