140 - Thematic Session. Sexuality Movements

Session Submission Type: Invited Session

Abstract

The social landscape that sexuality movements encounter has changed dramatically in recent decades. Public opinion on lesbian and gay rights, especially same-sex marriage has improved. Exclusionary institutions such as the U.S. military have new inclusive policies. But at the same time, abortion rights are being chipped away by state legislatures, and sexual violence and rape continue to be prevalent in institutions like the military and universities. This panel will consider what is new in the contemporary landscape of sexuality movements, their ability to generate legal and social change, and the social consequences of the ferocious opposition they have faced.

Sub Unit

• Thematic Sessions

Session Organizer

• Melanie Heath, McMaster University

Presider

• Michael W. Yarbrough, City University of New York-John Jay College

Individual Presentations

• Divergent Successes: Marriage Equality and Abortion Rights - Katrina E. Kimport, University of California-San Francisco

• Sexuality and Right-Wing Activism: A Historical Perspective - Tina Fetner, McMaster University

• Movements Against Sexual Violence: Feminists, Conservatives, and the Shaping of Institutional Interventions - Nancy E. Whittier, Smith College

• Regulating Multiple Relationships: Future Directions for Sexuality Movements - Melanie Heath, McMaster University