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I'm trying to look for a questionnaire/scale that can measure heterosexual people exhibiting prosocial behaviors towards the LGBTQIA+ individuals. Better if it's regarding the social and political rights of the sexual minorities.
Once my heart had an orgasm when she was hugging me and looking at me and saying how she loved me. (Shere Hite)
Geopolitical determinants are an important factor of escalation.
But wars also arise from a struggle of dominance of one's way of life i.e. social organization and norms.
Ukraine vs Russia war has an element of progressive/EU values vs conservative ones. Russia considers the rights of LGBt /gays a mental decease, while science accepts the right to associate with traits that society typically associates with one orr the other sex.
This I consider a main issue on the arena of norms which can be a catalyst for escalation although it might not be the main one but I eleborated for references.
Who agrees, for the sake of human decency, people should be trained to use the word banal, cliché, etc. instead of the word gay? How? Why? My answer: I agree for the sake of human decency, people should be trained to use the word banal, cliché, etc. instead of the word gay. How?: Through training to obtain human empathy, human dignity, and harmony. Why?: Often the term gay is misused and the banal should be addressed with respectful terms.
Dear colleagues,
As a scholar, I am often faced with the question of whether a care provider (psychologist, therapist, counselor, or other professional) may or may not disclose their own sexual or gender identity when they provide care services to their sexually- and gender-diverse clients. I have so far not been able to find good resources on the topic, esp. those related to questions of whether professional identity may or may not be relevant in context of care; in cases if a decision is based on some individual circumstances, which those may be; or generally if there is some good peer-reviewed literature about this topic.
I'll end my question with a famous and not entirely unrelated line by Celia Kitzinger and their colleagues from 1998: "'Gay and lesbian sychologist'” can be heterosexual, just as a “social psychologist” can be anti-social or a “sports psychologist” a couch potato'" (Kitzinger et al., 1998, p532).
Thank you for your insights and time,
Michal
Embodiment and the V.A.R.I.E.S. Model of Language and Culture Variation
Don and Alleen Nilsen are suggesting the VARIES acronym to explain how embodiment affects language variation. The VARIES acronym explains linguistic diversity in the following ways:
V-VOCATIONAL JARGON AND HUMOR
Computer Guys, Doctors, Lawyers, Linguists, Teachers
A-AGE-RELATED LANGUAGE AND HUMOR
Children, Teenagers, Old People
R-REGIONAL LANGUAGE AND HUMOR
California, Canada, New York, South
I-INFORMAL OR FORMAL LANGUAGE AND HUMOR
Casual Acquaintances, Lovers, Friends, Relatives
E-ETHNIC LANGUAGE AND HUMOR
Blacks, Jews, Mexicans, Native Americans
S-SEX-RELATED LANGUAGE AND HUMOR
Males, Females, Lesbians, Gays
Give examples of how our world view is affected by our bodies: tall vs. short, fat vs. skinny, old vs. young, athletic vs. intellectual, boy vs. girl, etc.
Embodiment and the V.A.R.I.E.S. Model of Language and Culture Variation
Don and Alleen Nilsen are suggesting the VARIES acronym to explain how embodiment affects language variation. The VARIES acronym explains linguistic diversity in the following ways:
V-VOCATIONAL JARGON AND HUMOR
Computer Guys, Doctors, Lawyers, Linguists, Teachers
A-AGE-RELATED LANGUAGE AND HUMOR
Children, Teenagers, Old People
R-REGIONAL LANGUAGE AND HUMOR
California, Canada, New York, South
I-INFORMAL OR FORMAL LANGUAGE AND HUMOR
Casual Acquaintances, Lovers, Friends, Relatives
E-ETHNIC LANGUAGE AND HUMOR
Blacks, Jews, Mexicans, Native Americans
S-SEX-RELATED LANGUAGE AND HUMOR
Males, Females, Lesbians, Gays
Give examples of how our world view is affected by our bodies: tall vs. short, fat vs. skinny, old vs. young, athletic vs. intellectual, boy vs. girl, etc.
to clarify; Do homosexuals hide their sexual and emotional orientation, or do they not only hide their sexual relations, but rather a large part of their lives, which reinforces feelings of loneliness and isolation.
Hi There,
I'm a very non-traditional Ph.D. candidate absolutely struggling through the stats interpretation of my data.
Context:
Control/Intervention group, high school students ages 14 to 16
Intervention: three inclusive sex/health education lessons that focused on education about gender & sexual minorities.
