Thesis (M.A.)--Carleton University, 2000. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 132-145).

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Texas at Austin, 1998. / Vita. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 155-164). Available also in a digital version from Dissertation Abstracts.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Washington, 1999. / Vita. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 295-309).

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Auckland, 2000. / Embargoed until 25 October 2001.

Thesis (M.A.(Visual Studies))--University of Pretoria, 2008. / Includes bibliographical references.

Thesis (M.A.)--Baylor University, 2009. / Includes bibliographical references (p. 28-32).

This study focuses on a group of homosexual men. The group has been defined as 'Queer' based on the value and pride which they place on their difference to the general norms and values of the wider society. Four of these men were interviewed on their moral structure and the way in which they structure their relationships. The study focused on: the nature of the norms this group has developed; the process by which this has occurred; and the psychological effects of this process. It was found that the research participants have developed new norms and behavioural scripts significantly different to those existing generally in society. These new behavioural scripts relate to the socially mandated scripts in various ways with some mandated scripts being rejected, some being adapted and amended and others being inverted. These differences seem to originate from individuals being rejected and stigmatised. The changes these queer men have made were moves to bring a greater sense of congruence between their experience, their morality and their behavioural scripts. The initial period of divergence between the socially mandated behavioural scripts and their sexual behaviour was marked by psychological distress while the move to greater congruence between behaviour and behavioural scripts was characterised by increased psychological empowerment and sense of self-worth. The study also showed that during these processes other differences developed between the way these individuals act in their world and the general norm of society. These differences included a greater self-awareness; an increased ability to operate at a meta-level; a conscious effort to create the life that one wants; differences in gender behaviour which incorporated behavioural aspects of both genders and new forms of establishing and maintaining relationships. Homosexuality is an historic opportunity to open up new relational and affective potentialities, not in virtue of qualities intrinsic to the homosexual, but because of the position of the homosexual 'offcenter', somehow, together with the diagonal lines which the homosexual can draw through the social fabric, makes it possible to bring to light these potentialities - a famous homosexual Queer (M. Foucault) / Psychology / M.A. (Clinical Psychology)

This thesis examines the poetry of Catulus, Catullus, Horace, Tibullus, and Statius in an attempt to trace the development of a Roman pederastic poetics. This project aims to demonstrate how the status of the puer delicatus constitutes a point of contention for the Roman poets as they attempt to craft an elevated literature for the homoerotic amor between Roman citizen and subaltern. To legitimize an otherwise commonplace and inherently unequal configuration between citizen and slave, the poets participate in a project of assimilation that refigures the subaltern puer as a citizen youth and, in the poetry of Statius, even re-imagines the puer as a quasi-citizen within the aristocratic Roman family. To conclude, this study urges scholars to reevaluate Roman pederastic poetry as a cultural elaboration that attests to the problem that the stigma of the beloved's status posed to a standard homosexual configuration at Rome.

M.A. (Semitic Languages and Cultures) / The aim of this dissertation is to analyse some of the prominent elements that constitute the discussion of same-sex sexuality among Muslims such as the distinction between sexual acts and identities and its effect on the construction of sexuality in Muslim societies, the religious and legal permissibility of particular sexual acts, and the intersection between the struggle for justice and equality and sexuality. The theoretical framework for this study is based on postcolonialism and queer theory. I argue that a fundamental rethinking of sex and sexuality in Islam and in Muslim societies needs to transpire in order for a more equitable state of affairs to come into existence. The current prejudice associated with same-sex sexuality requires a considered and erudite overhaul of how sexual relationships and gender are constructed in Islamic ethics and Muslim societies. I first consider the effect of sexual identities, namely a homosexual identity, and the consideration of same-sex sexual acts on the Muslim imagination. The notion of unnatural sexual impulses, sinful desires and the interrelationship between various sexual crimes are important considerations in the discourse on sexual diversity among Muslims. Second, I critically assess the argument in favour of same-sex marriages in Islam based on the assumption of stable identities and the inherent righteousness of a human rights framework. I assess the legal tools used set out some of the challenges of the human rights discourse which influences the struggle for homosexual rights and raise some question as to the efficacy of this strategy or mode of resistance and acceptance. Third, I focus on the nexus between sexual diversity, secularism and empire as sites of contestation and collaboration that continue to influence articulations and constructions of how to be Muslim and be also part of a sexual minority. Fourth, I attempt to chart a way forward for queer Muslims and argue in favour of protecting the conceptual and social space of the ‘closet’ as a liberatory and protective domain for queer Muslims where it is possible to balance both the demands of one’s faith and the expression of one’s sexuality.

The thesis with the name "Children's book as a possible educational tool for the tolerance of homoparental families" is focused on gay parenting, prevention of homophobia and content analysis of children's books which contains the topic of gay parenting. The aim of the thesis is to let teachers and the public know about the topic of homoparental families and to show them books which can be useful in helping them understand them. The theoretical part of my thesis is divided into five main chapters which describe the main concepts connected with the thesis. The first chapter describes sexual orientation, the history of homosexuality and how a person becomes homosexual. There are many various opinions from many authors who focus on this topic. The second chapter describes the difference between registered partnership and marriage. There are different kinds of families and different opinions on normality and gender in the third chapter. The topics of homoparental families and raising children in gay families are included in the fourth chapter. And the last chapter is about children's books and why they are important for children and their development. The practical part is focused on content analysis of children's books whose topics include gay parenting and are available in the Czech Republic. The aim...