Hmm.

[unusualmusic_lj_archive]

I'm getting the feeling that some people think that homosexuality is a relatively new phenomenom. I'm also getting the feeling that some people think that its a phenomenom that only applies to white people. I'm not surprised, based on the fact that for much of history it has been considered weird and wrong. A great deal of oppression and suppression was the result of that. So, a couple, make that several, history and current affairs books:

Homosexuality and Civilization.

Unspeakable Love: Gay and lesbian Life in the Middle East

The love of the Samurai: 1000 Years of japanese homosexuality

Genders, transgenders and Sexualities in Japan

Islamic Homosexualities:Culture, history, literature

Boy-wives and Female Husbands: Studies of African Homosexualities

Male daughters, female husbands:Gender and Sex in an African Society

Colonalism and Homosexuality

Queering India: Same sex love and eroticism in Indian Culture and Society

The man who was a woman and other queer tales

Tritiyaa-Prakriti:People of the Third Sex

Homosexualities

Two-Spirit People: Native American Gender Identity, Sexuality and Spirituality

The Changing Ones

And just for fun:

Biological Exuberance: Animal Homosexuality and Natural Diversity

Comments

[bellvampress.livejournal.com]

I like this. My people have a third gender, known as muxe.

[unusualmusic.livejournal.com]

"muxe"? interesting. The only thing I've been able to find in terms of Native American gender studies talks about "berdaches".

[bellvampress.livejournal.com]

Ah, yeah, I believe that is a term from French? Most Natives just say "two-spirit" but our specific gender is someone who is born a man but is third gendered, and may be with men or women (it's a bit hard to explain, but it's not equivalent to homosexual, just that it's another gender).

[unusualmusic.livejournal.com]

maybe transgender in western terms? without the societal need to pick one of the traditional genders?

[unusualmusic.livejournal.com]

Hey. Atheism and Race isn't open yet, right?

[unusualmusic.livejournal.com]

*headdesk!* Nevermind!

[the-inkslinger.livejournal.com]

*laugh* And let us not forget Sparta, of course. ^______^;;

[unusualmusic.livejournal.com]

Oh yes. Which reminds me that I probably need to get something good on it.

[the-inkslinger.livejournal.com]

In all seriousness though, these look very interesting. I shall have to investigate them. Thank you!

[unusualmusic.livejournal.com]

You're welcome!

[doktor-x.livejournal.com]

No no no… Homosexuality was invented in the early 1980s by white men in New York and San Francisco as a direct attack on our Traditional Christian Family Values, and that’s why Jesus started giving them all AIDS….. And because we went against Jesus’ will and tolerated these people in our midst, Jesus allowed 9-11 to occur as a warning, Jerry Falwell said so before he died and went to hell…

I think it’s easier to demonize homosexuals/bisexuals/transgendered people if you present it all as something new that these people invented, rather than a basic part of humanity that has always existed…

[mothwentbad.livejournal.com]

Well, Christianity was just invented by some dude 2000 years ago, for that matter.

[doktor-x.livejournal.com]

*laughs*

Very true! Personally, I think Jesus the guy would be disgusted by the beliefs and actions of most of the people who have claimed to be his followers for the past couple thousand years…

[mothwentbad.livejournal.com]

Perhaps. But I think hellfire is kind of a vindictive concept no matter what, and hellfire metaphors were his favorite way to end a parable, despite some of his very liberal positions.

I have no idea how he'd feel about abortion, though, or homosexuality, or stem cells, or whatever. I'm not too crazy about there being this second world where making things needlessly hard in this world is justified.

[unusualmusic.livejournal.com]

My thoughts exactly. The Jesus guy had some good thoughts, and some bad ones as well.

[unusualmusic.livejournal.com]

No no no… Homosexuality was invented in the early 1980s by white men in New York and San Francisco as a direct attack on our Traditional Christian Family Values, and that’s why Jesus started giving them all AIDS….. And because we went against Jesus’ will and tolerated these people in our midst, Jesus allowed 9-11 to occur as a warning, Jerry Falwell said so before he died and went to hell…

Ya know, if it hadn't led to such tragic consequences, I could laugh all day at this reasoning.

this has ABSOLUTELY NOTHING to do with this post but...

[krystynn.livejournal.com]

im just copy-pasting from the blackfolk commie... 'cause im not a member, but i was browsing around... and i dont wanna join... i dont really need a bunch of random internet people to affirm my blackness... even if i come off as blasé about my skin colour... anywhoos! you were looking for some knit caps...

i found this exactly 4 weeks ago... i was dumb and didnt save to my faves, so i had to rifel through my history...

http://www.leginknits.com/

they're based out of toronto, but the eShop is closed for updates... but if you try, you can email them... mebbe they can help you?

Re: this has ABSOLUTELY NOTHING to do with this post but...

[unusualmusic.livejournal.com]

Thanks!! I really appreciate this!

[skywardprodigal.livejournal.com]

Good list of links! Thanks.

[unusualmusic.livejournal.com]

Welcome!

[skywardprodigal.livejournal.com]

Yah. I rarely if ever talk about this...I've got some funny ideas on it. But, YAY! I think this is great. :)

[windbeliever.livejournal.com]

Actually, in the grand spectrum of 10,000 years of recorded human history, homosexuality is relatively new, only being in use for about 200 years. In this I speak of the word, not the act. :)

I'm not sure when the actual word was invented, but I think its been in use since the 1830s.

And you're right about homosexuality only being attributed to effeminate white men (myself being one). John Amaechi said that when he came out, an elderly white woman came up to him and said something along the lines of, "I didn't know black people could be gay..."

[unusualmusic.livejournal.com]

Hello!

Actually, in the grand spectrum of 10,000 years of recorded human history, homosexuality is relatively new, only being in use for about 200 years. In this I speak of the word, not the act. :)

True that.And the expression thereof varied wildly from culture to culture, apparently. And as for Mr. Amaechi, *shakes head*. At least she wasn't screaming abou the blood of Jesus being against him or something.