- pre & post knowledge test
- Pre & post homophobic behavior Scale
- Pre & post transphobic behavior scale
- pre & post classroom climate scale
Normality Tests
- Shaprio-Wilk test - not all pre & post data passed this test
- Levene’s Test for Quality of Error Variance - all pre & post data passed this test
- Outliers in some of my pre & post data but not all
Asks to this group:
1. What are my options to help with normality of data? I've read some articles about
2. What's the best data analytic plan moving forward?
Reminder:
I'm truly a novice at statistics, I took stats many, many years ago and what knowledge I did have took a hit when I suffered a massive concussion (no pun intended). Getting some support with a tutor & I've been doing my best with YouTube videos but could really use some advice, as I'm often unsure if I'm headed in the right direction.
Thank you!
In order to distinguish AI generated content from original/human, would it be useful to have a category of DOI/ISBN for that type of content? It could have its own index and registry, etc. Perhaps this has already been done.
Receipt of works in the form of papers, essays, reviews, interviews, literary texts, images and other formats that reflect on the theme, until October 31, 2023.
We are constantly confronted with increasingly advanced and refined techniques of power, which constitute a complex regimen of control and exploitation of the vital power of bodies and subjectivities. According to Preciado, this biopolitical regime, called pharmacopornographic, uses “sex, sexuality and sexual identity as the somato-political centeres for producing and governing subjectivity”. Bodies are invaded by techno-political apparatuses that act molecularly to change their constitution, seeking to adapt them to the demands of capital. In this context, we live in the era of hyperartificiality and plasticity of bodies, in which the ontological-political limits of identities can be flexibly managed and consumed.
However, given this evident plasticity, we are faced with bodies that escape this regime of exploitation. Bodies that experiment with new ways of utilizing somato-political techniques and social biocodes to produce material effects that do not fit the designs of dominant power. In this issue of (Des)troços, we call for submissions that reflect on these corporealities and subjectivities that challenge their own containment, rebelling against the logic of being mere objects of the technologies of power. We encourage intersectional approaches that consider the complex interactions between gender, sexuality, race, class, and other social dimensions in the struggle for recognition and emancipation of these bodies. Reflections that dialogue with authors such as Judith Butler, Paul Preciado, Gloria Anzaldúa, Eve Sedgwick, Audre Lorde, Monique Wittig, Teresa de Lauretis, José Esteban Muñoz, Michel Foucault, among others. We must activate these vibrant bodies, full and alive in their intensities: queer bodies.
We also emphasize that, in addition to this thematic dossier, the journal (Des)troços accepts pitches in a continuous flow of a general nature that are linked to radical thinking and the editorial line of the journal, as described at: https://destrocosrevista.wordpress.com/sobre-a-revista/.
Contributions must be sent through the OJS system, respecting the submission rules for texts (https://destrocosrevista.wordpress.com/submissoes-submissions/) by October 31, 2023. Title requirements do not apply to image authors, whose contributions will be evaluated solely by the editorial committee.
Contributions in the form of texts will be evaluated by the editorial committee and by the double-blind review system. Once approved, texts and images will be published in the seventh issue of the journal, scheduled to be released in the second half of 2023.
Glossary of sexual terms
Clitoral glans = the only visible part (the tip) of the clitoral organ, which is usually (but misleadingly) referred to as “the clitoris”
Clitoral organ = the whole internal organ, which is adjacent to (even contiguous with) the vagina and includes the body (or shaft) and the glans
Clitoral stimulation = typically refers to (manual or oral) stimulation of the clitoral glans, neither of which cause orgasm. Female orgasm is achieved by pressing down rhythmically with the fingers of both hands over the glans and into the internal tissue either side of the labia majore (thereby massaging the blood flow within the clitoral organ) together with simultaneous clenching of the buttocks. Stimulation is instinctive and is applied in response to a conscious and intense mental focus on erotic but non-graphic scenarios.
Coitus = intercourse (the penis thrusting into the vagina), which may include upper-body lovemaking (mouth to mouth kissing and non-genital caressing)
Come-on = a behaviour that acts as a sexual invitation to a male partner (a behaviour that causes male arousal and that is therefore a turn-on)
Cunnilingus = oral stimulation of the clitoral glans, which provides only mild sensual stimulation and does not cause orgasm
Ejaculation = the ejaculation of semen containing spermatozoa (sperm), which is triggered by male orgasm. Causes impregnation if it occurs within or close to the vagina allowing a sperm to join with an egg from the ovaries.
Emotional rewards = these vary between the sexes. Some women enjoy pleasuring men. Some men hope for an erotic response from a partner.
