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2025, Revista Canaria de Estudios Ingleses

Regiane Ramos (RR): I became aware of Sukhdeep Singh's documentary on Facebook, on 24 February 2020, as he posted 'the coming soon flyer'. I immediately wrote to him asking for the actual release date and transsexuality in Sikhism (as I am interested in this topic). He promptly replied and then we started exchanging messages. On 3 December 2020, he sent me an email inviting me to watch the online release of the Sab Rab De Bande (We're all God's Creation) on 5 December 2020. After watching it, I invited him for an interview. We had our conversation on February 5 th 2021 via Google Meet as I was in Brazil and he in India. Jairo Adrián-Hernández (JAH): Dr. Corrêa de Oliveira Ramos and I have been working closely on transgender communities in India for some time. After she got to know about this documentary, she kindly invited me to participate in translating the script into Spanish. Then we both got in touch with Mr. Singh for a discussion on his film and activism as part of the LGBTIQ+ community himself. My questions here are then a recreation from this interview, which, if interested, is fully disposed at the BrIndARC (Brasil-Índia Associação de Redes de Conhecimento) YouTube channel (28 June 2021). Due to space constrains, some questions have been either shortened or omitted. Good afternoon, Sukhdeep. First of all, thank you so much for accepting my invitation to talk about the documentary Sab Rab De Bande (We're all God's Creation) and the challenges that LGBTIQ+ Sikhs face. RR: Who is Sukhdeep Singh? Please tell me a bit about yourself. Sukhdeep Singh (SS): I am a gay Sikh person in his early 30s who is involved in multiple things. I grew up in Kolkata in a Sikh family, and then proceeded to pursue a degree in Engineering from IIT Dhanbad. While in college, I came out and then founded Gaylaxy Magazine, a LGBTIQ+ e-magazine. After graduating, I started working as a software engineer, while parallel running the magazine. I am currently based in Delhi where I am working as a Senior Software Engineer. Gaylaxy is more of a passion project and has completed 10 years. I have recently also finished my first documentary on LGBTIQ+ Sikhs called Sab Rab De Bande (We're all Gods Creation). RR: Can you describe Punjabi culture? What is it for queer Sikhs?

2025, Journal of Homosexuality

Perceptions of social norms can have downstream consequences for attitudes and behaviors, especially when it comes to the acceptance of marginalized groups. While interventions focusing on social norms may boost tolerance, few studies test whether variations in norm communication affect individuals' perceptions. Thus, in this paper, we test the effectiveness of three communicative aspects --valence framing (Experiments 1-3), point of view (Experiment 1), and group centrism (Experiment 3) --in shifting perceptions of social norms. Specifically, we investigate whether manipulating these aspects affects perceptions of tolerance of lesbian and gay individuals in Slovakia, where LGBTQ+ acceptance is among the lowest in Europe. We found that while positively valenced messages shifted perceptions towards tolerance, manipulating point of view and group-centrism did not. We believe that these findings can inform interventions intended to shift perceptions of social norms in hostile contexts, an important first step in changing prejudiced attitudes and behaviors.

2025, Arizona Journal of Hispanic Cultural Studies

2025

Os direitos humanos na política e os riscos da captura. Uma análise da Comissão de Direitos Humanos e Minorias da Câmara dos Deputados

2025, Strategi Kaum Waria Mempertahankan Eksistensinya Di Makassar, Sulawesi Selatan

PENDAHULUAN "mau'ni woroane mua na makkunrai sipa'na, makkunrai-mui; mau'ni makkunrai na woroane sipa'na, woroane-mui...". (Meskipun dia lakilaki, jika memiliki sifat keperempuanan, dia adalah perempuan; dan perempuan, yang memiliki sifat... more

2025, International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans and intersex (LGBTI) people are more likely to be exposed to domestic violence than the rest of the population. Using a descriptive qualitative methodology, 28 professionals from the educational sector, aged between 28 and 64 years old (M = 44.5), were interviewed to describe and understand their perspectives on the sector’s ability to support, intervene and get involved with LGBTI people and, particularly, with victims or former victims of domestic violence. Through a thematic content analysis, three main themes emerged: (i) life trajectories of LGBTI people; (ii) domestic violence perpetrated against LGBTI people; and (iii) training of the educational sector to intervene with LGBTI people. The results show that Portuguese education professionals are not trained to recognize and intervene with LGBTI people and, in particular, with those who are victims of domestic violence, since they are unaware of the existence of protocols and/or guidelines for dete...

