Training Manual - SDSU NewsCenter
... provide a starting point for conversations. As always, listening is the key understanding. Every thorough discussion about the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender community starts with some very basic but often confusing terms, some of them may surprise you. Please do not hesitate to ask for cla ...
... provide a starting point for conversations. As always, listening is the key understanding. Every thorough discussion about the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender community starts with some very basic but often confusing terms, some of them may surprise you. Please do not hesitate to ask for cla ...
Sexuality, Citizenship and Sexual Rights
... The HIV/AIDS epidemic has also had an important effect on ways of conceptualising sexual rights, and has been central to many debates surrounding sexuality. The epidemic has led to the expansion of organisations that advocate for the rights of those affected by HIV/AIDS, many of which intersect with ...
... The HIV/AIDS epidemic has also had an important effect on ways of conceptualising sexual rights, and has been central to many debates surrounding sexuality. The epidemic has led to the expansion of organisations that advocate for the rights of those affected by HIV/AIDS, many of which intersect with ...
GREEK "HOMOSEXUALI1Y": WinTHER THE DEBATE?
... In general, constructionists tend to argue that sexuality is a social and cultural construct.! This means, to put it simply, that a person's sexuality is determined by her I his society and culture. Constructionists argue that "sexuality" as such is not an independent category, objectively definable ...
... In general, constructionists tend to argue that sexuality is a social and cultural construct.! This means, to put it simply, that a person's sexuality is determined by her I his society and culture. Constructionists argue that "sexuality" as such is not an independent category, objectively definable ...
“Sameness Without Identity,” in Umbr(a): Sameness, no. 1
... identity and difference tends to be conceived in imaginary or binary terms, such that difference effectively denotes merely a different identity. To forestall this recentering of difference as identity, a third term that remains inassimilable to either pole of the binary, while also refusing to func ...
... identity and difference tends to be conceived in imaginary or binary terms, such that difference effectively denotes merely a different identity. To forestall this recentering of difference as identity, a third term that remains inassimilable to either pole of the binary, while also refusing to func ...
Relationships Journal of Social and Personal
... minorities are expressions of both sexual prejudice and sexual and gender identity. And consistent with Allport’s contact hypothesis, Herek and Capitanio (1996) find that contact with gay men and lesbians seems to mitigate the effects of heterosexuals’ sexual prejudice; those heterosexuals having in ...
... minorities are expressions of both sexual prejudice and sexual and gender identity. And consistent with Allport’s contact hypothesis, Herek and Capitanio (1996) find that contact with gay men and lesbians seems to mitigate the effects of heterosexuals’ sexual prejudice; those heterosexuals having in ...
The Queer Metropolis
... Washington DC, Seattle, San Francisco, San Diego, Philadelphia, New York, Miami, and New Orleans. These areas swelled with servicemen and women who were discharged on the grounds of their real or perceived homosexuality. The war and its discharges “led directly to dawning realization by homosexuals ...
... Washington DC, Seattle, San Francisco, San Diego, Philadelphia, New York, Miami, and New Orleans. These areas swelled with servicemen and women who were discharged on the grounds of their real or perceived homosexuality. The war and its discharges “led directly to dawning realization by homosexuals ...
`I went to bed with my own kind once`: the erasure of
... there are also some basic assumptions that flow from the organization of the categories themselves. Primary among these is that people who identify as ‘gay’ or ‘lesbian’ are understood as unambiguously men or women, and that they direct their desire to others who are, respectively, unambiguously men ...
... there are also some basic assumptions that flow from the organization of the categories themselves. Primary among these is that people who identify as ‘gay’ or ‘lesbian’ are understood as unambiguously men or women, and that they direct their desire to others who are, respectively, unambiguously men ...
CONTENTS The Methamphetamine-Sex
... increased number of sexual partners in studies on both heterosexual (34) and gay male populations (35-37). In one sample of gay men who were seeking treatment for substance abuse, methamphetamine users reported three times as many sexual partners in the previous 30 days as did users of other substan ...
... increased number of sexual partners in studies on both heterosexual (34) and gay male populations (35-37). In one sample of gay men who were seeking treatment for substance abuse, methamphetamine users reported three times as many sexual partners in the previous 30 days as did users of other substan ...
