RFPD 1100 Lecture 10: RFPD 1100 Chapter 5 Part 4
26 Dec 2016
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Argued that sexuality, like gender, is socially constructed. Society created words and categories for people based on their sexual and romantic behaviors, and people are expected to fit into often-rigid definitions. Not only are people categorized as straight, gay, or bisexual, but also as prude, slut, stud, etc. based on their sexual behaviors and/or appearance. Uganda president yoweri museveni signs an anti-homosexual bill into law. (cid:862)this deepl(cid:455) offe(cid:374)si(cid:448)e piece of legislatio(cid:374) is a(cid:374) aff(cid:396)o(cid:374)t to the hu(cid:373)a(cid:374) (cid:396)ights of all. Uga(cid:374)da(cid:374)s a(cid:374)d should (cid:374)e(cid:448)e(cid:396) ha(cid:448)e got this fa(cid:396),(cid:863) michelle kaga(cid:396)i, africa deputy di(cid:396)ecto(cid:396) at a(cid:373)(cid:374)est(cid:455) i(cid:374)te(cid:396)(cid:374)atio(cid:374)al, said i(cid:374) a state(cid:373)e(cid:374)t. (cid:862)this legislatio(cid:374) (cid:449)ill institutionalize hatred and discrimination against lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex people in uganda. Its passage into law signals a very g(cid:396)a(cid:448)e episode i(cid:374) the (cid:374)atio(cid:374)"s histo(cid:396)(cid:455). (cid:863) Bill ruled null and void but homosexuality still illegal. Same- sex marriage became legal on june 26th, 2015.