2025

Curso: Corpo, pessoa e agência / Graduação / Unicamp

2025, e-PROSIDING Seminar Antarabangsa Amalan Terbaik PSH & PISH Tahun 2024

Kolej Komuniti Sik telah dilantik sebagai penyedia latihan bagi Kursus empowerNCER : Latihan Kemahiran dan Keusahawanan di daerah Sik pada tahun 2023. Kolej Komuniti Sik bertanggungjawab menyediakan tempat latihan, tenaga pengajar dan modul lengkap untuk semua peserta. Setelah menamatkan latihan, peserta akan diberi bantuan peralatan sebagai kit permulaan oleh Pihak Berkuasa Wilayah Pembangunan Koridor Utara (NCIA) untuk berniaga. Kebanyakan peserta menghadapi masalah dalam memilih kit permulaan yang sesuai untuk mereka memulakan perniagaan. Peserta perlu membuat keputusan yang terbaik bersesuaian dengan kemampuan dan kapasiti tempat mereka sendiri. NCIA hanya menyediakan senarai peralatan untuk peserta membuat pilihan. Sehubungan itu, peserta telah memohon bantuan dari segi nasihat daripada tenaga pengajar dari Kolej Komuniti Sik bagi mengelakkan mereka membuat pilihan yang salah dan merugikan. Satu flip book yang berjudul Panduan Memilih ‘Starter Kit’ Peralatan Perniagaan telah dibangunkan oleh tenaga pengajar kursus dalam memudahkan peserta membuat pilihan. Objektif flip book ini dihasilkan ialah menyediakan maklumat lebih lengkap berkenaan kit permulaan perniagaan yang ditawarkan mengikut kesesuaian peserta. Oleh itu, satu kajian untuk mengetahui keberkesanan penggunaan flip book tersebut telah dijalankan dengan pengedaran soal selidik melalui google form dan juga secara bersemuka. Jumlah maklum balas ialah 22 orang responden. Hasil dapatan menunjukkan pendapatan peserta selepas menerima peralatan yang dipilih telah mengalami peningkatan.
Kata kunci : kursus kemahiran dan keusahawanan, kit permulaan, panduan

2025

This research delves into the nuanced dynamics surrounding the process of coming out and its impact on family acceptance among the LGBTQIA+ athletes in City College of Angeles. The study aims to shed light on the unique challenges faced by individuals navigating both their athletic careers and personal identities, providing valuable insights for fostering inclusivity in sports. Drawing on a qualitative descriptive methods approach, including in-depth interviews, our research explores the experiences of sixteen (16) LGBTQIA+ athletes during their coming-out journeys. We seek to identify patterns of acceptance and rejection within family structures, considering various demographic factors, cultural contexts, and the nature of the sporting environment. Guided by the Queer Theory and Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs as underpinning philosophical lenses, data were analyzed thematically. By uncovering the intricate dynamics between coming out and family acceptance, this study contributes to a broader understanding of LGBTQIA+ inclusion in sports. The implications of the potential findings extend beyond the individual level, informing policy and practice in sports organizations to create environments that embrace diversity and ensure the well-being of LGBTQIA+ athletes on and off the field.

2025

Effectivity of Alternative System Learning depends on several factors, including the learning environment. Despite the crucial role of ALS in providing educational opportunities to diverse learners, little is known about how students perceive their learning environment and navigate challenges within School-Based Learning Centers. This study investigates the perceptions and experiences of Alternative Learning System (ALS) students within School-Based Learning Centers in Angeles City. This research employed a combination of exploratory and descriptive, qualitative design. Through cluster and purposive method, sixteen (16) participants from School-Based Learning Centers in Angeles City, participated in the one-one-one, in-depth interviews. A researcher-crafted interview guide was used to collect data until data saturation. Following manual qualitative data analysis, themes were generated using framework grounded in Ecological Systems Theory and Symbolic Interactionism Theory. Two major themes were identified: (1) Enabling Environment and (2) Supporting System where each theme was further divided into specific sub-themes. The ALS program embodies SDG 4 by providing out-of-school youth and adult learners access to alternative education, ensuring inclusivity and accessibility. The study highlights the effectiveness of ALS schoolbased learning centers in promoting equity in education for marginalized groups. Insights from the perceptions and experiences of ALS students can inform policymakers and stakeholders about areas for improvement in ALS programs to further enhance quality and accessibility.

2025, ICRRD Quality Index Research Journal

Education takes on direction and meaning as we try to figure out who we are. So, where do we begin on our new paths to achieving our goals of educating ourselves while maintaining our identities in a school setting? Individual interviews and observations were done throughout the paper to learn how students [personally] identified as “cisgender” male students perceive the Bontoc campus atmosphere at the ROTC UNIT-MPSPC and how that climate in the Criminology Department shapes their experiences. By employing a Critical Discourse Analysis (CDA) approach that considers the ways in which sexuality, gender, class, and other identity markers intersect, this study adapted Queer Theory, Gee's (2005) analytic guidelines, and Holland, et al. Figured World Identity (FWI) category that draws particularly from exploring three Bachelor of Science in Criminology male students' constructions of being cisgender that shaped their criminology careers. Rather than viewing identity through a sing...

2025, Kobai Contacto con Japón

Studies on media consumption among gay men often focus on LGBTQ+ character representation in productions aimed at teenage and adult audiences (Dhoest, 2023), overlooking the reception of works intended for younger viewers. This paper seeks to retrospectively identify the processes of involvement (Wirth, 2006) of Mexican millennial gay men with the characters of the influential shōjo anime Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon (Azuma et al., 1992), known in Latin America simply as Sailor Moon, which they watched during their childhood in the 1990s. This work stems from a qualitative investigation on gay subjectivity and identity in relation to the consumption of this anime. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with ten individuals from the aforementioned demographic, who have considered themselves fans of the series (Jenkins, 1992) from an early age.

