Protective therapy and preventive detention The Diploma thesis is concerned with two types of protective measures one being protective therapy and the other being preventive detention. The objective of this paper is to examine in a comprehensive manner the current law that concerns these two institutes of criminal law and to determine their faults and to include a supplemental recommendation. The paper also included a general overview of the protective measures according to the legal order of the Czech Republic. There are a compare and contrast of the penalties and interpretation of the legal terms as well as what both protective therapy and preventive detention have in common. Also, listed legislation for both institutes of preventive detention and protective therapy will be individually defined and under which conditions they are imposed. There is also stated the forms of the measures and their duration. The detention facilities in Brno and Opava are described as being a part of preventive detention. Legislation for the institute Terbeschikkingstelling (TBS) and forensic hospitals and how it deals with patients in the Netherlands also is mentioned. Decisions made on extension therapy and duties of the hospital staff related thereto are described within protective treatment. Generally, individual...

Over the course of history, many cross-cultural efforts have been made to understand better the form and function of male same-sex behaviour. Initial naming exercises evaluated the sexual actions taken, and categorized these behaviours as expressions of crime, sin and disease. Various historical accounts note that it was in fin-de-siècle Germany and England, however, that several concepts were developed for the first time to encapsulate male same-sex behaviour, and to identify the type of men engaging in such conduct, in a more tolerant way. Operating within the taxonomic impulse of the eighteenth century, sexology — the scientific study of sexualities and sexual preferences that were considered to be unusual, rare, or marginalized — spurred the development of these new concepts. In the aim of better understanding humans through scientifically evaluating, quantifying, and labelling their sexual form and function, sexology moved male same-sex behaviour beyond the notions of crime, sin and disease. This thesis argues that the key works of sexologists Karl Heinrich Ulrichs (1825-1895), Károly Mária Kertbeny (1824-1882), Henry Havelock Ellis (1859-1939) and Magnus Hirschfeld (1868-1935) were instrumental to the theoretical endeavour of reclassifying male same-sex behaviour. These four sexologists operated within the parameters of what Foucault calls scientia sexualis: the machinery needed for producing the truth of sex via confessional testimony. Through their own confessional testimony, and testimony collected from other men with same-sex behaviour, Ulrichs, Kertbeny, Ellis and Hirschfeld deemed same-sex behaviour to be a phenomenon based on congenital conditions and one which manifested itself in the form of an inherent sex/gender misalignment. While this behaviour was uncommon, it was not abnormal due to its biological origin. Same-sex behaviour was simply an anomaly of sorts — one specific and rare form of attraction on a spectrum of possibilities. This rationalization of same-sex behaviour differed greatly from the work of other sexologists of the time who evaluated same-sex behaviour to be symptomatic of crime, sin and disease like degeneration theorist Richard von Krafft-Ebing. In arguing that same-sex behaviour developed naturally prior to birth, Ulrichs, Kertbeny, Ellis and Hirschfeld empowered men with same-sex behaviour to negotiate new identities for themselves outside of crime, sin and disease. This discursive rebranding of same-sex behaviour is an example of what feminist postructuralism labels as reverse discourse. In order to negotiate new identities for themselves and others with congenital same-sex behaviour, Ulrichs, Kertbeny, Ellis and Hirschfeld developed four specific concepts. These terms are: Urning (1865), homosexualität (1869), sexual inversion (1897), and third sex (1914). While these examples of reverse discourse were operationalized within restrictive conceptualizations of gender expression, they moved away from classifying same-sex behaviour as temporary acts to classifying those engaging in this behaviour as a specific species of people. This transition from sexual act to personage has been elaborated upon most famously by Michel Foucault in The History of Sexuality, Volume 1 (1978/1990).

