Genderqueer

Jeanette Winterson is a British writer, she is also a lesbian. Being a lesbian writer has become a common identifier when she would rather be referred to as a writer who is a lesbian. In “The Semiotics of Sex,” Jeanette Winterson tackles the inherent relationship between the artist and their artwork by digging through the biased judgment that encases it. According to Winterson, using sexual preference “to judge the work of the writer” creates a distorted reality about their work of art (173).…

Heavy metal emerged in the 60s/70s and popularly became known simply as a “heavier” rock. At this time it was relatively homogeneous and a small, dedicated subculture. However, the dramaticized theatrical performances and powerful, loud music soon gained worldwide attention because it diverged so strongly from the music being produced at the time. No matter if the reaction was positive or negative, most people had a strong viewpoint when it came to heavy metal (Walter xi). With the growth of…

that Small Beauty and Cereus Blooms at Night establish ecological spaces as ambiguous in order to deconstruct preconceived limitations around the natural, and further explore — and encourage the exploration of — queer subjectivities, particularly genderqueer subjectivities, in an organic context. SMALL BEAUTY IN THE CONTEXT OF ORGANIC TRANSGENDERISM Nicole Seymour, a queer theorist who preaches the importance of “organic transgenderism,” Both novels establish transgenderism as a natural state,…

Can people tell another person’s sexual orientation? Is the process from which people apply and categorize people based on stereotype effected by political ideology? Whether or not these processes are accurate, do people believe they can and use their decisions to justify future behavior? These questions have huge implications for social activism, law, as well as social psychology. Stern et al. (2013) were motivated to explore whether or not the ability to accurately categorize people by sexual…