2025, Sociológica (México)

El movimiento LGBTQ+ contemporáneo de Occidente se enfrenta actualmente a resistencias y controversias por la adopción de una ideología, influida por la teoría queer y el transhumanismo, que deconstruyen las categorías de sexo y género y... more

2025

Oficialmente, teria sido o historiador inglês Edward Gibbon, em 1781, quem primeiro asseverou, a inexistência da homossexualidade no continente africano, na obra History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire: "I believe, and hope, that the negroes, in their own country, were exempt from this moral pestilence." 2 Manuscritos inéditos da Inquisição Portuguesa conservados na Torre do Tombo de Lisboa, obrigam-nos a recuar quando menos já para o século XVII a gênese deste mito: em 1630 é denunciado ao Santo Ofício o novo Governador da Ilha do Cabo Verde, Cristóvão Cabral, réu confesso de numerosos atos de sodomia. 3 Em seu despacho, os Inquisidores ratificam o mito: "Seria muito contra o serviço de Deus e de Sua Majestade ir para Cabo Verde um governador tão inculpado no pecado nefando e tão murmurado já de muitos tempos, para terra onde pecará sem receio, nem limite, e deixará lá introduzido este abominável pecado... Nos erros, convém atalhar nos princípios e não dar lugar que Cabo Verde se faça uma Sodoma...pois com seus maus costumes [pode] infeccionar a gente daquela terra." 4 Duas décadas mais tarde, também em Cabo Verde, ao ser preso o cônego Gabriel Dias Ferreira, 28 anos, natural desta mesma ilha atlântica, acusado de ter mantido copulas sodomíticas com 82 jovens, negros em sua maioria, assim comentava o Inquisidor Pedro Castilho: "este réu devasso é prejudicial por cometer o pecado de sodomia com muitos rapazes negros e boçais, e ser dos primeiros denunciados daquela parte donde parece não havia notícia do dito crime antes dele... " 5 Um derradeiro exemplo: nos inícios do século XX, em 1905, o pastor Henri A. Junod, da missão suíça da África do Sul, ratificava a mesma presunção para a região de Maputo: "O paganismo grego conhecia esta imoralidade [pederastia], e praticou-a, mas o paganismo banto, pelo menos na nossa tribo, qualquer que seja a sua corrupção, não a conheceu. E mesmo hoje, embora se pretenda que esta forma de vício penetrou em certas partes do território por onde a tribo [Tonga] se espalha, como no Maputo, a povoação indígena tem-lhe verdadeiro horror." 6 PAGE 1 1 Paper apresentado na Conferência "The Lusophone black Atlantic in a comparative perspective", 10-11 March 2005, Centre for the Study of Brazilian Culture and Society, King's College, London.

2025

A homossexualidade deve ser um desafio e não um tabu para a Ciência, dizia já em 1957 G.A. Silver i e não obstante tal sugestão, injustificado complô do silêncio continua a barrar da Academia os estudos sobre "o amor que não ousa dizer o nome" (Oscar Wilde). Já em 1927, B.Malinowski, um dos pais da Antropologia moderna, chamava a atenção para a importância de estudar temas da sexualidade humana tirando "a folha de parreira que cobre o sexo" ii. Não obstante, neste final do segundo milênio de nossa civilização, o estudo do amor e erotismo entre pessoas do mesmo gênero ou continua proibido, ou é considerado tema marginal e de menor importância no meio univercitário. Se ponderarmos que os gays iii e lésbicas representam por volta de 10% da população dos países ocidentais iv , concluiremos que somente o preconceito e discriminação poderiam explicar o desprezo pelo conhecimento de tão significativo contigente demográfico.

2025, Universitat Jaume I

La presente tesis doctoral estudia la recepción de la categoría de transexualidad y las representaciones de mujeres trans en el discurso social en español y catalán de la Transición. Se trata de un periodo primordial en tanto se dio por... more

2025, RELIES. Revista del Laboratorio Iberoamericano para el Estudio Sociohistórico de las Sexualidades

Martínez-Gil, Juan (2025): “El sarampión travesti de la Transición española. Género, patologización y representaciones trans”. RELIES. Revista del Laboratorio Iberoamericano para el Estudio Sociohistórico de las Sexualidades, 14, ISSN:... more

2025, Redescriptions. Political Thought, Conceptual History and Feminist Theory

2025, Proceedings of Indian History Congress, 82

This paper emphasises the conflicting understandings between the official and legal rubric of "transgender" as employed by the state in numerous legislative documents, vis-à-vis the experiences of the multitudinous gender variant and gender non-normative identities in India. The paper would also analyse some select chapters from an anthology of non-binary life scripts called Gender Chemistry 1 in making an attempt to underscore the fluidities of identities that cannot be confined within the term "transgender". When trying to understand the ways in which multiple gender and sexual identities are mapped in India, simplified usages of the term "transgender" fall rather short of engaging with the various axes of power and sites upon which such identities are formed. Even though the whole coterie of terms in English such as gay, lesbian, transgender, and bisexual, have come to occupy the rather hegemonic acronym LGBT, along with the multiple identities that follow this larger label, such as K for kothis, H for hijras or J for jananas (in what has culminated into the alphabet soup of contemporary queer politics), the ways each of these identities are performed in material or tangible configurations as well as the interactions among them, are far simpler than just the mere addition of these terms to the acronym in the sense of inclusivity. Queer sexuality in India and its understandings cannot simply be limited to a binary between-homo and-trans sexuality since the performance of gender and sexual desires have always been contingent upon the intersections of class, caste, language, geographical locations, as well as political intervention, much of the latter of which in India during the decades of 1990s and early 2000s had been intensified with concerns regarding the decriminalisation of Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code. 2 This paper does not intend to provide an "exhaustive list" of the numerous gender variant expressions such as hijras, kothis, jananas, jogtas/jogappas, or zenanas, existing seamlessly alongside "transgender". My contention rather, is that these varied gender identities do not exist ahistorically alongside the more officially employed word transgender, which has, in contemporary queer activism, occupied a significant

