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Assignment:

Question about "My Life Without Gender"

1. Ford (2015) comments that "My existence causes people to question everything they have been taught about gender, which in turn inspires them to question what they know about themselves, and that scares them."

What specific questions might Ford's existence as an agender person inspire people to ask about their own gender identities and/or understandings of gender?

Identify one specific question and briefly explain why asking that question might be scary for people who have not consciously explored their own gender.

Questions about the unit on Two-Spirit Peoples

2) Sexually and gender diverse Indigenous peoples see advantages and disadvantages to adopting Two-Spirit as a pan-Indigenous identity category. Explain one specific advantage and one specific disadvantage of using this pan-Indigenous term .

Question about "Scientific Racism and the Emergence of the Homosexual Body"

3) Somerville outlines the ways that assumptions about "difference" have shaped scientific approaches to both race and sexuality. What does Somerville's essay teach us about why should be wary of scientific research that aims to discover the biological/anatomical "cause" of homosexuality? please be specific.

Questions about "All Power to All People?"

4) Syrus Marcus Ware identifies and discusses several problems with mainstream LGBTQ/queer and trans archives in Canada. Please explain two specific problems Ware discusses.