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Institute for Learning in Retirement (ILR)
October 7, 2019 @ 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Europe Today: Social and Political Perspectives of a Changing Europe
Coming Out of Communism: The Emergency of LGBT Activism in Eastern Europe
Conor O’Dwyer
UF, CES & Political Science
Conor O’Dwyer
UF, CES & Political Science
Oak Hammock
O’Dwyer analyzes the development and impact of LGBT movements in post-communist Eastern and Central Europe. He argues that backlash against LGBT individuals has had the paradoxical effect of encouraging stronger and more organized activism, significantly impacting the social movement landscape of the region.