Je li hrvatski parlament homofobičan?

IS CROATIAN PARLIAMENT HOMOPHOBIC?

The author outlines different understandings of homophobia, from the original meaning of an irrational fear homosexuals and homosexuality, to a more recent one in which it is equated with racism and antisemitism. Kurelić argues that the term is vague and politically counterproductive. By analyzing the debate on The Law on Registered Partnership in the Croatian parliament (Sabor), the author shows why, in his opinion, the Croatian parliament cannot be labeled homophobic, and why the concept of homophobia should be used only for serious manifestations of this phobia. The author suggests that a distinction should be made between homophobia and heterosexism and that the concept of antihomosexualism should be introduced. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Autor pokazuje kako se pojam homofobije koristi na nekoliko ra zličitih načina. Od originalnog značenja po kojem je homofobija iracionalni strah od homoseksualaca i homoseksualnosti, pa do novijeg u kojem je izjednačena s rasizmom i antisemitizmom. Kurelić drži da je riječ o pojmu koji je nejasan i politički kontraproduktivan. Prikazujući i analizirajući saborsku raspravu o prijedlogu Zakona o registriranom partnerstvu, autor pokazuje zašto se po njegovu mišljenju Hrvatski sabor ne može proglasiti homofobnom institucijom, te zašto bi pojam homofobije trebalo rabiti samo kad je posrijedi stvarna fobija. Kurelić predlaže naglašenije razlikovanje homofobije i hetero-seksizma te uvođenje pojma antihomoseksualizma. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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