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INTRODUÇÃO: A disforia de gênero (GD) refere-se à incongruência entre o sexo de nascimento versus como ele é percebido e manifestado no comportamento do indivíduo, o que vem acompanhado por sofrimento. Em relação à transexualidade, tem-se sugerido que o cérebro não segue o mesmo padrão que o resto do corpo, pois há evidências de que determinadas regiões cerebrais nas mulheres transexuais (MT) - sexo biológico masculino - são parecidas com as mulheres sem GD. Estudos por imagens de ressonância magnética (RMI) têm investigado a morfometria cerebral pela técnica baseada no voxel (VBM), e pela técnica por tensores de difusão (DTI) - que avalia a microestrutura da substância branca (SB); essas pesquisas têm constatado diversas regiões com diferenças de volume da substância cinzenta (SC) e da SB por VBM, assim como alterações da microestrutura da SB por DTI, entre os sexos. OBJETIVOS: Investigar alterações volumétricas da SC e SB por VBM, e da microestrutura da SB por DTI, em quatro grupos de indivíduos. MÉTODOS: Uma amostra de 80 indivíduos foi analisada, sendo: 20 MT com GD sem uso de esteroides sexuais e 20 MT com GD em uso de esteroides sexuais, há, pelo menos, um ano (MTC); 20 homens e 20 mulheres (grupos-controle). Todos realizaram o exame de ressonância magnética em um aparelho de 1.5T. Nesse exame, duas sequências de imagens foram obtidas: (1) imagens ponderadas em T1 para a análise da VBM, processadas conforme o protocolo DARTEL, e (2) imagens ponderadas em difusão, processadas pelo TBSS (Tract-Based Spatial Statistics) com a finalidade de adquirir os valores da anisotropia fracionada (AF). A análise estatística, para ambos os métodos, foi conduzida pelo Statistical Parametric Mapping (SPM), versão 8. As comparações entre os grupos realizaram-se pela análise de covariância (ANCOVA), modelo disponível no SPM. Em seguida, aplicaram-se testes post-hoc para as comparações entre dois grupos, com o objetivo de investigar diferenças de volume. Pesquisaram-se regiões de interesse a priori definidas em estudos morfométricos e por DTI sobre o dimorfismo sexual, e em pesquisas com MT. Foram reportados os resultados pressupostos a priori, assim como os não previsíveis, que resistissem a um limiar estatístico com p<=0,05, corrigido para múltiplas comparações (Family Wise Error/FWE). Outro critério adotado foi que regiões com, no mínimo, 30 voxels, seriam citadas. RESULTADOS: Verificou-se pela VBM: (i) aumento de volume da SC na área de Brodmann 6 nas MTC; (ii) regiões com diminuição do volume da SC na ínsula, em ambos os hemisférios cerebrais, nas MT; (iii) aumento do volume do joelho do corpo caloso nos indivíduos que compartilham a identidade de gênero feminina. Observou-se por DTI: diminuição nos valores da AF no fascículo longitudinal superior (FLS) direito e no corpo do corpo caloso das MTC. CONCLUSÃO: diferenças significativas de volumes regionais cerebrais avaliados pela VBM foram detectadas nos grupos das MT em relação aos controles. As alterações de volume cerebral nas MTC sugerem uma possível influência dos esteroides sexuais na neuroplasticidade cerebral. Há indícios de feminização nos cérebros das MT, mais evidente no CC, e, mais sutilmente, no córtex posterior superior frontal. O padrão de alterações de volume da SC na ínsula em dois grupos MT independentes pode ser um marcador da transexualidade e/ou ser um correlato cerebral do sofrimento associado com esta condição. A redução no valor AF no FLS direito sugere associação com a GD / INTRODUCTION: Gender Dysphoria (GD) is the incongruence between sex at birth versus its perception and manifestation through individual behavior, and the suffering it is accompanied by. As for transsexuality, it has been suggested that the brain does not follow the same pattern as the rest of the body, since evidence has shown that certain brain regions in transsexual women (TW) - male biological sex - are similar to those in women with no GD. MRI-based studies have investigated brain morphometry through voxel based technique (VBM) and diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) to evaluate the microstructure of white matter (WM). Those studies have verified a number of regions with gray matter (GM) and white matter (WM) volume