KNES 400 Lecture Notes - Lecture 21: Health Equity, Ender Wiggin, Gender Binary
27 Nov 2018
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Sexuality describes a person"s enduring physical, romantic, and/or emotional attraction to another person. Gender construct of biological, psychological and cultural factors used to classify as male or female. Elements of both male and female esp in biology and physical traits. Born with characteristics of both male and female attributes. Discriminatory social policies (or policies that allow for discrimination) impact access to health care: legally, title ix cant discriminate against sexes, but doesn"t say anything about sexual orientation, also health care rights for spouses. Insurance coverage trans individual face challenges if they identify as another gender on their gender identification card: socially. Homophobia and violence: can contribute to allostatic load and in turn impact health. Lack of lgbtq-specific knowledge as it relates to health and lack of research. Differential access to goods, services, and opportunities of society. Initial historical insult (normalized, can be legalized, inherited)
