LECTURE Flashcards
(100 cards)
when and by who did the word homosexual become coined
1869
Karl Maria Kentbeny
concept of sexual orientation invented in __, primarily by __
west 1869
medical practioners who created the idea of heterosexual and homosexuals
prior to 1869, same-sex sexual acts existed but __
personal or group identities based on same-sex sexuality did not exist thus neither did sub-cultures of same-sex attracted individuals
because sexual orientation categories did not exist, everyone was bisexu
what are fanchonos (portuguese)
same-sex attracted males, many of whom were effeminate
relating to portuguese, what was said in 1652
people warned about a priest named Barreto because he was a fanchono and a somitigo (sodomite)
in 1645, portuguese referred to gay people as __
assemblies of fanchonos
-employed nicknames such as Rafeal Fanchono (1570)
fanchonos organized themselves in physical and social space in the manner of subculture, explain
wore distinctive clothing/hairstyle
often employed overtly feminine nicknames
employed specialized slang
fanchonos spoke about themselves as a __ while outsiders were referred to as __
jurisdiction
ugly
when did the portuguese fanchonos exist
late 16th and 17th records of Portuguese Inquistion in the National Archives in Lisbon
when did the english mollies exist
18th century documents including records from London’s central criminal court (the Old Bailey)
what is a sub-culture
sub-group of individuals within larger culture that has unique traditions distinguishing it from the larger group
individuals who were considered mollies employed __
nicknames for themselves
-e.g., Black molly, Green Pea Molly
-creates sense of group identity
mollies organized themselves in physical and social space in manner of subculture, explain
often employed overtly feminine nicknames
specialized slang and gestures
camp important
festivals, mock weddings/births
patronized molly houses
in 17th century Japan, what was a subculture
onna girai
-identity based on sexual orientation
evidence for a subculture in Indonesia called __ dates back to __
ludurk performers
1822
what was said about same-sex attracted women as a distinct category
such women will not suffer men but devote themselves to other women and are called tribads
in ancient indian medical texts, recognition of same-sex attracted females as __
distinct “types” and “man haters”
-shows that india sees homosexuality as a congenital, organic etiology (essentiality)
prior to 1869, Anne Lister __
was not able to create a lesbian network, let alone a subculture because she identified as a lesbian (personal identity) but no one else did
to determine where someone is sex a-typical, one has to first establish __
what counts as sex-typical pattern
-can be done by asking boys/men and girls/women about their preferred childhood activities
what were the questions to determine a girl/women sex-typical childhood behaviour
how often did you play with girls
how often did you play with dolls
how often did your pretend to be a girl
how often did you wear dresses
what were the questions to determine a boy/men sex-typical childhood behaviour
how often did you play with boys
how often did you engage in rough play
how often did you pretend to be a boy
how often did you cut your hair short
based on the questions to determine sex-typical childhood behaviour, what was the average FTB score? average MTB score?
4
0.75
in canada, how many men were sex-typical?
how many were sex a-typical?
what were the results for women?
0.5
3
3 (sex-typical) and 1 (sex-atypical)
in japan, compared to canada, what were the results for sex-typical childhood behaviour
less sex-typical, for both males&females, than Canadians in total