differences, as well as changes in the microstructure of WM through DTI between genders. OBJECTIVES: to investigate GM and WM volume changes through VBM, as well as the microstructure of WM through DTI in four groups of individuals. METHODS: A sample of 80 individuals was analyzed, as follows: 20 TW with GD not on sexual steroids, and 20 TW with GD on sexual steroids for at least one year (TWh), 20 men and 20 women (control groups). All were submitted to MRI in 1.5T equipment. Two image sequences were obtained from that exam: (1) T1 weighted images for VBM analysis in compliance with DARTEL protocol; and (2) diffusion weighted imaging through TBSS (Tract-Based Spatial Statistics) to obtain fractional anisotropy (FA). In both methods statistical analysis was conducted through Statistical Parametric Mapping (SPM), Version 8. Comparisons between groups were conducted through covariance analysis (ANCOVA), available on SPM. Post-hoc tests were then applied to investigate volume differences. Regions of interest were analyzed after having been a priori defined through morphometric studies and DTI for sexual dimorphism and research work with TW. A priori presupposed, as well as non-predictable, results were reported to resist the statistical threshold of p<=0.05, corrected for multiple comparisons (Family Wise Error/FWE). Another criterion was that regions with at least 30 voxels would be mentioned. RESULTS: VBM showed: (i) GM volume increase in Brodmann 6 area in TWh; (ii) regions with GM volume decrease in the insula and in both brain hemispheres in TW; (iii) genu of corpus callosum volume increase in individuals who share female identity gender. DTI showed: FA lower values in right superior longitudinal fasciculus (SLF) and in the body of corpus callosum of TWh. CONCLUSION: significant regional brain volume differences assessed by VBM were detected in TW groups relative to controls. In the TWh group, brain volume changes suggest a possible influence of cross-sex hormone theraphy on brain neuroplasticity. There are some indication of feminization in the brains of TW individuals, most evidently in the CC and more subtly in the posterior superior frontal GM. The pattern of GM volumes alterations in the insula in the two independent TW groups are novel; such finding may be a marker of transsexuality or be a brain correlate of the suffering associated with this condition. FA value reduction at right SLF has been suggested to be associated to GD

INTRODUÇÃO: A disforia de gênero (GD) refere-se à incongruência entre o sexo de nascimento versus como ele é percebido e manifestado no comportamento do indivíduo, o que vem acompanhado por sofrimento. Em relação à transexualidade, tem-se sugerido que o cérebro não segue o mesmo padrão que o resto do corpo, pois há evidências de que determinadas regiões cerebrais nas mulheres transexuais (MT) - sexo biológico masculino - são parecidas com as mulheres sem GD. Estudos por imagens de ressonância magnética (RMI) têm investigado a morfometria cerebral pela técnica baseada no voxel (VBM), e pela técnica por tensores de difusão (DTI) - que avalia a microestrutura da substância branca (SB); essas pesquisas têm constatado diversas regiões com diferenças de volume da substância cinzenta (SC) e da SB por VBM, assim como alterações da microestrutura da SB por DTI, entre os sexos. OBJETIVOS: Investigar alterações volumétricas da SC e SB por VBM, e da microestrutura da SB por DTI, em quatro grupos de indivíduos. MÉTODOS: Uma amostra de 80 indivíduos foi analisada, sendo: 20 MT com GD sem uso de esteroides sexuais e 20 MT com GD em uso de esteroides sexuais, há, pelo menos, um ano (MTC); 20 homens e 20 mulheres (grupos-controle). Todos realizaram o exame de ressonância magnética em um aparelho de 1.5T. Nesse exame, duas sequências de imagens foram obtidas: (1) imagens ponderadas em T1 para a análise da VBM, processadas conforme o protocolo DARTEL, e (2) imagens ponderadas em difusão, processadas pelo TBSS (Tract-Based Spatial Statistics) com a finalidade de adquirir os valores da anisotropia fracionada (AF). A análise estatística, para ambos os métodos, foi conduzida pelo Statistical Parametric Mapping (SPM), versão 8. As comparações entre os grupos realizaram-se pela análise de covariância (ANCOVA), modelo disponível