2025

Residential spaces and housing greatly influence a person’s daily activities, even more so in the current context of the pandemic as housing has proved to be an important health measure for quarantine. But affordable housing is... more

2025, QVADRATA. Estudios sobre educación, artes y humanidades

El presente ensayo plantea un análisis operativo-conceptual del modelo “Panóptico” propuesto por Jeremy Bentham en su proceso de transcisión desde su configuración inicial utilitario-disciplinaria hasta su aplicación “psico-política” actual dirigida primordialmente a la (re) configuración de subjetividades en la “era digital”. Contrastando dicho proceso en un primer momento a través de la revisión documental de las cartas I a la XXI donde se detallan; elementos arquitectónicos, delimitación de rutinas, espacios de tránsito y alojamiento que posibilitan una modificación conductual con base en la repetición y vulnerabilidad de la corporalidad en reclusión. En un segundo momento se hace un análisis del proceso de actualización teórico-pragmática a través de la propuesta del “Panóptico digital” planteada por Byung-Chul Han en tres de sus obras; En el Enjambre, La sociedad de la transparencia y Psicopolítica. La vigilancia, el imperativo posmoderno “de mostrarse” y la aceleración actuali...

2025, International Journal of Qualitative Studies in Education

How might cisgender teachers of color who identify as male problematize social norms connected to race and gender? What privileges, limitations, and possibilities may emerge from such a social location? This essay explores these questions by looking at a number of micro-decisions that I make in an introductory-level undergraduate class. By utilizing a self-reflexive and inductive starting point, I ask: How do I, as a cisgender, heterosexual Mexican-American man, perform race and gender in the context of the classroom? What explicit and implicit messages may I be sending to students? And in what ways may these messages contribute to-or constrain-course themes around human liberation and freedom? Such considerations underscore the importance of attending to race and gender not only in terms of the 'what,' or content, of a given course, but also the 'how' of pedagogical delivery.

2025, Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine

P rimary care physicians are very likely to encounter lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) patients in their practice, and must be able to provide informed, appropriate, and culturally sensitive care. Approximately 9 million people in the United States identify as lesbian, gay, or bisexual, and 700,000 adults are transgender. In the 2013 National Health Interview Survey, 2 which queried 34,557 adults about their sexual orientation, 2.3% reported being lesbian, gay, or bisexual, with only slight differences according to age or sex: of those ages 18 through 44, 1.9% were gay or lesbian and 1.1% were bisexual; of those ages 65 and over, 0.7% were gay or lesbian and 0.2% were bisexual. By sex, 0.9% of women vs 0.4% of men identifi ed as bisexual. This article identifi es and corrects common myths about LGBT care, addresses disparities in healthcare access, and outlines a step-bystep approach for delivering comprehensive care to LGBT patients.

2025, Family medicine

Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) individuals face significant health disparities. This is in part because many physicians are not sensitive to, and/or are underprepared to address, LGBT-specific concerns. To help meet this need, we, a group of second- and fourth-year medical students with faculty oversight, organized a session on LGBT health for first-year medical students. The three second-year and one fourth-year student authors designed a mandatory session for the 167 first-years at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine in Cleveland, OH. The 2-hour session consisted of a student-delivered presentation, a patient panel, and a small-group session. Students' LGBT health knowledge and confidence in providing care were assessed anonymously before and after the session, and individuals' pre- and post-session assessments were paired using student-generated identifiers. A total of 73 complete, matched pre-/post-session assessments were received. Student...

2025, Cornell International Law Journal

2025

Whether a state violates the Due Process or Equal Protection Clauses of the Fourteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution by depriving same-sex couples of the fundamental right to marry, including recognition of their lawful, out-of-state marriages. (2) Whether a state impermissibly infringes upon same-sex couples' fundamental right to interstate travel by refusing to recognize their lawful out-of-state marriages. (3) Whether this Court's summary dismissal in Baker v. Nelson, 409 U.S. 810 (1972), is binding precedent as to petitioners' constitutional claims.

2025, North Carolina Law Review

This Article discusses similarities in the arguments used to oppose marriage by same-sex couples and the current arguments of those who oppose equality for transgender people. Like the biology-based claims previously used by marriage equality opponents, these arguments seek to insulate discrimination against transgender people from meaningful scrutiny by claiming that any such discrimination merely reflects neutral biological differences between men and women. Although initially successful, biology-based rationales for excluding same-sex couples from marriage were eventually rejected by most courts, including the Supreme Court in Obergefell v. Hodges. 9 For similar reasons, it is likely that most courts will also ultimately reject such justifications for policies that exclude transgender people from full participation in public life-as they should. By examining the remarkable parallels between the recourse to biology in these two debates, this Article highlights the principal failings of the current justifications for unequal treatment of transgender people. Especially in the last decade, the struggle for marriage equality achieved unprecedented public visibility, often dominating the national news. 10 The struggle to win marriage equality for same-sex couples took many years and the efforts of millions of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender ("LGBT") advocates, allies, and ordinary individuals who made the courageous choice to come out and share their lives with family members, coworkers, and friends. Although LGBT people faced other issues of discrimination and violence, for a variety of reasons, marriage became the primary focus of legal and political debate. 11 The 9

2025, NYL Sch. J. Hum. Rts.

