SOSC 2351 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Eurocentrism, Constitution Act, 1867, Well-Founded Relation

• School: York University
• Department: Social Science
• Course: SOSC 2351
• Professor: Tanja Juric

Document Summary

Lecture 1- sexual orientation, gender identity and human rights. Addressed discrimination aimed people of minority sexuality and/or gender identity. Sogi moves away from using identity terms (lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans) which might erase cultural and linguistic variation and reinforce normative id/positions. Sexual orientation; pertaining to one"s sexual desires, feelings, practices and identification. Gender identity, self expression in relation to social categories of masculinity or femininity. Felt gender" which may/not be in congruence with their sex or physiological characteristics. Cis gender" felt gender is congruent w/sex of physiological characteristics (i. e. fits cultural expectations) Transgender" felt gender from cultural exceptions based on the sex they were assigned at birth. Intersex" sex characteristics that do not fit into society"s definitions of male or female (not necessarily trans) (eg. women"s rights advocates often labelled lesbian" in an effort to silence/shame) 35pg document about human rights in the areas of sexual orientation and gender identity.