GNDR 100 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Body Modification, Sexual Identity

• School: University of Victoria
• Department: Gender Studies
• Course: GNDR 100
• Professor: Heather Hillsburg

Document Summary

Unwritten rules of an ethical nature that set flexible guidelines surrounding who they recommend for body modification, and who they deny access. No neat link between gender, sex and sexuality (who you"re attracted to) Cis gender people can access surgeries such as vaginal fixes?". We can"t judge these as right or wrong they are related to our social systems. Clinicians looked for an authentic" gender identity to allow srs (surgical reassignment surgery) The ways our bodies (who were attracted to, how our bodies align) are sexed did not count as valid reasons when clinicians decided to recommend srs or not. Sexual identity can change - clinicians saw the body as changeable, but sexual identity is permanent. Sexual reassignment surgery (srs) is not recommended to people who. Wanted to increase pool of potential partners.