. 4 Throughout this article, I use "transgender" as an umbrella term including transsexuals, transvestites, cross-dressers, drag queens and drag kings, butch and 589 N.Y.L. SCH. J. HUM. RTS. [Vol. XVII been obliged to confront this question in multiplying contexts. 5 Should transsexual women be permitted to attend lesbian events? 6 Should gay legal organizations represent transgender clients? 7 Should proposed legislation to protect gay people from discrimination be drafted to protect transgender people as well? 8 Should gay advocacy groups broaden their missions to include transgender issues? 9 More generally, does it make sense to group gay and transfemme lesbians, feminine gay men, intersexed people, bigendered people, and others who, in Leslie Feinberg's words, "challenge the boundaries of sex and gender." See LESLIE FEINBERG, TRANSGENDER WARRIORS: MAKING HISTORY FROM JOAN OF ARC TO RUPAUL X (1996). For an overview of current debates about terminology within the transgender community, see id. at ix-xi. I use "gay" when referring to the dominant contemporary model of homosexuality as a discrete status defined exclusively by sexual object choice, with no intrinsic relation to gender, race, or class. I use "queer" to refer to lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people. 5 See, e.g., Chryss Cada, Issue of Transgender Rights Divides Many Gay Activists, Transgender Activists Seek A Greater Voice, THE BOSTON GLOBE, April 23, 2000 at A8. 6 See, e.g., ZACHARY & NATAF, LESBIANS TALK TRANSGENDER 35-53 (1996) (presenting a variety of perspectives on the controversy over whether transsexual women should be included in women only spaces). See also FEINBERG, supra note 4, at 109-19 (critiquing the stereotype that "[t]ranssexual women are •.. a Trojan horse trying to infiltrate women's space"). 7 For an early and remarkably prescient analysis of this question, see Mary C. Dunlap, The Constitutional Rights of Sexual Minorities: A Crisis of the Male/ Female Dichotomy, 30 HASTINGS L.J. 1131 (1979). For a more recent exploration of why gay rights groups should advocate on behalf of transgender people, see Taylor Flynn, Transforming the Debate: Why We Need to Include Transgender Rights in the Struggles for Sex and Sexual Orientation Equality, 101 COLUM. L. REV. 392 (2001). 8 See, e.g., PAISLEY CURRAH & SHANNON MINTER, TRANSGENDER EQUAL- ITY (2000) (arguing that gay groups should include transgender people in legislative initiatives), available at www.transgenderlaw.org. See also Paisley Currah & Shannon Minter, Unprincipled Exclusions: The Struggle to Achieve Judicial and Legislative Equality for Transgender People, 7 WM. & MARY J, WOMEN & L. 37 (2000) (describing the need for legislation to protect transgender people). 9 At the national level, the National Lesbian and Gay Law Association and the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force were among the first national gay organizations to formally acknowledge their commitment to transgender people. Since then, a number of others have followed suit, including Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays and, most recently, the Human Rights Campaign. For a description of some of the lobbying efforts and political struggles underlying these changes, see Phyllis Randolph Frye, Facing Discrimination, Organizing for Freedom: The Transgender Community, in CREATING CHANGE: SEXUALITY, PUB-LIC POLICY, AND CIVIL RIGHTS 451 (John D'Emilio, William B. Turner, & Urvashi Vaid eds., 2000).

2025, Cuadernos de Música, Artes Visuales y Artes Escénicas 20/2 (2025): 16-37

Este artículo es un conjuro extendido que invoca, convoca y provoca la inter-disciplinariedad académica y la in-disciplinariedad escritural, a través de una narrativa disfórica y rebelde, como resistencia a la rigidez de los marcos normativos. Comenzando con una práctica de dislocación del cuerpo, propiciada por la disposición anamnética, se tejen conjuros para exorcizar la catástrofe. La (des)composición del texto se va infectando con recursos sonoros, poéticos y performativos que dan forma a una suerte de ritualidad disidente y (a)teológica. Finalizando con una invitación al silencio, se espera movilizar senti-pensares hacia la esperanza en estos tiempos inauditos.

2025, Global Networks

This study examines the effects of the pandemic on the social capital of Venezuelan LGBTQ+ refugees and migrants in northern Brazil. Based on 56 surveys and 28 semi-structured interviews with LGBTQ+ Venezuelan refugees and migrants in Manaus, 10 key informant interviews with politicians, NGOs, and UN staff in Brazil and participant observations in various shelters in northern Brazil, this paper shed light on the unique challenges faced by LGBTQ+ refugees and migrants during the pandemic and emphasize the importance of diverse social networks in providing support. Social capital research suggests that bonding social capital is crucial during crises. However, for respondents who face strained relationships with their families due to cultural and religious disapproval of their sexual orientation or gender identity, bonding ties were not a significant source of support before or during the pandemic. Instead, bridging ties with locals and linking ties with the government played more significant roles. This is an open access article under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License, which permits use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited and is not used for commercial purposes.

