Queers, Sissies, Dykes, and Tomboys: Deconstructing the Conflation of "Sex," "Gender," and "Sexual Orientation" in Euro-American Law and Society

Valdés, Francisco

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“…'Queer' when invoked by queer theorists implies fluid sexual and gender identities, and the term is radically inclusive by design (see Valdes 1995Valdes , 1997. Furthermore, besides the problems presented by LGBTQ, the older term 'gay' has, historically, been exclusionary in the US, referring only to gay, White men of a certain class (Hutchinson 1997(Hutchinson , 1999(Hutchinson , 2000(Hutchinson , 2001Valdes 1995Valdes , 1997. Consequently, the current authors have embraced the term 'queer', although it is with the understanding that historically 'queer' has been the most vicious of slurs Á literally fighting words, in some areas (Canaday 2009;Lugg 2003b).…”

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“…It also fails to acknowledge the extensive theoretical developments by queer scholars, who eschew neat and fixed identity categories. 'Queer' when invoked by queer theorists implies fluid sexual and gender identities, and the term is radically inclusive by design (see Valdes 1995Valdes , 1997. Furthermore, besides the problems presented by LGBTQ, the older term 'gay' has, historically, been exclusionary in the US, referring only to gay, White men of a certain class (Hutchinson 1997(Hutchinson , 1999(Hutchinson , 2000(Hutchinson , 2001Valdes 1995Valdes , 1997.…”

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A shadow of ourselves: identity erasure and the politics of queer leadership

Lugg

Tooms

2010

School Leadership & Management

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A shadow of ourselves: identity erasure and the politics of queer leadership

Lugg

Tooms

2010

School Leadership & Management

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“…In the 1800s, some women established households together, in what were referred to as "Boston Marriages," and throughout history women have engaged in erotic, public "romantic friendships" with other women (Faderman, 1992;Lahey & Anderson, 2004;Ross, 1998). Similarly, male homosexual relations have, at times, been accepted as a rite of passage (Adam, 1995;Herdt, 1997), integral to the religious and cultural life of a community (Warner, 2002a), and mutable, depending upon age and class (Valdes, 1995(Valdes, , 1996. However, even more prevalent and ingrained is the oppression, discrimination, rejection, and subordination of persons identified or identifying as LGBTQ.…”

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A Theoretically Critical Gaze on the Canadian Equal Marriage Debate: Breaking the Binaries

Onishenko

Caragata

2010

Journal of Gay & Lesbian Social Services

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Many competing and contradictory ideologies and theoretical perspectives have converged and diverged to influence and shape a complex and disparate LGBTQ cultural identity. Indeed, LGBTQ organizing around equality rights issues, particularly marriage, incurs a critique from inside "the movement" that is as heated and rancorous as that of the external debate. The visibility of gays and lesbians has increased dramatically during the equal marriage debate as those marrying have been both publicly vilified and hailed as heroes. The implications of same-sex marriage for the LGBTQ community are significant as its members face changing social roles. Moreover, as these couples chart new ground, they are without the signposts that surround heterosexual couples. The goal of this paper is to explore, from a critical theoretical lens, how we understand the nature and possibility of same-sex marriage and deconstruct the binaries associated with it.

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“…Triggered partly by homophobic responses to AIDS, Queer Legal Theory emerged in the mid-1990s in response to political and legal events [26]. The term "queer" used to be a slang word for homosexual, or a term of hate speech, and as such, constituted homophobic abuse.…”

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“…Despite the fact that Queer Theory does not explicitly acknowledge its roots, feminism never the less allowed for Queer Theory's emergence ( [27], p. 142). It draws heavily on feminist theory's commitment to "disestablishing patriarchy; Critical Race Theory's dedication to unmasking the deep racist structures within society and life; Critical Legal Theory's examination of how class structures are perpetuated and reinforced, and Gay and Lesbian Legal Theories of understanding how heteronormativity is constructed and reproduced [26]. "…”

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The Age of Consent and the Ending of Queer Theory

Beresford

2014

Laws

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This article uses the debates surrounding the age of consent as a broad umbrella to question the continued usefulness of Queer Theory. The debates surrounding the age of consent illustrate that Queer Theory has not fulfilled its original promise and that it is not (and possibly never been), "fit for purpose". Towards the end of 2013, the topic of lowering the age of consent in England and Wales was once again much in the news. This article suggests that much of that debate focused expressly or impliedly on the age of which men and boys have sexual intercourse (whether gay or straight), rather than when people have sexual intercourse. Queer Theory (originating from feminism), was intended to be a liberating phenomenon, but contrary to these hopes and intentions, Queer Theory evolved to become synonymous with white gay men, thus denying its origins and becoming distinctly anti-feminist. Those who argue for a reduction in the age of consent have used (whether knowingly or not) an approach which is consistent with this evolved version of Queer Theory. Consequently, the debate on the age of consent has ignored, or given insufficient attention to, the effect(s) a lowering of the age of consent will have on girls and women. This article, therefore, seeks to question, disrupt and unsettle, what Queer Theory has become, suggesting that, in several significant aspects, it fails to fully acknowledge patriarchy; render (lesbian) women visible; acknowledge and accommodate the lived experiences of women.

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Queers, Sissies, Dykes, and Tomboys: Deconstructing the Conflation of "Sex," "Gender," and "Sexual Orientation" in Euro-American Law and Society

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A shadow of ourselves: identity erasure and the politics of queer leadership

A shadow of ourselves: identity erasure and the politics of queer leadership

A Theoretically Critical Gaze on the Canadian Equal Marriage Debate: Breaking the Binaries

The Age of Consent and the Ending of Queer Theory

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