Forced out of the Closet: Sexual Orientation and the Legal Dilemma
... Members of the gay community offer a number of reasons to justify outing fellow gays. While some gay rights groups cite exposing 23. Pat H. Broeske & John M. Wilson, Outing Target Hollywood, L.A. TIMES, July 22, 1990, at 6. Although people have been forced out of the closet for centuries, only withi ...
... Members of the gay community offer a number of reasons to justify outing fellow gays. While some gay rights groups cite exposing 23. Pat H. Broeske & John M. Wilson, Outing Target Hollywood, L.A. TIMES, July 22, 1990, at 6. Although people have been forced out of the closet for centuries, only withi ...
Homosexual "Marriage"
... Typically, in recent years few states attempted to provide “scientific evidence or social science data” to prove the need for sodomy laws. Yet, law enforcement arrests from the 1920s on reflect the fact that sodomy laws were enforced largely to protect both young boys and society from public sex ac ...
... Typically, in recent years few states attempted to provide “scientific evidence or social science data” to prove the need for sodomy laws. Yet, law enforcement arrests from the 1920s on reflect the fact that sodomy laws were enforced largely to protect both young boys and society from public sex ac ...
Feeling Queer and Blue
... and same-sex-attracted young people exhibit significantly more depressive symptoms than heterosexual and other-sex-attracted young people. This was consistently found across studies that sampled participants from the USA, Canada, New Zealand, the Netherlands, Hong Kong and Australia. For instance, i ...
... and same-sex-attracted young people exhibit significantly more depressive symptoms than heterosexual and other-sex-attracted young people. This was consistently found across studies that sampled participants from the USA, Canada, New Zealand, the Netherlands, Hong Kong and Australia. For instance, i ...
Modernization and the Semi-Periphery: Western
... Russian provinces establish laws prohibiting "homosexual propaganda" (Carroll & Itaborahy 7475, 18). In Japan, sexual and gender minorities are subject to pronounced discrimination and the expectation that they will enter into heteronormative relationships despite their inclinations otherwise (Cromp ...
... Russian provinces establish laws prohibiting "homosexual propaganda" (Carroll & Itaborahy 7475, 18). In Japan, sexual and gender minorities are subject to pronounced discrimination and the expectation that they will enter into heteronormative relationships despite their inclinations otherwise (Cromp ...
gay inmates and sexual intimacy behind bars
... space, we know where we can meet. Sorry that we cannot tell you about it.’ Since rules and regulations are strictly enforced in prison, letting other people know where they meet for sexual intimacy may result in the loss of private space. Keeping the location confidential among best gay friends is a ...
... space, we know where we can meet. Sorry that we cannot tell you about it.’ Since rules and regulations are strictly enforced in prison, letting other people know where they meet for sexual intimacy may result in the loss of private space. Keeping the location confidential among best gay friends is a ...
Bajan Queens, Nebulous Scenes: Sexual
... managed their bodies, clothing styles, and language in ways that conformed with gendered and hetero-normative standards in public domains such as the street, workplace and/or school. While Darcy and Didi were quasi-regular figures in the newspapers and were often identified as representatives of Bar ...
... managed their bodies, clothing styles, and language in ways that conformed with gendered and hetero-normative standards in public domains such as the street, workplace and/or school. While Darcy and Didi were quasi-regular figures in the newspapers and were often identified as representatives of Bar ...
LGBT Identity: A Demographer`s Perspective
... I should be clear that the report included substantially more information about the size of the LGBT community. The subsection of the brief titled “How many lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people are there in the United States?” includes the nine million estimate along with estimates suggesti ...
... I should be clear that the report included substantially more information about the size of the LGBT community. The subsection of the brief titled “How many lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people are there in the United States?” includes the nine million estimate along with estimates suggesti ...
The SAGE Encyclopedia of LGBTQ Studies
... country, the U.S. Census has recognized households only as “married,” “widowed,” “divorced,” “separated,” or “never married.” These categories demonstrate how heterosexist forms of data collection can systematically obscure alternative family structures, particularly among families that have been hi ...
... country, the U.S. Census has recognized households only as “married,” “widowed,” “divorced,” “separated,” or “never married.” These categories demonstrate how heterosexist forms of data collection can systematically obscure alternative family structures, particularly among families that have been hi ...