2025, Civitas - Revista de Ciências Sociais

Este artigo tem como objetivo trabalhar a idéia de interculturalidade no contexto de empresas transnacionais, a partir do desenvolvimento de uma noção específica de cultura e de contato intercultural (Barbosa e Veloso, 2006). As empresas transnacionais apresentam características específicas em relação às chamadas empresas multinacionais e/ou globalizadas. O próprio

2025, The Gay & Lesbian Review

A review of Stuart's follow-up to his Booker Prize-winning Shuggie Bain, about two adolescent boys, one Protestant, one Catholic, discovering their mutual attraction in a poverty stricken section of Glasgow, Scotland.

2025, Educación artística

La presente reflexión toma como punto de partida la situación pandémica que nos atraviesa para dilucidar otras formas posibles de hacer y comprender la educación artística. La situación de crisis sanitaria global ha visibilizado la importancia de las artes y la cultura en una sociedad donde en gran medida las prácticas educativas (artísticas) siguen careciendo de imaginación, creatividad y valores democráticos. Se antoja necesario un breve análisis de la importancia de las artes y su educación, así como el nuevo marco social en el que se insertan: la postdigitalidad. La presencia de las tecnologías y dispositivos digitales -aún más si cabe durante el periodo de pandemia-ha evidenciado una hibridez entre los límites físicos y digitales, dos contextos íntimamente interrelacionados. La educación, al igual que las artes y su práctica educativa, se nutre de estos espacios y modos de hacer y es necesaria una mirada (crítica) hacia las posibilidades y retos que presentan. Así, una de las estrategias pedagógicas que surge en este análisis es el concepto de intercreatividad. Un discurso que se aproxima a los procesos creativos colectivos desde una concepción educativa crítica reconoce la concepción artística como un poderoso recurso pedagógico en el aula. La intercreatividad se posiciona como una práctica artística y una estrategia educativa a través de la creación colectiva que focaliza su atención en la mejora y en el cambio social.

2025, Hugrás

Rainer Maria Rilke fjallaði um skuggahliðar tilvistarinnar á ólíkan hátt í Stundabókinni, Minnisbókum Maltes Laurids Brigge og Dúínó tregaljóðunum og má þar merkja afgerandi þróun í átökum hans við myrkrið. Sjá... more

2025, Inter disciplina

El papel de la familia en la construcción de masculinidad(es) en cis varones estudiantes de la FES Iztacala ◊ The role of the family in the construction of masculinity(ies) in cis male students of the FES Iztacala Abstract | Family is a central realm where the principles about to be masculine are learned, reproduced and questioned. From a qualitative methodology, we describe and analyse the family as a gender technology from which young cis masculinities are constructed in three dimensions: heterosexual, provider-protector and accomplice-silent against violence towards women. We focus our analysis on young men between 18 and 24 years old, cis heterosexuals who are studying at Faculty of Higher Studies Iztacala of the National University Autonomous of Mexico, during 2019. Our perspective of analysis on masculinities is relational, constructivist and located.

2025, INTER DISCIPLINA

La familia es un ámbito central donde los postulados sobre el deber ser masculino son aprendidos, reproducidos y cuestionados. A partir de una metodología cualitativa, describimos y analizamos a la familia como una tecnología de género a partir de la cual se construyen masculinidades cis juveniles en tres dimensiones: heterosexual, proveedora-protectora y cómplice-silenciosa frente a la violencia contra las mujeres. Centramos nuestro análisis en jóvenes de entre 18 y 24 años, cis heterosexuales que cursan estudios universitarios en la Facultad de Estudios Superiores Iztacala de la Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, durante el año 2019. Nuestra perspectiva de análisis sobre las masculinidades es relacional, constructivista y situada.

2025, Valóság

Mark Regnerus 2012-ig egy ismeretlen, ám szakmájában nagyon is sikeres texasi szociológus volt. 2012-ben viszont furcsa botrány rázta meg az amerikai szociológia világát: kitört a Regnerus-ügy, mely jó esettanulmány a tudományos kirekesztés módszertanának bemutatására. Mark Regnerus és kollégái ekkor jelentették meg hatalmas kutatásuk eredményét a melegpárok gyermekeinek mentális állapotáról, mely ellentmondott az addigi "nincs különbség" elvének. Habár Regnerus a tudományos publikálás minden szabályát betartotta, és több szociológus szerint kiemelkedő munka volt a kutatása, meghurcolták őt, és a lektorokra egy Regnerus-ellenes szupervízort hívtak. Megkezdődött a boszorkányüldözés, Regnerust áltudósnak kiáltották ti, teljesen igaztalanul. A tanulmány ezt az esetet mutatja be, és ennek kapcsán megalkotja a tudományos kirekesztés módszertanának tézisét, mely azon módszereket jelenti, melyekkel a progresszív tudósok igyekeznek tudománytalannak kikiáltani konzervatív társaikat.

