SOSC 1350 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Rape Shield Law, Indian Act, Cisgender

• School: York University
• Department: Social Science
• Course: SOSC 1350
• Professor: Julie Dowsett

Document Summary

Trans masculinities and feminities: corbett v. corbett (uk, 1970) a. early trans jurisprudence and judicial anxiety about same-sex marriage. A divorce case which set a legal precedent regarding the status of transsexual people in the u. k. uk didn"t recognize mutual consent as a reason to dissolve a marriage therefore, arthur corbett pursued a method of dissolving his marriage. The case brought the attention that ashley was born male and should be therefore be treated as male despite the change of sex. Medical opinion on transsexuality had no consensus view therefore, it was determined by medical opinion to treat ashley a female or male through that. This case was used to define the sex of transsexual people, until the introduction of gender recognition act 2004 . Gender recognition act 2004, is an act that allows transsexuals to change their legal gender, so they can be identified as a gender different than what they are born with.