scholarly journals Sexist hate speech: Topical organization of intolerant discourse

2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (1(14)/2020) ◽  
pp. 47-60
Author(s):  
Ekaterina Vasilenko
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Orientation ◽  
Gender Identity ◽  
Hate Speech ◽  
Online Discourse ◽  
Identity Based ◽  
Gender Based ◽  
Discourse Topic

The article is aimed at determining the topical structure of sexist hate speech as a form of intolerant discourse. Sexist hate speech is viewed as a type of gender-based hate speech that is influenced by the same social, political and legal, cultural and ethical factors as sexual orientation-based or gender identity-based hate speech. The article proposes a topical structure of hate speech in general and provides examples of sexist hate speech topics and subtopics in Belarusian online discourse. Keywords: hate speech, sexist hate speech, gender-based hate speech, discourse of hate, intolerant discourse, online discourse, topic.

scholarly journals “Or any other similar criteria”: Towards advancing the protection of LGBTQI detainees against discrimination and sexual and gender-based violence during non-international armed conflict

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-23
Author(s):  
Vaughn Rossouw
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Orientation ◽  
Gender Identity ◽  
Armed Conflict ◽  
General Rule ◽  
Vienna Convention ◽  
Gender Based Violence ◽  
Geneva Conventions ◽  
Treaty Interpretation ◽  
Gender Based ◽  
And Gender

Abstract Discrimination and sexual and gender-based violence committed against lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer and intersex (LGBTQI) detainees remains one of the most pressing contemporary humanitarian challenges. This article focuses on the interpretation of the phrase “or any other similar criteria” as contained in Article 3 common to the four Geneva Conventions, upon which adverse distinction is prohibited, in order to qualify sexual orientation and gender identity as prohibited grounds of adverse distinction. The interpretation of “or any other similar criteria” will be embarked upon by employing the general rule of treaty interpretation provided for in the Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties, so as to qualify sexual orientation and gender identity as “any other similar criteria” and ultimately to realize the protection of LGBTQI detainees against discrimination and sexual and gender-based violence during non-international armed conflict.

scholarly journals Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity as Penalizing Criteria of Hate Speech

2020 ◽  
Vol 40 (1) ◽  
pp. 91-108
Author(s):  
Filip Mateusz Ciepły
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Orientation ◽  
Gender Identity ◽  
Supreme Court ◽  
Criminal Law ◽  
Hate Speech ◽  
Criminal Responsibility ◽  
European Law ◽  
Legal Doctrine ◽  
And Gender

The article contains arguments raised in Polish discussion on the problem of sexual orientation and gender identity as penalizing criteria of hate speech. The Author points out regulations of Polish criminal law providing conditions of criminal responsibility for hate speech and binding criteria of the penalization, draft amendments in this area presented in recent years, as well as Polish legal doctrine or Supreme Court reviews referred to the issue. The background of the analyzes are provisions of international and European law as well as selected European states.

scholarly journals Negotiating two worlds:

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 40-56
Author(s):  
Hanne Dewinter ◽  
Hanne Dehertog ◽  
Lucia De Haene
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Study ◽  
Gender Identity ◽  
Focus Groups ◽  
Lived Experiences ◽  
Continuous Process ◽  
The State ◽  
Religious Group ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Identity Based ◽  
Gender Based

This article explores the lived experiences of Muslim youth in Belgium regarding their gender identity. Based on a qualitative study with focus groups among Moroccan Belgian youths, we examine the usefulness of studying gender identity as a dynamic construct. Gender identity is not only shaped within and through different contexts, the state of Moroccan Belgian youths negotiating between two worlds also highly complicates this construction. Gender acts as a mobilising force to legitimate borders and to differentiate from another ethnic or religious group that does not share the same practices or perceptions. Finally, processes of stereotyping, which are mainly gender-based, evoke a diversity of reactions among these youths. The aim of this article is to contribute to an understanding of the construction of gender identity as a continuous process that acquires meaning in relation to minority/majority relations in society. Directions for future research are suggested.

scholarly journals "Authentically" Effeminate? Bialystok's Theorization of Authenticity, Gay Male Femmephobia, and Personal Identity

2019 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 104-123
Author(s):  
Adam W.J. Davies
Keyword(s):  
Identity Development ◽  
Gender Identity ◽  
Personal Identity ◽  
Gay Men ◽  
Ethical Dilemmas ◽  
Strong Case ◽  
Gay Male ◽  
Positive Identity ◽  
Identity Based ◽  
Gender Based

