Steve Valocchi, The Class-Inflected Nature of Gay Inty, Social Problems, Vol. 46, No. 2 (May, 1999), pp. 207-224
Contents:
- AN ILLTRATED GUI TO REGNIZG YOUR GAY STEREOTYP
- LBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL AND TRANSGENR YOUTH THE JUVENILE JTICE SYSTEM
- WHAT PERCENTAGE OF THE POPULATN IS GAY [UPDATED MAY 2023]
AN ILLTRATED GUI TO REGNIZG YOUR GAY STEREOTYP
* gay classification system *
In the spir of batg stereotyp by reclaimg and celebratg them, BBDO NY Art Director Jam Kuczynski and illtrator Pl Tuller have created a “Gui to Gay Stereotyp, ” a seri of silk screened imag pturg the sence of your neighborhood gay posters, released this week as we head to Pri season, celebrate the recent Supreme Court cisn on DOMA.
LBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL AND TRANSGENR YOUTH THE JUVENILE JTICE SYSTEM
Sharon L. Baker, Gay W. Shepherd, Fictn Classifitn Schem: The Prcipl behd Them and Their Succs, RQ, Vol. 27, No. 2 (Wter 1987), pp. 245-251 * gay classification system *
Nearly 50 years ago, LGBTQ+ activists achieved what was lled the “greatt gay victory” of the time: succsfully phg members of the Amerin Psychiatric Associatn (APA) to remove the diagnosis of homosexualy om the official classifitn of mental illns, the Diagnostic and Statistil Manual of Mental Disorrs (DSM).
WHAT PERCENTAGE OF THE POPULATN IS GAY [UPDATED MAY 2023]
The current health stat of lbian, gay, bisexual, and transgenr people of all rac, ethnici, ag, and social backgrounds n be unrstood only cultural and historil ntext. To provi this ntext, this chapter reviews basic fns and ncepts ncerng genr inty, genr exprsn, and sexual orientatn; summariz key historil events that have shaped ntemporary LGBT culture and muni; scrib the mography of LGBT people the Uned Stat; and exam barriers to accsg health re for LGBT people. The chapter then prents a discsn of the se of HIV/AIDS as relat to several important them of this report. The fal sectn summariz key fdgs and rearch opportuni. * gay classification system *
The classifitn of mental illns was born om the legacy of multiple systems of power: the Amerin legal system crimalized homosexual behavr; feral and state ernments had not yet dified protectns for queer and trans people seekg employment and hog; and an sistence on heteronormative genr rol stigmatized anyone who viated om their role as a “woman” or a “man.