Gender and sexuality studies

Gender and sexuality studies is a collective term for the interdisciplinary study of human gender and sexuality. It includes such fields as [womens studies]? and [lesbian and gay studies]?, although some scholars in those fields reject this term.

Some basic topics/key words in gender and sexuality studies to get started:

(some of these probably don't have that much to do with G&SS itself, but more with what G&SS studies)

• abortion
• AIDS
• bisexual
• Susan Faludi
• famous gay lesbian or bisexual people
• feminism
• gay
• [Gay Games]?
• [gay rights]?, *[gay rights movement]?,
• gender?, [gender role]?, [gender roles]?
• heterosexual
• [history of homosexuality]?

• homosexual, homosexuality
• [International Lesbian and Gay Association]?
• [International Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Comission]?

• intersexual?
• [Kinsey scale]?
• legal aspects of transsexualism
• lesbian, lesbianism

• marriage
• [Camile Paglia]?
• pornography

• prostitution

• [queer theory]?, queer?

• Re Kevin - validity of marriage of transsexual
• religion and homosexuality,
• sex, sexual behaviors, sexuality
• [Gloria Steinem]?
• [Stonewall riots]?, Stonewall?
• [Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras]?

• transgender?
• transsexual?

Slang terms for keyword searches: butch, femme, drag queen, faggot, dyke

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