HONR 370 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Heterosexism, Heteronormativity, Stonewall Riots

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Emotional, affectional, and sexual attractions toward: someone of another sex (heterosexual, same-sex (lesbian or gay, any sex (bisexual/pansexual) Sexual identity: what we call ourselves, homosexual. Utilized during early 19th and 20th century in when individuals sought a (cid:373)edi(cid:272)al (cid:862)(cid:272)ure(cid:863) for ho(cid:373)ose(cid:454)ualit(cid:455) Alfred kinsey scale: describes full spectrum of sexual behavior. Homophile movement (late 40s and 50s: focused on decriminalizing homosexuality and providing educational programs for medical experts, goals: Wi(cid:374) support of (cid:862)e(cid:454)perts(cid:863) who (cid:272)ould help stop perse(cid:272)utio(cid:374) (cid:862)assi(cid:373)ilatio(cid:374)(cid:863): e(cid:374)(cid:272)ouraged les(cid:271)ia(cid:374)s a(cid:374)d ga(cid:455) (cid:373)e(cid:374) to (cid:272)o(cid:374)for(cid:373) to traditional gender expectations: key players: Mattachine society: focused on issues of gay men. Daughters of billitis: focused on issues of lesbians. Illinois repeals its sodomy laws, becoming the first us state to decriminalize homosexuality. Stonewall rebellion (1969: triggered birth of the modern lesbian and gay liberationist movement. Challenged the idea that only heterosexual was normal.

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