CI: Sexuality and ID

Question 1

ao1s

Answer 1

heterosexuality - “dominant and ideal”
changing attitudes towards homosexuality
homophobia
bisexuality - debates on whether it is an ID, Bleiberg et al

Question 2

ao2s

Answer 2

social construct, Lees - slapper and slag vs praise
Taylor - lesbians lower social profile than gay men, gay was criminalised until 60s, lesbian wasnt, changes benfited lesbian women
McIntosh - the homosexual role, men are expected to act effeminate if they are gay
Kintzinger and Wilkinson - women have greater sexual fluidity, whilt calling themselves “homosexual” would also sleep with men

Question 3

ao3s

Answer 3

not a product of biology, assumption of differing sexual ID
likelier to come out into accepting society
feels like they need to conform to these ideas
bisexual ideas are still under revision, greater fluidity bc of social change

Question 4

aoEs

Answer 4

radical fem: this should not be normal, political lesbianism
still homophobic society
not inclusive, feelings of challenging their ID based on this conformity
those ID as bi are going to regardless of its status in society