Abstract:

This introductory article examines the relationship between gender, sexuality, and state violence through a transnational, historical, and intersectional lens. We argue that state violence against women and LGBTQIA+ communities operates through diverse mechanisms, including discriminatory laws, institutional neglect, surveillance, and direct physical and symbolic violence. The article emphasizes the importance of understanding how gender- and sexuality-based violence intersect with race, class, migration, disability, citizenship, and colonial histories. Critiquing both Western-centric and culturally relativist perspectives, the authors advocate for historically grounded and context-sensitive approaches to studying state violence.

Co-written with Conny Roggeband and Kristina Kolbe

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Published by Ladan Rahbari