Erection = in response to biological (hormonal) or psychological stimuli, blood flows to the penis and is trapped by muscles at the base of the penis
Erotica = soft porn aimed at women and not intended to cause arousal
Eroticism = stimuli (visual or mental fantasy) relating to portrayals of explicit sexual activity that may cause arousal for men and for responsive women
Fellatio = oral stimulation of the glans and the shaft of the penis in such a way as to simulate intercourse
Intercourse = penis thrusting into vagina or anus until ejaculation
Lovemaking = upper body kissing and caressing that women may enjoy given their lack of arousal and consequent lack of interest in genital stimulation with a lover (typically coincident with intercourse with a male partner)
Masturbation = self-stimulation of the phallus (for men) and almost any anatomy (for women) usually alone and not necessarily engaged in with the intention of achieving orgasm (especially for women)
Mental arousal = subconscious in men (real-world triggers or graphic fantasy) but consciously generated in responsive women (non-graphic scenarios)
Oral sex = cunnilingus is promoted as the equivalent of fellatio even though the parallel is fallacious (oral sex does not work the same way for women)
Orgasm = a sexual release of the accumulated arousal that accumulates when the mind focuses on erotic stimuli causing contractions in the pelvic region
Orientation = whether a person is attracted to someone of the same sex (homosexual), the opposite sex (heterosexual) or both sexes (bisexual). Gay men focus on genital activity; lesbians focus on emotional connection
Penetrative sex = intercourse (both vaginal and anal) as well as fellatio
Penile stimulation = the rhythmic massaging of the erect penis (shaft or body), which may be combined with simultaneous clenching of the buttocks
Phallus = organ involved in sexual response (penis or clitoris)
Physical arousal = as a result of mental arousal, the brain sends blood to the genitals (especially the phallus). This causes intensely conscious sensations in men but women are rarely conscious of any physical arousal
Pornography = male masturbation aid involving graphic sexual activity
Real-world erotic triggers = men are aroused by what they see in reality and by opportunities for intercourse (women are not aroused by such stimuli)
Reproductive organs = mostly internal organs (except for the penis which is partly an external orgasm) that are involved in reproduction
Sexual behaviours = the ways in which men and women (both gay and straight) behave in sexual scenarios. Such behaviours are in part determined by a person’s level of sexual arousal (minimal in women but intense in men)
Surreal erotic fantasises = in order to achieve orgasm responsive women use explicitly erotic fantasies which focus on the role of the penetrating male
Tumescence = increased blood flow primarily in the genitals
Turn-on = an aspect of eroticism that causes arousal (whether intended for that purpose or not)
India's Supreme Court considers legalizing same-sex marriage. India's Supreme Court is hearing arguments in the historic case this week, years after it decriminalized gay sex. India could become the second place in Asia to allow marriage equality, after Taiwan.
Should India Legalize same sex marriage?
I'm currently trying to use Twitter as to collect data for my research project on the use of AAVE by white gay males, but I have to admit, I find it very hard to navigate the API. Does anybody know how to search the accounts of a selected number of users for a set of specific features? Ideally, I wouldn't look through the accounts one by one, one select feature after the other, but all at once - but I don't know if and how that is possible. I've tried using R with a bunch of extra packages, but since I have no coding experience, this is all very confusing to me.
Thank you in advance!
I'm currently writing a term paper on the appropriation of AAVE in queer culture (specifically by white gay men). While I have already accumulated a lot of material, I find it very hard to phrase my actual research question. My paper should only be about 2000 words long, so I think I have to narrow down my topic even more.
My hypothesis is that white gay men use features typically associated with AAVE to evoke the image of a "sassy black queen", so my first instinct was to phrase my question along the lines of "To what extent do white gay men use AAVE features to evoke a “fierce black woman” personality?", but I don't know whether that might already be taking away my hypothesis.
I apologize in advance if I come across as ignorant. I am trying my best to educate myself on LGBTQI+ community and how to write them in academic writing.
I have a sample of X participants in a qualitative study. One of them identifies as a transwoman. 3 belonged to other sexual or gender minorities. I don't want to end up being insensitive in my writing. Of course, a transgender woman is a woman. What I am having trouble with is that - are the terms "male" and "female" assumed to be cisgendered?
Or,
Should I mentioned that: Y number of participants were cisgendered: M males and N females. And Z participants were from gender minorities (and include trans participants in the second sentence?).
Or should I take the route of M males and N females (where trans participant is included). and Z participants were from gender minorities.
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It took me some time to put forward this question because I feel like I am not able to frame it properly. So feel free to ask if you need clarifications from my side.
Thanks!
