Sociology 2235 Lecture 9: Same Sex Families
25 Apr 2018
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Two-spirited people: blessed with generosity and luck, was not a problem with same sex relationships until europeans came over. Term homosexuality" became a term after 1850s. In 1969 trudeau decriminalized homosexuality: by 1996 most provinces legislated against discrimination. In 1995 the age of consent was lowered to 14 for vaginal consent in canada, the age of consent of for anal was 18. This policy was seen as a discrimination against gay men: we have a heterosexist bias. In some states in the us: sodomy and same sex marriage is still a crime, the united states military had the don"t ask, don"t tell rule. Plag = parents and friends of lesbians and gays (on exam: educated parents about homosexuality, alleviate parents concerns of responsibility, help improve family relationships. 1989 denmark first country to allow gay marriage.