Authenticity is a commonly heralded ideal in Western modernist discourses, with a large amount of literature describing individuals’ personal journeys towards self-fulfillment (Bialystok, 2009, 2013, 2015, 2017; Taylor, 1991; Varga, 2014). This paper examines Lauren Bialystok’s (2013) conception of authenticity in sex/gender identity and proposes that effeminate or ‘femme’ gay men make a strong case for fitting within such a conception of authenticity. Effeminate gay men experience significant in-group discrimination within gay men’s communities, with many gay men “defeminizing” (Taywaditep, 2002) themselves upon entering adulthood and mainstream gay communities. Through this exploration of Bialystok’s (2013) model for authenticity in sex/gender identity and the identity-based challenges effeminate or femme gay men experience, this paper describes why effeminate gay men fit Bialystok’s model, and the ethical dilemmas of theorizing authenticity in personal identity (Bialystok, 2009, 2011). Providing supportive and positive early environments in school while specifically addressing gender-based discrimination in childhood provides more opportunities for positive identity development and the potential of fulfilling self-authenticity within gender identity for femme gay men.

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.

scholarly journals Now You See Me? The Visibility of Trans and Travesti Experiences in Criminal Procedures

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
pp. 266-277
Author(s):  
Lorena Sosa
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Orientation ◽  
Gender Identity ◽  
Criminal Law ◽  
Justice System ◽  
Hate Crime ◽  
Criminal Code ◽  
Hate Crimes ◽  
Feminist Movement ◽  
Gender Based Violence ◽  
Gender Based

In 2012, after decades of trans and travesti activism in Argentina, the law on gender identity was finally adopted. Travesti activists Diana Sacayán and Lohana Berkins were at the forefront of these efforts. The same year, after the long struggle of the feminist movement, ‘femicide,’ understood as the murder of women by men in the context of gender-based violence, was incorporated into the Criminal Code as aggravated murder. This legal amendment also criminalized hate crime based on the sexual orientation or gender identity of the victim. Mobilized by Sacayán’s murder in 2015, the trans and travesti collective sought to make the experiences of exclusion and marginalization of the travesti collective visible by coining the notion of ‘travesticide,’ and demanded it to be used in the ensuing criminal trial that followed her death. Constrained by the legal notions of femicide, gender-based violence, and hate crimes, the Tribunal introduced ‘travesticide’ in their decision, yet questions on how to properly operationalize this notion in criminal law remain. Each notion offers opportunities and poses difficulties in making the murder of travestis politically visible and accounted for. By a detailed analysis of the final judgment, this article reflects on the implications of the notions used in the trial and the possible lessons for future interactions with the criminal justice system.

Organizing Baristas in Halifax Cafes: Precarious Work and Gender and Class Identities in the Millennial Generation

2017 ◽  
Vol 45 (4-5) ◽  
pp. 485-500 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rachel K. Brickner ◽  
Meaghan Dalton
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Orientation ◽  
Nova Scotia ◽  
Gender Identity ◽  
Economic Analysis ◽  
Community Support ◽  
Gender And Sexuality ◽  
Young Workers ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Gender Based ◽  
And Gender

In 2012–2015, baristas engaged in union drives at five cafes in Halifax, Nova Scotia. In a series of semi-structured interviews with participants in and supporters of these drives, it became clear that issues of gender, sexual orientation, and gender identity were critical in understanding why and how these union drives evolved: women and queer baristas experienced gender-based discrimination and marginalization at work; they were noted leaders in some of the drives and drew on activist networks to rally community support for the unionization effort. Finally, issues of gender and sexuality informed some of the baristas’ broader economic analysis. We argue that the barista union drive in Halifax illustrates a framework for understanding how gender, gender identity, and sexual orientation inform unjust experiences in precarious workplaces and strategies for confronting them. A gendered analysis of the barista union drives underscores the importance of organized labor’s outreach to young workers and, further, that engaging with workers with attention to intersectionality is an important organizational strategy.

scholarly journals Tematicheskaya struktura intolerantnogodiskursa

2021 ◽  
Vol 15 (1) ◽  
pp. 81-92
Author(s):  
Ekaterina Vasilenko ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Orientation ◽  
Hate Speech ◽  
Social Groups ◽  
Discourse Community ◽  
Group Comparison ◽  
Thematic Structure ◽  
The Social ◽  
Online Comments ◽  
Gender Based

Thematic structure of the discourse of intolerance. The article presents a model of the thematic structure of hate speech as a form of intolerant discourse on vulnerable social groups singled out on the basis of protected characteristics. Four major thematic categories are identified: “Intuitive assessment”, “Characterization of the social group”, “Comparison of the group with other social groups” and “Position of the group in the discourse community”. Examples of verbalization of topics and subtopics of homophobic, sexist and xenophobic rhetoric in the online comments of Belarusian users in 2015–2019 are provided. Keywords: intolerant discourse, discourse of hate, hate speech, gender-based hate speech, sexist hate speech, xenophobic hate speech, sexual orientation-based hate speech, online discourse, online comment

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