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What is sexuality

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Person sexual orientation and the gender they’re attracted to

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Example of sexuality

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  • being gay/homosexual: being a man attracted to other men e.g Elton John
  • being gay women/lesbian : women attracted to other women e.g Queen latifah
  • bisexual : attracted to both men and women e.g Malcom X , lily singh
  • pansexual : attraction towards people regardless of sex or gender e.g miley Cyrus
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Studies for creation and reinforcement of sexual identity

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  • religion
  • media : heteronormativity
  • media : stereotyping
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Religion : creation and reinforcement of sexual identity , what is religion view on sexual identity

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Abrahamic religion : Christianity, Islam and Judaism view such behaviour as sinful stemmed from monogamy, heterosexuality and celibacy so normal and healthy sex is heterosexual and married for aim of reproduction

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Examples of Sexual identity created and reinforced for religion view ?

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The music video ‘Take
Me To Church’ by Hozier explores Catholic attitude towards homosexuality, and is an interesting
example of some religious views of homosexuality.

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Bible view on sexual identity for creation and reinforcement

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The Bible: “You shall not lie with a male as with a woman; it is an abomination.” (Leviticus,
18:22)

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Torah view on sexual identity for creation and reinforcement ?

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And if a man lie with mankind, as with womankind, both of them have
committed a detestable act: They shall surely be put to death; their blood shall be upon
them.” (Leviticus, 20:13)

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Quran view of sexual identity and creation and reinforcement

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Quran: “Do you commit such immorality as no one has preceded you with from among
the worlds? Indeed, you approach men with desire, instead of women. Rather, you are a
transgressing people.” (Sura 7, Verse 80-81)

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What does Media
Heteronormativity say about sexual identity

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Media participates in annihilation of gays and lesbians by negatively stereotyping them and rarely portraying them realistically or portraying them at all

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Media
Heteronormativity : who stared this study

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George Gerbner

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Media
Heteronormativity: what is heteronormativity?

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the idea that
heterosexuality is the most normal and desirable form of sexuality.

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Person behind media : stereotyping of creation and reinforcement of sexual identity

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Craig

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What does media: stereotyping, Craig suggest about homosexual and the media ?

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When homosexual characters are portrayed in the media they’re stereotyped to have negative psychological and social characteristics

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Media: stereotype Craig , three most common stereotypes of homosexuals

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Campness , Macho and deviant

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What is campness ? Media and stereotyping

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Campness refers to the ways in which gay men are seen to be more feminine
in their mannerisms. reinforces negative views of gay sexuality by being
somewhere in between male and female

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What is macho : media and stereotyping

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When gay men in the media are characterised by exaggerated masculinity

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What is deviant ? Media and stereotyping: Craig ?

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Gay people may be stereotyped as deviants, as evil or as devious in television
drama, as sexual predators or as people who feel tremendous guilt about their sexuality

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Sexual identities changing studies ?

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  • Mark McCormack and Erik Anderson: softening of masculinity in English sixth forms
  • changing media representations: Guantlett
  • change in law: same sex marriages
  • changing social attitudes: LGB identity as de-medicalised
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Mark McCormack and Erik Anderson: softening of masculinity in English sixth forms - sexual identities changing

Who was this study on ?

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16-18 year old boys in sixth form, observation that took place in lessons but mainly spend time in common room observing behaviour

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Mark McCormack and Erik Anderson: softening of masculinity in English sixth forms - sexual identities changing

What did the boys demonstrate for sexual identity ?

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Boys demonstrated pro gay attitudes and they stood against homophobia and say it as immaturity and anyone was homophonic would be policied by peers

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Mark McCormack and Erik Anderson: softening of masculinity in English sixth forms - sexual identities changing

Secondly , what could the boys be with each other ?

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Physical tactile with one another e.g suiting I’m exhausted other laps and would not be seen as homosexual

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Mark McCormack and Erik Anderson: softening of masculinity in English sixth forms - sexual identities changing

Thirdly, what else did the boys do without seeming gay ?

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Acceptable for boys to take care of their appearance without it seeming gay or feminine e.g shaving Legs

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Changing media representation: guantlett : what doe she suggest is happening with sexual identities

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Suggest that tolerance of sexual diversity is slowly growing in society and images of sexual identites which audience of media are not familiar with to make the population more comfortable with other sexual lifestyle

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Changing media representation: guantlett

Examples of sexual identities in media to make people population more comfortable with other sexual lifestyles

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  • orange is the new black on Netflix has a lesbian couple: piper and Alex
  • British Olympic swimmer Tom Daley who is gay said in a speech that he wants to stop countries where homosexuality is punishable by death from competing in the Olympics
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Changes in law: same sex marriages - changing sexual identities

What happened in 2014 and same sex marriage

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Change in law in 2014 meant that same sex couples in UK could legally get married for the first time

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Changing social attitudes: LGB ad de-medicalised - sexual identity changing

How was being gay, bisexual or lesbian previously seen as ?

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Being gay, lesbian or bisexual was previously seen as a medial disorder with biological abnormalities and seen as something that could be treated when viewed in medical lens

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Changing social attitudes: LGB ad de-medicalised - sexual identity changing

Who listed homosexuality as a mental illness ?

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International classification of diseases (ICD)

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Changing social attitudes: LGB ad de-medicalised - sexual identity changing

However what did vast amount of scientific research show about same sex, romantic attraction or feelings ?

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That it was normal variations of human sexuality

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Changing social attitudes: LGB ad de-medicalised - sexual identity changing

As a result of same sex being seen as normal variations of human sexuality, what did this lead to ?

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Same sex relationship was moved from ICD

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