2025, Revista Punto Género

Este artículo analiza un diseño de intervención sobre la reflexión crítica de la política cultural de la risa, planteando la pregunta: ¿cómo podemos detener un chiste machista? La intervención se realizó en marzo, en el marco del 8 de marzo, Día Internacional de la Mujer, con estudiantes de 16 a 23 años. Participaron tres grupos: uno presencial y dos virtuales, en talleres críticos y
reflexivos sobre las opresiones que enfrentan las mujeres y otros cuerpos feminizados. El marco conceptual se basó en las ideas de Sara Ahmed, específicamente su análisis del imperativo de la alegría y la figura de la feminista aguafiestas como herramienta analítica. Este texto profundiza en el diseño del programa y reflexiona sobre su implementación, mostrando su
capacidad para disputar normativas culturales que perpetúan el machismo a través del humor.

2025

Esta tese discute como as literaturas LGBTQIAPN+ produzidas por autoras e autores gaúchos têm projetado as questões de gênero e sexualidade na contemporaneidade, possibilitando abordagens queer das perspectivas identitárias. Para tanto, além de refletir criticamente as teorias já consolidadas, busca construir um embasamento teórico queer por meio de textos autobiográficos e autoetnográficos, a fim de analisar a construção das identidades LGBTQIAPN+ nos contos de Amora (2015), de Natalia Borges Polesso, As coisas (2018), de Tobias Carvalho e Contos transantropológicos (2018), de Atena Beauvoir. As chaves de leitura selecionadas para a análise das narrativas foram as infâncias e adolescências, famílias e afetividades, que revelam os atravessamentos sociais, culturais e subjetivos que marcam a experiência queer. As narrativas constroem projetos identitários LGBTQIAPN+ coletivos a partir de vivências singulares, tensionando normas de gênero, padrões de afetividade e formas de pertencimento. Ao articular teorias e experiências, a tese propõe uma leitura que reconhece as literaturas LGBTQIAPN+ como campo de disputa simbólica e política e reafirma seu valor enquanto espaço de legitimação de outras formas de ser e estar no mundo.

2025, Journal of European Women's Studies

Gender-critical discourse often cites autism as a possible causation of trans identities in young people. The possibility that young trans people might be autistic and not trans holds an apparent gravitas wherever one sits on the issue of trans health care. However, this article argues that these mobilizations of autism are a violent act of inclusion and function to preserve whiteness from a trans threat that emerges from within whiteness itself. The so-called 'new cohort' of trans youth is productive of a white trans imaginary. The prior affordances of this population present a unique danger to the naturalized status of the sex-gender binary that reproduces whiteness as the telos of development. By situating anxieties around white plasticity as central to the pushback on trans youth, this article expands upon recent work that positions plasticity as a biopolitical mechanism. Autism, a neurodevelopmental condition, is in a unique position to foreclose transness as it holds a minoritized space within whiteness itself. The racialization of autism gives it a specific plastic capacity that is used to impress the impossibility of trans and autism co-existing and simultaneously offers the possibility of rehabilitation 'back' to gender normativity. This article adds to the work that situates plasticity as a racial mechanism of biopower and highlights the co-centrality of race to gender-critical movements.

2025, Gendered Mobilizations and Intersectional Challenges: Contemporary Social Movements in Europe and the United States

This chapter looks at how women’s movements in Croatia have addressed overlapping inequalities like gender, class, and ethnicity over the past two decades. It shows that different political strategies—mass protests, legal reforms, and economic justice campaigns—have created both opportunities and challenges for building inclusive, intersectional activism. While early efforts focused on unity and democratic change, they often overlooked the specific needs of marginalized groups. Later, legal reforms supported by the EU gave more space to address multiple identities but weakened grassroots connections. A new wave of feminist activism after the 2008 economic crisis re-centered issues of class and inequality, pushing for a broader and more inclusive vision of social justice.

2025, HAL (Le Centre pour la Communication Scientifique Directe)

This chapter explores the link between the construction of sexual identity, expressions of masculinity and mobility practices between rural and urban spaces in two countries, France and the United States. These countries are used for comparative study because both constitute postindustrial societies where rural spaces have undergone significant changes, and whose rural spaces are sources of rural romanticism promoting heterosexuality and marginalizing other sexual orientations. Also, while both countries manifest diversity in rural areas, heterosexual norms and traditional masculinities continue to culturally define them. Based on the life narratives of 30 self-identified rural gay men, this chapter defines how gay men (mostly White working-or middle-class) build their sense of self through back-and-forth movements between urban and rural settings. By contrasting French and American case studies, we present the significant, but nonetheless ambivalent, role of the city in the building of their sexual identity. We argue that the sexual identity construction of our research participants does not happen through experience in the city, but rather, it is a process occurring through their movement within and between rural and urban spaces. In conclusion, we highlight, in contrast to previous studies, that the impetus to rural return for these men is based in the adapted values, traditions and representations of the rural space.

2025, Springer eBooks

The 1951 Refugee Geneva Convention relating to the Status of Refugees defines the different grounds upon which a person can be recognized as a refugee. However, throughout the years, different reasons of persecution have emerged which were not envisaged by its drafters. Traditionally, these claims have been recognised under the membership of a particular social group ground. This is also the case of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Intersex (LGBTI) people. When transposing the Qualification Directive 2011/95/EU-recast into their legal systems, some European Union Member States do not explicitly foresee sexual orientation or gender identity as a ground for asylum. This paper aims to analyze what different social group ground approaches exist and what impact these approaches have had on LGBTI asylum cases, as well as to determine the potential role that the interpretation has on them.

