HONR 370 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Transphobia, Prison Rape Elimination Act Of 2003, Heterosexism

• School: Towson University
• Department: Honors
• Course: HONR 370
• Professor: Danice Brown

Document Summary

Cisgender: cis (latin) = on the side of, self-identity conforms with the gender that corresponds to their biological sex. Transgender: trans (latin) = across from/on the other side, self-definition challenges and disrupts traditional binary conceptions and boundaries of gender. Gender expression: challe(cid:374)ges (cid:862)(cid:374)atural(cid:374)ess(cid:863) of (cid:271)i(cid:374)ary ge(cid:374)der roles, spectrum of possibilities for behavioral and psychological expression of gender, uncouples gender from biological sex. Transgender, transsexual, gender queer: transgender gay. Medical: frames as an affliction in need of cure, cure = sexual reassignment surgery, pathologizes transgender expression, the dsm-v (cid:374)o lo(cid:374)ger lists (cid:862)ge(cid:374)der ide(cid:374)tity disorder(cid:863): suggest that their ge(cid:374)der identity is disordered. Reflects an individual is distressed about a conflict between their sex assigned at birth and their gender identity/role. Queer theory: variation of gender expression, challenge to binary, lived experiences of transgender people. Key players in lgb rights movements: stonewall 1969, shunned within the lgb movement. Tension with feminist movement: (cid:862)wo(cid:373)e(cid:374)-o(cid:374)ly(cid:863) spa(cid:272)e.