WGST 202 Day 14 Sexuality
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Dr. Sara DiazWGST 202: Gender, Difference, and PowerGonzaga University
Love in The Family
bell hooks on Love
“When we know what love is, when we love, we are able to search our memories
and see the past with new eyes; we are able to transform the present and dream the
future. Such is love’s power. Love heals.” (p. 255)
Interracial Marriages
• History tied to anti-miscegenation laws.• 1967 Loving v State of Virginia overturned
remaining bans on mixed-race marriages. • About 9.5% of marriages are interracial (2010)• Mixed-raced opposite-sex marriages follow
interesting gender patterns (2000):• 73% of black-white couples were black
husband/white wife• 75% of white-Asian couples were white
husband/Asian wife
Same-Sex Families
• Nearly 1 million self identified same-sex households (2010)• Many raising children
• Same-sex families live in 99.3% of the counties across the US!
•More likely to be interracial (~20.6%)
Civil Unions vs. Marriage
• Civil Unions /Domestic Partnership - legal recognition of relationship
• Not usually recognized beyond state/municipality
• Civil unions, unlike marriage are not recognized by the federal government.
Defense of Marriage Act
• Passed in 1996 (signed into law by Bill Clinton)
• June 2013 Section 3 ruled unconstitutional by SCOTUS• Federal Govt wouldn’t recognize same-sex
marriages sanctioned by the states
• Section 2 still stands• States don’t have to recognize same-sex
marriages from other states
Alaska Hawaii
Marriage Equality Map
Ban Overturned/Pending Appeal
Bans – Law Suits FiledMarriage Legal
Ban on SS Marriage
Legalization likely following 10/6 & 10/7 Precedents
Alaska Hawaii
Non-Discrimination Laws
No Protection
Non Discrimination includes Housing, Employment, Public
Accommodation, and Insurance
No Insurance Non-discrimination
Excludes Transgender on One Element
Excludes Transgender Across the Board
Alaska Hawaii
Marriage -> Discrimination
LGBT Family Law
Alaska HawaiiFoster Care ProtectedFoster Care Ban
Joint/ Second Parent Adoption Protected
Joint/Second Parent Adoption Ban
Stepparent Adoption ProtectedStepparent Adoption Ban
Alaska Hawaii
Interracial Opposite-Sex Couples
25%+20-25%15-20%10-15%5-10%0-5%
Alaska Hawaii
Interracial Same-Sex Couples
25%+20-25%15-20%10-15%5-10%0-5%
Loving Across the Boundary
•What does Ann Filemyr count among her gains and losses as a result of her interracial lesbian relationship and family life? •What has she learned about racism?• How does Filemyr define family?• How are sex and love related to that
definition?
Response Question
According to hooks how did the history of slavery affect loving within African American families?
bell hooks on Love • Historical Trauma affects many communities that have
experienced long term oppression.• Mental Health
• Situational to long term/chronic mental illness• Physical Health
• African American babies are born w/ higher cortisol levels than white babies AND African babies
• Spiritual Health• Ability to be vulnerable
• Emphasis on material survival long after stability is secured
• Outward expression and effects of Internalized Oppression• Affects Interpersonal relationships and ability to be inwardly
loving