Over the last several decades, the increasing global attention to issues of human rights for
lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people and other sexual minorities has focused on the intrinsic value of those rights from a social, cultural, and ethical perspective. Recognizing those rights represents a commitment to equality for a stigmatized group of people and to guaranteeing universal freedoms for those individuals. Enacting those rights to achieve equality means working to end discrimination and violence against LGBT people. The need for attention is clear: human rights agencies and scholars from around the world have documented violations of human rights, finding discrimination, family rejection, violence, imprisonment, and other forms of exclusion faced by LGBT people in every country studied.
I find it sad that since the 70s queer theory has been researched and published, yet still teachers in EAL and institutions have not quite caught up with the literature in curriculum, pedagogy and teaching. What is the obstacle here?
Looking for research to help a poet writing thesis: Queer Theory to analyze early queer poets' and contemporary queer poets' ways of addressing and writing about identity and sexuality with an emphasis on Pat Parker and Adrienne Rich.
The Philosophy of Public Administration.
Philosophy looks in a rational way at aspects such as knowledge (epistemology), existence (metaphysics), methodology (logic and language), values (ethics) and beauty (aesthetics) of a phenomenon. Here we look at Public Administration (PA).
The first question is: What is Public Administration (epistemology)? Public Administration is the study of government that uses bureaucracy as its tool of operation. Bureaucracy is based on laws and regulations (Max Weber) and the bureaucrats follow these laws. The goal of government is to serve the public (public service based on public interest) where everybody is equal under the law. The aspect of good governance is important. These laws are decided upon by the political system that uses democracy as its guiding principle or tool of operation. PA works always in the tandem democracy-bureaucracy, where democracy takes the lead and bureaucracy follows. Changes always take place in this form.
In which form do we find bureaucracy and its properties (metaphysics)? Two main properties of bureaucracy are governing based on the law and the public interest. Bureaucratic systems are quite complex and are guided by systems dynamic laws: the general system theory (a system consist of different internal subsystems and external systems) and it is autopoietic (the system adheres mainly to its internal working). The external system here is the political system, but apart from that it doesn't answer to other external systems. Apart from the national and local government, we find bureaucracies in international organizations such as the UN and NGO's and because of their growing complexities, business organizations/forms can become bureaucratic too and object of study for PA.
In its methodological approach Public Administration is a multi- and interdisciplinary science. That means it uses knowledge from different disciplines (e.g. economy, law, sociology, psychology, technology) as its approach to solve problems. And because it is based on objective laws and regulations and the service to the public, it is more an empirical based science comparable to medicine. Theory building is different, there is a struggle whether to apply more inductive or deductive methods or verification than falsification. It is a young study and it is wresting with its paradigms.
What is the beauty of PA (aesthetics) and what is it good for (ethics)? In the public discussion, government is often seen in a pejorative way (negative): e.g. waste of resources, big government, slow decision making, corruption, spying on it own citizens. And at the positive side, except from the aspect of good governance, government is also considered good (Paul du Gay: In Praise of Bureaucracy, 2002). According to Adam Smith government has to promote happiness of the public as its sole use and ends (good government). Governmental organizations comply to the public will through the principles of democracy used by the political system. And there are certain duties only government has the power to execute. These beautiful and positive aspects of government objects of study of PA.
I mainly use the complexity of the bureaucratic system to make analysis and tend to look things interdisciplinary from a helicopter view.
Two books on the philosophy of PA:
Edoardo Engaro (2017). Philosophy and Public Administration. Massachusetts: Elger Publishing.
JSH Gildenhuys (2004). Philosophy of Public Administration. Stellenbosch: Sun Press.
Dear colleagues,
I am interested in researching heteronormativity and sexual and gender minority stigma related to it. I remember having skimmed through some research pointing out that children are aware about this kind of stigmatization (as in that non-heterosexual people are less valued in society) in relatively early age, say around 7-8 years. I would like to ask whether some of you have some related papers or research that substantiates this by empirical evidence. Based on colloquial evidence and also on my own experience, children do use this "knowledge acquired during the socialization phase" early on for example by swearing in the classroom to hurt others in this form of microaggression.
Thank you for sharing your suggestion on this,
Michal
Caribbean and Africa would be especially helpful
I am referring to Lesbians and Gays' Public Display of Affection among Selected Countries in Southeast Asia. Thank you.
Recently I read The Washington Post and I found out that that in some categories
such as Bluetooth speakers, over half of the customer reviews are fake.
You can identify the fake reviews by simply following the suggestions reported below:
1. Tons of reviews within a short time
2. Reviews containing similar images
3. No company website
4. Reviews with similar phrases
5. All reviews contain five stars
6. All reviews are non-distinctive
7. Reviewers using same review language frequently
8. Reviews are not verified purchases
9. 5 stars but not much detail
10. Queer language used
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