January 16th, 2013

Recommended Reading #133: Gender Relations



      “Out Of Bounds Blog No. 14 – Problems” by Chris Kluwe (Relationship, Sexual Orientation, U.S. Public Policy) 10/1/12

The author’s “Problem the fourth” mentions circumstances I find particularly insidious and irksome in this “debate” (it is in quotes because I find the entire idea of feeling such an investment in the institution of marriage that it is needed to “defend” it against something by not allowing some to enter into it legally frankly absurd…I don’t even see why marriage has anything to do with the government, but that is a digressing rant)—I have sometimes wanted to scream upon hearing the phrase “traditional marriage,” as usually the idea has seemed to me flung about in an astonishingly ignorant way given some of the things that have historically been “traditional” about marriage. I appreciate the author’s articulation of “Problem the fifth,” too, as it certainly seems to me that if marriage is, for whatever reason, going to be sanctioned and attended to by the government, there should be nothing religious surrounding those sanctions whatsoever in the governmental—i.e., legal—context. Overall, I much appreciate this piece and the sincere and respectful way I perceive it as being written.

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      “Female-to-male alongside pop culture” by Thomas Page McBee (Gender, Sexual Orientation, Sex and Culture) 5/23/12

I found this a moving, articulate, illuminating piece on transitioning from female to male.

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      “The ‘Good Guy’ Myth” by Taylor Callobre (Gender Socialization, Sex and Culture, Relationship) 1/30/12

Indeed.

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