Chapters in this book

1. Front Matter i
2. Contents iii
3. List of Abbreviations v
4. Acknowledgements vi
5. Introduction: Out and Proud in the Streets: Pride Events as a Local and Global Phenomenon 1
6. PART I Theorizing Pride Events between the Local and the Global
7. 1 Decentring the 1969 Stonewall Riots: Beyond Foundational Myths? 21
8. 2 Towards Progress? Interrogating the ‘Kaleidoscope Modernities’ of Pride Events 39
9. 3 One Pride or Many? Pride Events between Multiplication and Fragmentation 62
10. PART II Exploring the ‘Kaleidoscope Modernities’ of Pride Events
11. 4 Free to Protest and Celebrate? Exploring Human Rights Issues at Pride Events 83
12. 5 Back to Grassroots? Conflicts and Tensions in Community-building at Pride Events 103
13. 6 A Necessary Evil? Funding, Sponsorship, and the Commodification and Corporatization of Pride Events 125
14. PART III No Pride Without Social Justice: Building the Futures of Pride Events
15. 7 Making Space, Creating Place: Disability and the Making of Accessible Pride Events 151
16. 8 Pride on Tow? Environmental Sustainability and Queer Eco-Criticism at Pride Events 172
17. Conclusion: Pride Events between the Past and the Future: Challenges and Opportunities 190
18. References 199
19. Index 240