Psychology 2075 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Kinsey Scale, Castration Anxiety, Sexual Differentiation

• School: Western University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: Psychology 2075
• Professor: William Fisher

Document Summary

Alan turing: kept the allies in ww2 informed of german intelligence. At the end of the war he was made an officer of the order of the british empire for his code breaking work. In 1952, turing was found guilty of having a homosexual relationship, an illegal act at the time and subjected to chemical castration. New york stonewall riots- 1969: routine police raid on june 28, 1969, gay rights movement. Toronto bath house raids: 1981: police raided 4 bath houses, owners were charged with keeping common bowdy-house and 286 occupants were arrested. By 2016: permits gay marriage, permits gay to adopt, outlaws discrimination in work/housing, requires recognition of same sex partners for pension rights, acceptance of gays in military, publicly gay mp"s, teachers, television personalities. People assaulted coming home from the bar in london, ontario. Married women have been assaulted in london, ontario taking their daughter to school. Teens still commit suicide for their sexual orientation.