Gender, sexuality and citizenship

This entry examines various ways in which debates on citizenship can be analyzed, and indeed need to be analyzed, in relation to gender and sexuality. This includes gendering what has historically been represented as or assumed to be gender-neutral, genderless or simply male citizenship. Gendering citizenship means going beyond adding women to such pre-existing notions of citizenship, and recognizing the multiple ways in women and some men can be excluded from full citizenship rights, as well as being aware of the great variations in how gender and citizenship intersect in different countries and parts of the world. These debates are extended further with discussion of sexual citizenship, trans citizenship, and intersectionally gendered citizenship, all of which have become more prominent in recent years.