Wonderwear Wednesday *22
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Tender Thursday *29
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The Kinsey Scale
The Heterosexual-Homosexual Rating Scale, sometimes referred to as the “Kinsey Scale,” was developed by Alfred Kinsey and his colleagues Wardell Pomeroy and Clyde Martin in 1948, in order to account for research findings that showed people did not fit into neat and exclusive heterosexual or homosexual categories.
Interviewing people about their sexual histories, the Kinsey team found that, for many people, sexual behaviour, thoughts and feelings towards the same or opposite sex was not always consistent across time. Though the majority of men and women reported being exclusively heterosexual, and a percentage reported exclusively homosexual behaviour and attractions, many individuals disclosed behaviours or thoughts somewhere in between.
Graphic by Michael J DiMotta
As Kinsey writes in Sexual Behavior in the Human Male (1948): “Males do not represent two discrete populations, heterosexual and homosexual. The world is not to be divided into sheep and goats…The living world is a continuum in each and every one of its aspects.”
The Kinsey Scale can’t be considered the ultimate measurement of sexual identity of course since it won’t tell you that someone might be sexually attracted to girls but romantically favouring boys or the other way around. Not to mention all the shades of the rainbow in-between gender, gender-identity, sexuality, attraction and so forth.
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Feasting Friday *29
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The Gay Wish
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The Innamorato
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Periodical Political Post *113
Queer News
- Scotland: Poll shows majority of population supports marriage equality
- Poland rejects proposed civil partnerships but will get hate speech laws
- French government announces same-sex marriage will come very soon
- German court tells lesbian asylum seeker to hide her identity in Iran
- Ugandan government says it discovered evidence of gay conspiracy
Other News
- U.S. Republican Senators introduce a rewrite of their “cyber security” bill
- 1,000,000 school-aged children were homeless during the last school year
- New school RFID scheme reminder of technology’s surveillance potential
- Tens of thousands protest against restarts of nuclear power plants in Japan
- CIA fake vaccine program will have wide-ranging effects on children’s health
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Sound Sunday *32
Lee Taemin from the South Korean band Shinee | Found by Xag
www.youtube.com/watch?v=8kyG5tTZ1iE
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The Unfair Criminalization of Queer Kids
Gay, transgender, and gender nonconforming youth are significantly over-represented in the American juvenile justice system—approximately 300,000 gay and transgender youth are arrested and/or detained each year, of which more than 60 percent are black or Latino. Though gay and transgender youth represent just 5 percent to 7 percent of the nation’s overall youth population, they compose 13 percent to 15 percent of those currently in the juvenile justice system.
These high rates of involvement in the juvenile justice system are a result of gay and transgender youth abandonment by their families and communities, and victimization in their schools—sad realities that place this group of young people at a heightened risk of entering the school-to-prison pipeline.
Despite the disproportionately high rates of gay and transgender youth entering the juvenile justice system, America’s schools, law enforcement officers, district attorneys, judges, and juvenile defenders are not equipped to manage the unique experiences and challenges that these young people face. As a consequence, the system often does more harm by unfairly criminalizing these youth—imposing harsh school sanctions, labelling them as sex offenders, or detaining them for minor offenses—in addition to subjecting them to discriminatory and harmful treatment that deprives them of their basic civil rights.
Read on: Why gay and transgender youth end up in the juvenile justice system
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Mirror Monday *63
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Anti-Gay Bullying in British Schools
More than half of queer teens in the UK are bullied at school according to The School Report by gay rights organization Stonewall. The study found that 55% of British youngsters aged between 11 and 18 experience homophobic bullying at school. Most shocking is that 56% of the surveyed 1,600 queer pupils have tried to deliberately harm themselves, including cutting and burning themselves. Almost 25% of those surveyed even tried to take their own life at some point (compared to 7% of all young people).
Despite the figures being down on the last report in 2007, which saw 65% of gay teens admitting to being victims of homophobic bullying, there has been little improvement in occurrences of anti-gay language; 99% said they hear phrases like ‘that’s so gay’ or ‘you’re so gay’ in school.
“I think some teachers – particularly those who were trained a while ago – think, mistakenly, that it is unlawful to teach children about homosexuality. Others dismiss homophobic bullying as banter,” said Stonewall chief executive Ben Summerskill. “When a child is bullied for having ginger hair or being black, at least parents or carers can provide support at home, but many young people who suffer homophobic bullying don’t have that. Many feel so isolated they withdraw from education.”
The Guardian has more on the topic…
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Tummy Tuesday *15
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Illegal to be You
Imagine if it were illegal to have blue eyes or be under 5ft 10ins and if breaking this law meant you could go to prison or face attack or even death. In many countries around the world, gay people don’t have to imagine it. They already face the very real prospect of being criminalised for their sexuality. In no fewer than 78 countries around the world homosexual acts are still illegal. In five of them the maximum penalty is death.
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Wet Wednesday *91
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Tickling… right…
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Trap Thursday *70
Photo by Djameel
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The closest you’ll get to Time Travel
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Face Friday *7
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Periodical Political Post *114
Queer News
- Spain’s constitutional court delays verdict over legality of same-sex marriage
- Ecuadorian court says civil union registrations from same-sex couples are valid
- U.S. football star makes her homosexuality public, urges others to come out
- Hate groups still preach students can be indoctrinated into homosexual behaviour
- Parliament in Ukraine reported to have cancelled vote on anti-gay propaganda law
- School suspends teacher until she gets her son to get back into the closet
Other News
- Democracy wins for now, European Parliament kills global anti-piracy law ACTA
- U.S. Cops to get tech to covertly irradiating people, looking through their clothes
- The rotten heart of finance: A scandal over key interest rates is about to go global
- America’s War on Drugs: 12 years for cough syrup, charges for Ibuprofen
- Under U.S. law, several million teens could be prosecuted for child pornography
- Parents send kids to boot camp in Utah to cure “porn addiction” [Warning: Daily Mail]
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Cute Caturday *51
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