ABSTRACT

The notion of sexual citizenship is attracting increasing attention from academics and activists alike – spurred on by the currency of the language of citizenship (conceived as a bundle of rights matched by a bundle of responsibilities) in political and legal discourse more broadly, and by current reorientations of the terrain of sexual politics. The central questions circulating around the notion, however, remain: is the concept of citizenship the best way to mobilise sexual politics? Who is a sexual citizen? How can we use the notion to begin to interrogate the intersections of law, politics and identity?