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Category Archives: Week 10: Gender or Sexuality?
Myths of Gay History
In the introduction of George Chauncey’s book discussing the gay life of New York between 1890 and 1940, he describes three different myths that are commonly believed about queer history, and then refutes each one. He first talks about the … Continue reading
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The Gender of Sexuality
The link between sexuality and gender has existed for thousands of years, throughout the world of antiquity the idea of one’s attraction to another has been rooted in gender identity, however it wasn’t until the early 1900s that the idea … Continue reading
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Uranian and Uraniad in Modern World
A Uranian and Uraniad are terms that were used in the 19th century to defined what the modern world considers homosexuality. According to Xavier Mayne, a Uranian is a someone who is “masculine in physique” that feels sexually attracted to … Continue reading
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Sexologists’ Stereotypes
Ellis, Symonds, and Mayne all had similar ideas and stereotypes about the people they characterized as sexually deviant from the cultural norms. Whereas homosexual men were usually thought by these sexologists to be inherently feminine in nature, homosexual women were … Continue reading
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Tagged domestic, ellis, female inverts, feminine, masculine, mayne, sexologist, stereotype, Symonds, uraniad, uranian
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Born This Way?
When looking at theories of sexuality, Ellis and Symonds define the characteristics of the male and female invert before delving into the topic of whether inversion can be cured. They claim that congenital inversion has no cure, while inversion that … Continue reading
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Three, Four, or More Genders? It’s Only Natural
For centuries, and even still today (for some), Christians have viewed gender as a rigid structure, capable of accommodating two, unchangeable genders, and their accompanying roles. Any deviance from this model was often seen as ‘unnatural’ or ‘going against God’s … Continue reading
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Nothing is Exactly Like “Two Spirit”
In this week’s reading, the topic of different types of same sex desires was brought up, such as Uranians and Uraniads and “two spirit” people. Throughout history, there have been many cases and different interpretations of same-sex desires, but none … Continue reading
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Role-ing In The Deep
It’s no question that in European and American societies gender tends to be classified according to one’s sex, especially throughout history. Each gender came with its own set of roles and expectations, and deviating from these roles could result in … Continue reading
Uranians and Uraniads: similar to modern conceptions
In the modern United States’ society, people have stereotypes about what gay people look like and what they act like. While many people understand that these stereotypes do not represent the entire community, others use these characteristics as insults towards … Continue reading
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