2864 curtin university centre for human rights education perth
... A kind of log-jam has set in,12 sixty years after Kinsey. This is neither just to the people affected nor wise, given the consequences for successful strategies in dealing with the HIV epidemic. 13 In many of the former British colonies today, an excuse that is often given for inaction in the reform ...
... A kind of log-jam has set in,12 sixty years after Kinsey. This is neither just to the people affected nor wise, given the consequences for successful strategies in dealing with the HIV epidemic. 13 In many of the former British colonies today, an excuse that is often given for inaction in the reform ...
Confronting Sexual Stigma and Prejudice: Theory and Practice
... actions such as the use of antigay epithets, shunning and ostracism of sexual minority individuals, and overt discrimination and violence. In my own research, I have been especially interested in extreme forms of enacted sexual stigma, such as violent victimization of sexual minorities, property cr ...
... actions such as the use of antigay epithets, shunning and ostracism of sexual minority individuals, and overt discrimination and violence. In my own research, I have been especially interested in extreme forms of enacted sexual stigma, such as violent victimization of sexual minorities, property cr ...
Sexuality Behavior Versus Identity
... people who share their sexual interests, and increases his or her chances of finding potential sex partners. A common assumption is that a person’s sexual identity corresponds with his or her sexual orientation, but ...
... people who share their sexual interests, and increases his or her chances of finding potential sex partners. A common assumption is that a person’s sexual identity corresponds with his or her sexual orientation, but ...
Šablona -- Diplomová práce
... theory of speech patterns or tendencies of lesbians. Lesbians speak through the mixture of linguistic styles – see the Chapter 4.1.1. – but they do not show any signs of quick recognition or a possibility of fixation of these styles as patterns. 2.2.2 Discursive construction of sexuality According t ...
... theory of speech patterns or tendencies of lesbians. Lesbians speak through the mixture of linguistic styles – see the Chapter 4.1.1. – but they do not show any signs of quick recognition or a possibility of fixation of these styles as patterns. 2.2.2 Discursive construction of sexuality According t ...
Homosexuality and the American Left
... leftist groups and, in a few cases, produced analyses that went beyond mere liberal support for gay rights. The discussions inside the Socialist Workers Party (SWP) were the most extensive and the best documented. They did not produce a ...
... leftist groups and, in a few cases, produced analyses that went beyond mere liberal support for gay rights. The discussions inside the Socialist Workers Party (SWP) were the most extensive and the best documented. They did not produce a ...
Hegemony and the internalisation of homophobia caused by heteronormativity Yolanda Dreyer
... the amount of personal contact with a gay man or lesbian; the coping style and degree of empathy of the persons themselves. According to them, those who find it imperative to hold on to traditional gender roles will find it very difficult, if not impossible, to be tolerant of any behaviour that does ...
... the amount of personal contact with a gay man or lesbian; the coping style and degree of empathy of the persons themselves. According to them, those who find it imperative to hold on to traditional gender roles will find it very difficult, if not impossible, to be tolerant of any behaviour that does ...
What Causes Homosexuality?
... • In their analysis, Byne and Parsons point out that the evidence actually suggests an environmental rather than a genetic cause for homosexuality, arguing that “we must at least consider the possibility that the higher concordance rate for homosexuality in dizygotic twins compared with nontwin bio ...
... • In their analysis, Byne and Parsons point out that the evidence actually suggests an environmental rather than a genetic cause for homosexuality, arguing that “we must at least consider the possibility that the higher concordance rate for homosexuality in dizygotic twins compared with nontwin bio ...
When the Global and the Local Collide: Gay Identity in Brazil and
... The research of Richard Parker and Graeme Reid, which is the core of this paper, are two exceptional examples that demonstrate the impact modern homosexuality has had on non-Western civilization. Their works introduce the reader to two diverse cultures that are literally an ocean apart. In Beneath t ...
... The research of Richard Parker and Graeme Reid, which is the core of this paper, are two exceptional examples that demonstrate the impact modern homosexuality has had on non-Western civilization. Their works introduce the reader to two diverse cultures that are literally an ocean apart. In Beneath t ...
LGBTQ Methamphetamine Use
... thought that same-sex sexual relationships were almost always or always wrong5 • By 2010, that figure had dropped to less than half (49.4 percent) ...
... thought that same-sex sexual relationships were almost always or always wrong5 • By 2010, that figure had dropped to less than half (49.4 percent) ...