Open AccessTo Gay, or Not To Gay
Author(s) -
Debra Bellamy
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
stance
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1943-1899
pISSN - 1943-1880
DOI - 10.33043/s.5.1.85-96
Subject(s) - nature versus nurture , objectivity (philosophy) , human sexuality , neutrality , homosexuality , psychology , social psychology , sociology , gender studies , epistemology , philosophy , anthropology
This work examines the structure of discourses on homosexuality, taking the nature-versus-nurture question as a case study, in order to display the incoherency that results from taking such questions for granted. This paper critically explores the alleged neutrality and objectivity of discourses on sexuality, and within this exploration, a breakdown of the categories of sexuality, sex, gender, and nature occurs. What is shown is that the breakdown of these categories renders the nature-versus-nurture Question itself quite questionable