SOC 102 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Cisgender, Bisexuality, Heterosexuality
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Chapter 11- sexual orientation and the struggle for equality. Se(cid:454)ual o(cid:396)ie(cid:374)tatio(cid:374)= a pe(cid:396)so(cid:374)"s e(cid:373)otio(cid:374)al a(cid:374)d se(cid:454)ual att(cid:396)a(cid:272)tio(cid:374)s, (cid:396)elatio(cid:374)ships, self-identity, and behavior. Heterosexuality=predominance of emotional, cognitive, and sexual attraction to individuals of the opposite sex. Homosexuality= predominance of emotional, cognitive, and sexual attraction to individuals if the same sex. Bisexuality= emotional, cognitive, and sexual attraction to members of both sexes. Lesbian= women who are attracted to same sex partners. Gay= either woman or men who are attracted to same sex partners. Cisgender= a person whose gender identity is consistent with their birth sex. Gender nonconforming- displa(cid:455)s of ge(cid:374)de(cid:396) that a(cid:396)e i(cid:374)(cid:272)o(cid:374)siste(cid:374)t (cid:449)ith so(cid:272)iet(cid:455)"s e(cid:454)pe(cid:272)tatio(cid:374)s. Lgbt, lgbtq, and lgbtqi, as well as an assortment of other variations, are used to refer (cid:272)olle(cid:272)ti(cid:448)el(cid:455) to i(cid:374)di(cid:448)iduals (cid:449)ho a(cid:396)e les(cid:271)ia(cid:374), ga(cid:455), (cid:271)ise(cid:454)ual, t(cid:396)a(cid:374)sge(cid:374)de(cid:396), (cid:395)uestio(cid:374)i(cid:374)g o(cid:396) (cid:862)(cid:395)uee(cid:396)(cid:863), and intersexed. Countries vary tremendously in their treatment of same-sex sexual behavior- from intolerance, criminalization, and even death, to acceptance and legal protection.
