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Queer Theory And Homosexuality

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The term “queer” in queer theory has some connection with the idea of that of homosexuality. The term queer is basically used as a slang for the term homosexual and other groups which are not considered by our so called cultural and sophisticated society as normal. This term is basically used as an umbrella term for the coalition of sexual identities which are considered to be marginalised in our educated and cultural society. It basically is a new branch of study which originated from the gay/lesbian studies. Further this branch of study of gay/lesbian grew out of feminist theory and feminist studies. This study of gay/lesbian further challenges the idea or concept of normative sexualities. According to one of the articles, once you categorise or label something as “normal”, automatically another category originates which is it’s opposite or let’s say contrast and is labelled as the term “deviant”. Basically in this queer theory we not only study about homosexualities but all those groups which are …show more content…

We often hear that a parent scoul a child by saying something like “ Boys don’t cry”. This points out what boys or girls are “supposed” to do in a society and if ever someone doesn’t abides by the rules, parents and peers will constantly remind oneself of these gender normative rules. Queer Theory has been repeatedly criticised by various countries including that of Vatican. According to Pope Francis, queer theory threatens traditional family

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He explains the construction of these social identities through his experiences in the connection with his family, interactions with schoolmates, and intimate encounters with lovers. As described by Del Castillo and Güido, the term gay can represent sexual preference, style of living, and identity in terms of sexuality.

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Sexuality and gender are often confused in society. Women and men have biological differences; from these differences societal establishments are created within a community, culture, and or race. In the article “Dude, Where’s Your Face?”, Brandon Miller presents a study in which the social networking profiles of male homosexuals represent themselves and how they depict partner preferences. As a result, it brings up the discussion whether this population of people is trying to fit in with societal norms.

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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.

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This isn’t permeated only by heteronormative culture, but this history has been lost in the gay community as well. In a YouTube video entitled Stonewall: The Story of Resistance, which is part of a video series conducted by Tyler Oakley focusing on the formation of gay culture, Stacy Lentz, the co-owner of Stonewall Inn says, “[Stonewall] is where pride began.” While Stonewall was a monumental event that propelled the gay community into a fight for its rights, it wasn’t the birth of the gay community or pride in said community. Chauncey disputes major claims like these at every point to show that not only did gay men and lesbian women exist before Stonewall, but that many formed communities, carved a presence in the straight world, and maintained an unapologetic sense of pride for who they were, despite popular

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of social control. Modern understanding, terms, and science may help to simplify the complexity of human sexuality but also in this complexity creates boxes for in which people do not fit. These theories relate to the critical sexuality studies because it allows for the idea that human sexuality is more complex than the categories people place it in. The unique analysis this theory gives is that sexuality can only be understood on an individual basis, because social categories and scientific understanding cannot completely define it. “Because the binaries are revealed to be cultural constructions or ideological fictions, the reality of sexed bodies and gender and sexual identities are fraught with incoherence and instability.

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Normalization in society privileges and includes those who adhere to societal norms, while deviant punishes and ostracizes for being different. It oppresses and excludes those who don’t fit into the frame of the dominant ideology. Brocks continues to prove her argument by giving examples, such as heterosexuality which is viewed as normal and a natural way of life, in contrast, to homosexuality which is viewed as abnormal and not

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Corvino’s essay “Homosexuality and the PIB Argument” elaborates on the disagreements between certain parties, such as natural law lawyers and other philosophers, pertaining to homosexuality and the notion that allowing same sex marriage will permit others to practice polygamy, incest, and bestiality (PIB). Corvino insists that when looking upon this argument, one will need to recognize and comprehend all sides of the dispute and thus be able to scrutinize such arguments proficiently. Through the process of analyzing all sides of this notorious disagreement, Corvino hopes to clarify and refute homosexuality and the PIB argument as well as give his own analysis and position on the subject (3). Corvino begins his debate by explaining the PIB

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Whether it is used in a specifically homophobic way or as a general negative term, the fact that it is being used as an insult shows the underlying negativity to men that are attracted to other men. It supports the long and ongoing

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1. When looking into the issue of homosexuality and marriage in terms of deviance and Clindard’s four definitions of deviance, it would be considered a deviant behavior because it does not conform to social norms. Since most people in the United States don’t see homosexuality as a social norm, according to the normative definition of deviance, it “departs from a norm and illicits a response” from a large portion of society. (Padgett, Defining Deviance) Since deviance is relative and not to generalizable to all cultures and society, it would not be considered a universal form of deviance but a deviant act in Western society. According to the statistical definition of deviance, homosexuality would also still be considered a deviant act.

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The Gay Manifesto" is a seminal piece written by Carl Wittman in 1969. It is considered to be one of the earliest pieces of gay liberation literature and it represents the beginning of the gay rights movement in the United States. The central thesis of the essay is that the gay community must work towards its own liberation by organizing and fighting for its rights. Wittman argues for this thesis by drawing attention to the oppressive nature of mainstream society towards gay people.

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Recently, in our modernized society, a big topic in many aspects of our political and emotional lives has become sexuality. Sexuality is defined in The social construction of sex, gender, and sexuality article as, “those scripts shared by a group that are supposed to lead to erotic arousal and in turn to produce genital response.” (Reiss, 8) Especially in areas of which feminism studies are predominant, sexuality has become a frequently discussed theme. Feminists are interested in studying sexuality because it becomes a very heavy topic when looking at rights and equalities and how these may differ when regarding someone’s sexuality. It is also a concern to them because of the stereotypes and misjudgments put out on those of different sexualities

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Any analysis or understanding of any aspect of Western culture is incomplete and degraded if it does not incorporate a critical analysis of modern homo/heterosexual definition (Sedgwick 2008,

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Sedgwick in her Epistemology of the Closet, claims that “many of the major nodes of thought and knowledge in twentieth-century Western culture as a whole are structures—indeed, fractured—by a chronic, now endemic crisis of homo/heterosexual definition” (Sedgwick 2008, 1). Sedgwick argues that it is a crisis “indicatively male, dating from the end of the nineteenth century” (1).The author says that “virtually any aspect of modern Western culture must be, not merely incomplete, but damaged in its central substance to the degree that it does not incorporate a critical analysis of modern homo/heterosexual definition” (1). Sedgwick is aligning with some of the arguments that Butler also addresses in her work, she is tackling the constraints of binaries and the rigidity they imply. Sedgwick abounds in that statement saying that “the appropriate place for the critical analysis to begin is from the relatively decentered perspective of modern gay and antihomophobic theory” (1). The epistemology of the closet is the: [i]dea that thought itself is structured by homosexual/heterosexual definitions, which damages our ability to think.

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Homosexuality Homosexuality, liking the same sex, has existed throughout human history. In today’s society heterosexuality, liking the opposite sex, is considered the “norm”. On the other hand, homosexuality is considered deviant or unnatural. So why do some believe that homosexuality is deviant? Who decides what is considered deviant?

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