2025, World of Work Report

2025, Labyrinths of Identity: Efficacy of Sexual Orientation Change Efforts

The study focuses on analyzing programs known as Sexual Orientation Change Efforts (SOCE),
which aim to reduce unwanted same-sex attractions. Currently, evidence about how effective or
safe such methods are is mainly based on personal stories of participants or small studies among
people who identify as sexual minorities, which excludes the possibility of changing their
orientation. Our study is designed to examine the intended outcomes and potential risks for those
who participate in SOCE, regardless of their current sexual orientation.
Methods: We examined a sample of 1904227 people who had undergone SOCE for
homosexualto-heterosexual change in sexual attraction, identity and behavior, and for positive
and negative changes in psychosocial problem domains (depression, suicidality, self-harm,
selfesteem, social function, and alcohol or substance abuse). Mean change was assessed by
parametric (t-test) and nonparametric (Wilcoxon signed-rank test) significance tests. The
sample was completely random. In addition to self-reports, technical verification methods such
as control images, control questions, and penile plethysmography were als o directly used . We
obtained minimal evidence of lies from the participants using methods from the
nineteenhundredth years that have shown great effectiveness. The participants were recruited in
different ways, using multiple recruitment methods, including online surveys, face-to-face
interviews, and collaboration with professional associations, churches, and other relevant
organizations This allows you to reach a wider range of participants.
Results: The study revealed significant changes in the participants who completed the SOCE
programs aimed at changing their sexual orientation. These changes included a marked decrease
in same-sex attraction, measured on the Kinsey scale: the average values decreased from 5.7 to
1.2, showing a statistically significant improvement (p <.000). The participants also noted
changes in self-identification, where the indicators changed from 4.8 to 2.4 (p < .000), indicating
significant shifts in the perception of their own sexuality. In addition, the frequency of same-sex sexual activity also decreased, moving from 3.1 to 0 on a
4-point scale (p < .000). This change indicates a significant reduction in such activity among
program participants. Of the participants, between 3% to 7% were able to at least partially reduce
unwanted urges, while 90-94% achieved a complete reduction in urges, identity changes, and
behavior.
However, 3% of participants experienced increased same-sex orientation after participating in
the programs, which highlights the complexity of the impact of such interventions.
In the context of psychosocial changes, about 0.6% of participants reported significant negative
effects, indicating potential risks. Nevertheless, 61% noted a significant improvement in
psychosocial terms, which indicates the positive impact of the programs on this area. Overall, the
results showed that the changes were predominantly positive for all the aspects studied, despite
the existing risks and challenges. Each of the self-calculations was tested based on control issues,
control images and penile plethysmography. The lie of participants was minimal and was only
1% of the total number of participants.

2025, MedEdPORTAL

The Institute of Medicine's 2011 report on lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) health and the legalization of same-sex marriage are just two of the numerous milestones that have hastened medical schools' efforts to prepare trainees to address the needs of LGBT community members. Early awareness of sexual diversity through self-and peer introspection and video-based education can help trainees build a foundation towards providing affirming care to LGBT patients. Methods: The Kern model was used to develop, implement, and evaluate an interactive multimodal workshop to provide firstyear medical students with a formative introduction to LGBT health. Learning objectives focused on comprehending the spectrum of human sexuality, health issues for LGBT patients, and better practices for promoting affirming care. The module consisted of a PowerPoint presentation, sexuality survey, videos of provider-patient encounters, and community-based resources. Results: The workshop was implemented among 178 first-year medical students in September 2018, with 93% completing the pre-/postworkshop evaluations. Comparison of evaluations showed an increase in confidence in addressing each of the three learning objectives. Over 85% rated the PowerPoint and videos as very good or excellent. Discussion: This workshop was effective in helping first-year medical students appreciate the spectrum of sexual diversity, health issues facing LGBT individuals, and better practices to promote affirming care. The realtime sexuality survey helped trainees appreciate sexual diversity through self-reflection and near-peer sharing. The videos and accompanying discussion provided real-life encounters, along with common pitfalls in and pearls for communicating with LGBT patients.

2025, Ek'sperimentuli da klinikuri medic'ina

The study aims to assess the possible correlation between the gastric cancer (GC) stage at the detection and survival of patients in 2015-2020 in Georgia. Methods. Bivariable survival Analysis using Cox's regression model was constructed. A hazard (mortality) ratio (HR) was estimated by the stage at detection of GC. The level of statistical significance of the study findings is estimated by using the 95% of confidence interval (95%CI). Results. Totally 2242 GC patients were enrolled in the study. Bivariate statistical analysis has revealed that the risk of early mortality from GC detected at the fourth (HR=4.8; 95%CI=3.3-6.8) and second (HR=1.9; 95%CI=1.3-2.7) or third (HR=2.2; 95%CI=1.5-3.2) stages is almost 5 and 2-times higher accordingly in comparison to cancer detected at the first stage. Conclusions. A high proportion of GC cases are detected at the late stage in Georgia which is the main predictor of patients' early mortality.