SOCI 1002 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Judith Butler, Cisgender, Phone Sex
1 Apr 2015
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Persecution of homosexuality, based off your sex (such as executions because of sex) Legislative change (same sex marriage) (insurance etc. ) (who is a family?) Factors in the acceptance (age, location, religion etc. ) Sex sells, its everywhere, movies, sex work, pornography etc. Gender binary: meaning two genders, men and women. Sexual orientation categories overlap social construction. Includes physiological processes, emotional attraction, and social processes - lust, companionship, romance. Both masculine and feminine traits exist in all of us. Finding someone attractive isn"t enough, it"s how you act on them. Terms of masculinity can be homophobic and strict. An expressed preference for sexual partners of the opposite sex (binary) Expressed preference is not necessarily the same as genuine desired preference . Closeted- hide their sexual preferences, denial, (discrimination) Reflects the dominant discourse regarding sexual orientation. Straight" privilege of any of the sexual orientations. Sex outside the dominant discourse, requires a qualifier. Ex: gay, lesbian, bdsm, etc. (not the norm)
