BUILDING THE PILLARS OF DIVERSITY IN THE U.S. HEALTH SYSTEM: ADDRESSING DISPARITIES OF SEXUAL ORIENTATION AND GENDER IDENTITY

2002 ◽  
Vol 19 (2-3) ◽  
pp. 125-152 ◽  
Author(s):  
Laurie Safford M.S.W.
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Orientation ◽  
Gender Identity ◽  
Health System ◽  
And Gender ◽  
The U.S

scholarly journals Public Comment on the National Science Foundation’s Information Collection Request: 2019 Survey of Doctorate Recipients (FR Doc. 2018-17359)

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jon Freeman ◽  
Adam P. Romero ◽  
Laura Durso
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Orientation ◽  
Gender Identity ◽  
Information Collection ◽  
Public Comment ◽  
Scientific Organizations ◽  
Doctorate Recipients ◽  
National Science ◽  
And Gender ◽  
Scientific Workforce ◽  
The U.S

We submit this public comment in response to the National Science Foundation’s proposed information collection request related to the 2019 Survey of Doctorate Recipients (SDR), published in the Federal Register at 83 FR 40340 on August 14, 2018. We outline the importance of including sexual orientation and gender identity (SO/GI) demographic measures on the SDR (and related NSF surveys) for advancing the U.S. scientific workforce, and the feasibility and precedent in implementing SO/GI measures in government surveys. The comment is cosigned by 17 scientific organizations and 251 scientists, engineers, and legal and policy scholars.

Scrutinizing the U.S. Equality Act 2019: A Feminist Examination of Definitional Changes and Sociolegal Ramifications

2020 ◽  
Vol 15 (4) ◽  
pp. 363-409 ◽  
Author(s):  
Callie H. Burt
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Orientation ◽  
Civil Rights ◽  
Gender Identity ◽  
Feminist Perspective ◽  
Identity Based ◽  
And Gender ◽  
Democratic Support ◽  
Key Terms ◽  
The U.S

The U.S. Equality Act, which amends civil rights statutes to explicitly prohibit discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity, passed the House in May 2019 with unanimous Democratic support. Adopting a feminist perspective, I scrutinize the act from a largely neglected position, one that supports both LGBTQ and sex-based rights. Although laudable in its aims, the Equality Act is objectionable in form. The Act extends non-discrimination protections to LGBTQ individuals not by creating new protected classes but by redefining sex to include gender identity and sexual orientation, which is not only terminologically imprecise but also creates a clash between sex-based and gender identity-based rights. By defining gender identity as something that exists to be protected “regardless of sex,” the act undermines sex-based provisions, replacing them with provisions based on gender self-identification. Recognizing confusion over terminology, I describe key terms (sex, gender, gender identity, and sexual orientation) and consider various usages. I conclude by discussing ways the bill might be modified so as to protect LGBTQ people without undermining women’s (sex-based) rights.

Legal Discrimination in the United States based on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity

2017 ◽  
Vol 49 (1) ◽  
pp. 41-59
Author(s):  
Mark C Miller
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Orientation ◽  
Gender Identity ◽  
Supreme Court ◽  
The United States ◽  
Equal Protection Clause ◽  
Strict Scrutiny ◽  
The Supreme Court ◽  
Lgbt Community ◽  
And Gender ◽  
The U.S

When the U.S. Supreme Court declared that same-sex marriage would be legal throughout the country, that decision did not end the possibility of other types of discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity. The U.S. Supreme Court has been very unclear about what standard to use when the courts face claims of discrimination based on these characteristics. In cases decided under the Fourteenth Amendment’s Equal Protection Clause, the Court has stated that lower courts should use one of three standards, based on the type of discrimination alleged. These three standards for review are known as rational basis, intermediate review, and strict scrutiny. This article, based on both empirical and normative analysis, will explore the proper legal standard that the Supreme Court should use in these cases. Since several states have begun to enact laws that encourage discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity, this article will argue that the Supreme Court should use strict scrutiny in these cases because the LGBT community is clearly a discrete and insular minority subject to targeted discrimination.

scholarly journals Queering participatory planning

2021 ◽  
pp. 095624782110193
Author(s):  
Vanesa Castán Broto
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Orientation ◽  
Gender Identity ◽  
Queer Theory ◽  
Political Representation ◽  
Participatory Planning ◽  
Radical Democracy ◽  
Politics Of Identity ◽  
The World ◽  
Participatory Processes ◽  
And Gender

All over the world, people suffer violence and discrimination because of their sexual orientation and gender identity. Queer theory has linked the politics of identity and sexuality with radical democracy experiments to decolonize development. Queering participatory planning can improve the wellbeing of vulnerable sectors of the population, while also enhancing their political representation and participation. However, to date, there has been limited engagement with the politics of sexuality and identity in participatory planning. This paper identifies three barriers that prevent the integration of queer concerns. First, queer issues are approached as isolated and distinct, separated from general matters for discussion in participatory processes. Second, heteronormative assumptions have shaped two fields that inform participatory planning practices: development studies and urban planning. Third, concrete, practical problems (from safety concerns to developing shared vocabularies) make it difficult to raise questions of identity and sexuality in public discussions. An engagement with queer thought has potential to renew participatory planning.

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