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“Sexuality” a Too Specific Term

Posted on August 31, 2018 by Kyle

The debate between whether sexuality is a societal construct, or one of nature, is a question akin to that of what would happen if we could time travel and alter the past, and how would that affect the future. There … Continue reading →

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Halperin? More Like Halper-indecisive

Posted on August 30, 2018 by Kayla

In John Boswell’s essay, “Revolutions, Universals, and Sexual Categories,” he attempts to form an intermediate position on the debate between nominalists and realists in regards to the debate on sexuality. In doing so, he points out three problems in the … Continue reading →

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Is There a Gay History?

Posted on August 30, 2018 by Abby R

Debates around sexuality continue to be pondered throughout the professional world. There have been essays written that argue about how sexuality and sexual orientation have started. Have sexual orientation categories always been present? One side, the realists, believe that there … Continue reading →

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