Summary Of Sedgwick's Epistemology Of The Closet

Arlene Stein’s book “Sex and Sensibility” is a literary masterpiece that develops the framework of content that was essential towards explaining the rise of the lesbian movement; though solid in its message, Stein’s bias is recognized throughout the text, she was cognizant of issues and factors that affected the movement but she fails to piece together the entire spectrum. Stein captures three fundamental factors displayed throughout the text: (1). The recognition of new sexual identities and their associated orientations (2). The separation of the Feminist and Lesbianist movements, and (3). The differentiation of the “Old Gay” and “New Gay”lesbian identities.

The purpose of my paper is to compare how Carl Wittman’s manifesto, “Refugees from Amerkia: A Gay Manifesto,” and Harvey Milk’s speech, “That’s What America Is,” form the idea of a queer community to better address the issues they face in current America, and seek to unify the queer population under a common goal: liberation from the vitriol spewed by a straight America. Carl Wittman uses bitter diction, intentionally crafted syntax, and the exploration of his ethos to create an idea of a queer society, while Harvey Milk relies on rhetorical and dialectical questions, the addressal to his audience, and his already present ethos. Wittman and Milk represent two different time periods in the gay rights movement, and were responding to two different

Within the first few minutes of listening to the Podcast, “81 Words,” from This American Life, my mind began to wander to the concept of deviance. When I think of deviance, I think of an act, or desire, that goes against the socially constructed norm. In this case a grand act of sexual deviance, which is considered a civil deviance, leads to grand social change. As I continued listening, I was saddened by the realization that John Spiegel, the main figure in the episode, was a homosexual physiatrist during a time when homosexuality was thought to be a disease.

Bednarska, Passing Last Summer; keyword: queer Keyword: Queer Bednarska does not directly define “queer” or “queerness,” but a few sentences hint to its definition. The second to last page, “I’m fully aware that my desires around the kind of sex I want could change over time, depending on the partner and the possibilities and the mutability of our own desires.” Main Argument: Bednarska gives an overview of the dynamic complex fluidity that gender and sexual attraction should have and those that exist outside the limited categories. Throughout, she explains that many people she knows that activities and interests change over time, just like emotions do.

Queer time and space are not terms with wholly concise definitions. Often, they are a matter of

In most patriarchal societies, women are usually prized for remaining a virgin until marriage, and shamed if she isn’t, while the opposite is true for men. Women are clearly seen as objects of sex, as most rape victims are women, with male-on-male rape making the victim into a woman, as “to be a sex-object is to be a woman” (61-62). The hatred and contempt towards homosexuality has lead towards shame, and eventually for men, violence when the homophobic have their heterosexuality questioned. When questioned, these men feel the need to exaggerate their gender-role, their very masculinity, which results in exaggerated violence, fueled by rage and

Stephanie Camberos Mrs. Ybarra Phil 1C 21 October 2016 Unnatural by society or Nature? Being in favor of homosexuality, John Corvino brings up several arguments and counter arguments as to why homosexual sex is deemed as unnatural in our society. Is it unnatural because majority of society chooses to portray it in such a way or is it unnatural for nature related reasons? John Corvino in this reading discussed both sides when viewing homosexual sex as “unnatural”.

Sedaris identifies himself as a homosexual male with a lisp. This means that he doesn’t have much power in America. Despite the fact that Sedaris is a male, which is the dominant gender in America, he holds an insufficient amount of power due to his sexual orientation and his “defective” mental state. In my opinion, this power is the power of perception, or how other people will perceive you: if you are dangerous or safe, smart or ignorant, etc. Anyways, this deficiency is because being heterosexual, as opposed to being homosexual, is the most common sexual orientation in America.

Lesbian feminist separatists worked against misogynistic attitudes and practices in the gay liberation movement, and anti-lesbian discrimination in the women’s liberation movement. “Emerging lesbian feminist collectives, such as The Furies and Radicalesbians. Argued specifically for a separate ‘Lesbian Nation’ (Johnson)” (Alexander, Gibson, and Meem 74). The group Radicalesbians created a manifesto called “The Woman-Identified Woman” to challenge all feminists to reconsider their conception of lesbians and lesbianism.

Ante Kurtović Annotated Bibliography UWRT.150.83 October 17, 2014 References Cooper, A. (n.d.) Changing gay male identities. New York City, NY: Routledge Taylor and Francis Group. This book presented the changes in sexual identity.

Haritaworn sees that queer lover is a transitional object that allows present-day neoliberal regime to make negligence appear as signs of care as well as love for diversity. In reading this book, we were able to discuss in class and in smaller group discussions the way the book looks at the environments where queer bodies have become worthy of protection. It also discusses the erasures that shape inner city life on a day-today basis. An extremely important aspect of the text is when it talks about how queer activists actively seek out to dispel the myths of sites of nostalgia of women and gay friendliness. The author brings us through several archives of media including arts, activism and policy such as hate crime action plans, newspaper reports, political speeches, psychological studies, films and much

The culture of same sex sexuality has spread all over the world with specific traits and behaviors. The dressing code is unique and at the same time they have unique traits they identify with. Further the gays and Lesbian movements have become common in an effort to fight for their rights (Fingerhut 2239). They have become so vocal that some countries worldwide such as the US and UK have granted them their freedom (Mishna et al 1607). These movements have been recognized and registered.

A person might be physically attracted to a man but might be emotionally attached to a woman or he might not think that he is gay but likes to have sex with men. He talks about sexual fluidity and questions whether bisexuality exist. He talks in detail about ‘Heterosexuality’ and how it is not a new concept for us. He has taken up an extract from Kathy Baldock’s book Walking the bridgeless cannon to show what heterosexuality actually meant and not what we think it

There is also a specific focus on British or English homosexuality and their proclivity for it. “Englishmen came to love one another decently, without shame, or make-believe, under the easy likelihoods of their sudden deaths... While Europe died meanly in its own wastes, men loved”¹. Despite the prejudice and dubious morality of homosexuality at the time, men ended up loving each other in the face of death and imminent destruction. Along these lines, there is a distinct tenderness found in the language and exchanges between men. No one, “can fail to notice there the unique physical tenderness, the readiness to admire openly the bodily beauty of young men, the unapologetic recognition that men may be in love with each other”¹, this again subverts the idea that there was no open homosexuality at the front lines.

In addition, Social history can also examine the development of the LGBT community. As with any marginalized group, the LGBT community created itself. The need for strong bonds and relationships in order to fight for equal rights and recognition produced the unique blend of people present in the current LGBT movement. This movement can also be looked at as a subculture because it is not only a political movement but an entire community of uniquely marginalized people. The Todd and Bratt Collection holds sources which show the process of this culture building.