ABSTRACT
Queer theorizing and (critical) LGBTIQ+ studies have made inroads in the discipline of international relations (IR) and the broader field of global governance over the last decade. At the same time, international LGBTIQ+ claim-making has moved the issues of sexual diversity and gender expansiveness to the forefront of international organizations like the United Nations (UN). Understanding the temporal and historical developments of this claim-making alongside the emerging critiques put forth by queer research and (critical) LGBTIQ+ studies enable a broadening of the political in the field of IR. Inherently interdisciplinary, Queer IR and (critical) LGBTIQ+ studies allow for a different form of questioning that problematizes the political configurations of binary logic. Drawing on international LGBTIQ+ claim-making at the United Nations, this chapter examines the role of human rights, international development, and security in global governance through the lens of Queer IR and (critical) LGBTIQ+ research. Examining these intersections in this manner allows for a rich questioning of how sexually diverse and gender-expansive logics shape political structures and international institutions.
