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This article focuses on sexualities in the USA that exist within the border between heterosexuality and homosexuality. I first examine the usefulness of applying borderland theory to non-gay/non-straight sexualities such as queer and bisexual. I then give an ethnographic analysis of sexual self-identities on the borders, shedding light on how participants envisioned labels such as ‘pansexual,’ and ‘heteroflexible.’ Finally, I explore the ways that the sexual borderlands became tangible in Lexington, Kentucky at certain events and locations. Throughout, I highlight the ways that the sexual borderland touches on all sexualities, as individuals knowingly cross, inhabit, or bolster sexual identity borders.
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British, Sex and Relationship Education has been condemned by Ofsted as ‘not yet good enough’ (2013:6). Previous literature would suggest this is through the absence of desire based knowledge. Other research would highlight the issue of masturbation as a construct to the improvement of the sexual health. However, as genital masturbation is often a taboo within feminine culture the current study used Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis (Smith, 1996, 1999) to assess the intrinsic values of six young women regarding their sexual health and desires. Participants ranged in sexual knowledge from undergone several years of sexual health education to limited sexual health education; forming the basis for the current national education system. Analysis of the data revealed three master themes: pleasure conflict, ‘That Girl’ complex and sexual discourse. A working model of sexual health needs was then proposed in order to address the hierarchy of erotic plasticity the participants showed. Ramifications of socio-political implications towards feminine desire and masturbation are detrimental to sexual health improvement.
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Première traduction française d’un ouvrage de Jeffrey Weeks, ce « manifeste intellectuel » est d’ores et déjà un classique anglo-saxon depuis plus de vingt ans. Dès sa première édition, il s’est imposé comme une introduction de pointe aux débats sur les sexualités, le genre et l’intime. Jeffrey Weeks retrace l’histoire de la sexualité, pensée comme une construction sociale, façonnée et remodelée inlassablement par le contexte dans lequel elle existe et s’exprime : la sexualité n’est ni naturelle ni uniforme, mais culturelle et plurielle. Cette approche pionnière permet de couvrir un large champ d’investigation : les traditions religieuses, les politiques identitaires, la mondialisation, l’impact social du sida, l’influence de la génétique et de la psychanalyse, la lutte des sexes, les nouveaux modèles familiaux... Désormais, dans sa troisième édition (qui fait l’objet de cette traduction), cet essai majeur intègre de nouveaux concepts et enjeux, issus en particulier des mouvements LGBT et des débats sur le mariage homosexuel.