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Gender / Sex / Orientation
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Sex, Third Gender : Beyond Sexual Dimorphism in Culture and
History by Gilbert
Herdt (Editor)
In the 1990s, questions of sex roles and
individual identity have taken a central position in intellectual
debates. These eleven essays in history and anthropology offer a
novel perspective on these debates by questioning the place of
sexual dimorphism in culture and history. They propose a new role
for the study of alternative sex and gender systems in cultural
science, as a means of critiquing thinking that privileges
standard male/female gender distinctions and rejects the natural
basis of other forms of sexuality. The essays: Introduction
Gilbert Herdt. Living in the Shadows: Eunuchs and Gender in
Byzantium Kathryn Ringrose. London's Sapphists: From Three Sexes
to Four Genders in the Making of Modern Culture Randolph Trumbach.
Sodomy and the Pursuit of a Third Sex in the Early Modern Period
Theo van der Meer. A Female Soul in a Male Body Gert Hekma. Woman
Becomes Man in the Balkans Rene Gremaux. Polynesian Gender
Liminality Through Time and Space Niko Besnier. How to Become a
Berdache: Toward a Unified Analysis of Gender Diversity Will
Roscoe. Hijras: An Alternative Sex and Gender Role in India Serena
Nanda. Mistaken Sex: Culture, Biology and the Third Sex in New
Guinea Gilbert Herdt. Transcending and Transgendering:
Male-to-Female Transsexuals, Dichotomy and Diversity Anne Bolin.
Distributed for Zone Books
About the Author
Gilbert
Herdt is Professor of Human Development at the University of
Chicago. He is the author, coauthor, or editor of many books,
including Ritualized
Homosexuality in Melanesia, Gay
and Lesbian Youth, and Intimate
Communications.
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It's easy to say what Butch and Femme are
NOT, more difficult to express what Butch and Femme are,
and damned near impossible to write a F.A.Q. about Butch-Femme
devoid of any generalities. On several different discussion lists,
even as a group, we have never been able to distinctly define any
of the above terms in a way that everyone agrees with. The
final thesis is always: Butch, Stone Butch, Femme, and Stonefemme
are natural gender expressions that are of the heart, having
little to do with appearance or any stereotypical code of
behavior.
This is an amazing, wonderful website!
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This site provides and interesting collection of
postmodernist essays on transgender theory.
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gender.org
-- Gender Education and Advocacy
Gender Education and Advocacy (GEA) is a new
national organization focused on the needs, issues and concerns of
gender variant people in human society. We seek to educate and
advocate, not only for ourselves and others like us, but for all
human beings who suffer from gender-based oppression in all of its
many forms. We also are a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization
incorporated in Georgia.
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GenderPAC is the national organization working
to guarantee every American's civil right to express their gender
orientation free of stereotypes, discrimination and violence.
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The Human Sexuality Collection seeks to preserve
and make accessible primary sources that document historical
shifts in the social construction of sexuality, with a focus on
U.S. lesbian and gay history and the politics of pornography. We
are actively expanding the Collection and are seeking gifts of
personal papers, organizational records, rare books, and
periodicals that reflect changing views on sexuality. Through this
program, Cornell University is working to ensure that a more
complete historical record of sexuality will be available to
researchers.
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The Mission of the Intersex Society
is to end shame, secrecy, and unwanted genital surgeries for people
born with atypical sex anatomy.
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Press for Change is a political lobbying and
educational organization, which campaigns to achieve equal civil
rights and liberties for all transsexual and transgender people in
the U.K. through legislation and social change.
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A radical web community which introduces queer
theory concepts and an unapologetic celebration of CHOOSING to be
queer to a primarily non-academic audience.
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This fact sheet is from the the Sexual
Information and Education Council of the United States (SIECUS).
Excerpt:
SIECUS believes that an
individual's sexual orientation--whether bisexual, homosexual, or
heterosexual--is an essential part of sexual health and
personality. SIECUS strongly supports the right of each individual
to accept, acknowledge, and live in accordance with his or her
orientation. SIECUS advocates laws guaranteeing civil rights and
protection to all people, and deplores all forms of prejudice and
discrimination against people based on sexual orientation.
Recent public debates on
homosexuality have been distorted by homophobia, misinformation,
and stereotypes about sexual orientation and identity. This fact
sheet has been prepared by SIECUS staff to provide current,
accurate facts to inform a more intelligent debate.
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From the Queer Resource Directory. This page
offers news, news worthy events, and links to news servers.
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