Identity Contents Page: SEXUALITY
• 1. Rich= Compulsory Heterosexuality
• 2. Quinn= Tribal Relationships
• 3. Weeks= Complexity Of Sexual Identity
• 4. McIntosh= The Homosexual Role
• 5. Plummer= The Homosexual Career
,Rich:
Compulsory Heterosexuality
– Argues that women’s sexuality is supressed by men
through heterosexual marriage, rape, domestic violence
and sexual objectification of women.
– ‘Compulsory heterosexuality’ is how women are socialised
into a subordinate and heterosexual role, ensuring that
they are available to men.
,Quinn:
Tribal Relationships
– Native Americans celebrated same sex marriage.
– Males: ‘wife’ feminine berdache
– Females: ‘husband’ warrior, dominant amazon
– Sub-Saharan Africans have man-boy marriage ceremonies.
– ‘Boy-wife’ (12-20) marries a man, is acting as a wife.
– When he becomes a man, he takes a boy-wife of his own.
, Weeks:
Complexity Of Sexual Identity
– Points out that not many would say ‘I am heterosexual’,
but saying ‘I am gay’ makes more of a statement.
– Shows that LGBT people associate their sexuality as being
an important part of their identity.
– Argues that sexual identification is a strange thing and
more complex than other aspects of identity.
• 1. Rich= Compulsory Heterosexuality
• 2. Quinn= Tribal Relationships
• 3. Weeks= Complexity Of Sexual Identity
• 4. McIntosh= The Homosexual Role
• 5. Plummer= The Homosexual Career
,Rich:
Compulsory Heterosexuality
– Argues that women’s sexuality is supressed by men
through heterosexual marriage, rape, domestic violence
and sexual objectification of women.
– ‘Compulsory heterosexuality’ is how women are socialised
into a subordinate and heterosexual role, ensuring that
they are available to men.
,Quinn:
Tribal Relationships
– Native Americans celebrated same sex marriage.
– Males: ‘wife’ feminine berdache
– Females: ‘husband’ warrior, dominant amazon
– Sub-Saharan Africans have man-boy marriage ceremonies.
– ‘Boy-wife’ (12-20) marries a man, is acting as a wife.
– When he becomes a man, he takes a boy-wife of his own.
, Weeks:
Complexity Of Sexual Identity
– Points out that not many would say ‘I am heterosexual’,
but saying ‘I am gay’ makes more of a statement.
– Shows that LGBT people associate their sexuality as being
an important part of their identity.
– Argues that sexual identification is a strange thing and
more complex than other aspects of identity.