no SPM. Em seguida, aplicaram-se testes post-hoc para as comparações entre dois grupos, com o objetivo de investigar diferenças de volume. Pesquisaram-se regiões de interesse a priori definidas em estudos morfométricos e por DTI sobre o dimorfismo sexual, e em pesquisas com MT. Foram reportados os resultados pressupostos a priori, assim como os não previsíveis, que resistissem a um limiar estatístico com p<=0,05, corrigido para múltiplas comparações (Family Wise Error/FWE). Outro critério adotado foi que regiões com, no mínimo, 30 voxels, seriam citadas. RESULTADOS: Verificou-se pela VBM: (i) aumento de volume da SC na área de Brodmann 6 nas MTC; (ii) regiões com diminuição do volume da SC na ínsula, em ambos os hemisférios cerebrais, nas MT; (iii) aumento do volume do joelho do corpo caloso nos indivíduos que compartilham a identidade de gênero feminina. Observou-se por DTI: diminuição nos valores da AF no fascículo longitudinal superior (FLS) direito e no corpo do corpo caloso das MTC. CONCLUSÃO: diferenças significativas de volumes regionais cerebrais avaliados pela VBM foram detectadas nos grupos das MT em relação aos controles. As alterações de volume cerebral nas MTC sugerem uma possível influência dos esteroides sexuais na neuroplasticidade cerebral. Há indícios de feminização nos cérebros das MT, mais evidente no CC, e, mais sutilmente, no córtex posterior superior frontal. O padrão de alterações de volume da SC na ínsula em dois grupos MT independentes pode ser um marcador da transexualidade e/ou ser um correlato cerebral do sofrimento associado com esta condição. A redução no valor AF no FLS direito sugere associação com a GD / INTRODUCTION: Gender Dysphoria (GD) is the incongruence between sex at birth versus its perception and manifestation through individual behavior, and the suffering it is accompanied by. As for transsexuality, it has been suggested that the brain does not follow the same pattern as the rest of the body, since evidence has shown that certain brain regions in transsexual women (TW) - male biological sex - are similar to those in women with no GD. MRI-based studies have investigated brain morphometry through voxel based technique (VBM) and diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) to evaluate the microstructure of white matter (WM). Those studies have verified a number of regions with gray matter (GM) and white matter (WM) volume differences, as well as changes in the microstructure of WM through DTI between genders. OBJECTIVES: to investigate GM and WM volume changes through VBM, as well as the microstructure of WM through DTI in four groups of individuals. METHODS: A sample of 80 individuals was analyzed, as follows: 20 TW with GD not on sexual steroids, and 20 TW with GD on sexual steroids for at least one year (TWh), 20 men and 20 women (control groups). All were submitted to MRI in 1.5T equipment. Two image sequences were obtained from that exam: (1) T1 weighted images for VBM analysis in compliance with DARTEL protocol; and (2) diffusion weighted imaging through TBSS (Tract-Based Spatial Statistics) to obtain fractional anisotropy (FA). In both methods statistical analysis was conducted through Statistical Parametric Mapping (SPM), Version 8. Comparisons between groups were conducted through covariance analysis (ANCOVA), available on SPM. Post-hoc tests were then applied to investigate volume differences. Regions of interest were analyzed after having been a priori defined through morphometric studies and DTI for sexual dimorphism and research work with TW. A priori presupposed, as well as non-predictable, results were reported to resist the statistical threshold of p<=0.05, corrected for multiple comparisons (Family Wise Error/FWE). Another criterion was that regions with at least 30 voxels would be mentioned. RESULTS: VBM showed: (i) GM volume increase in Brodmann 6 area in TWh; (ii) regions with GM volume decrease in the insula and in both brain hemispheres in TW; (iii) genu of corpus callosum volume increase in individuals who share female identity gender. DTI showed: FA lower values in right superior longitudinal fasciculus (SLF) and in the body of corpus callosum of TWh. CONCLUSION: significant regional brain volume differences assessed by VBM were detected in TW groups relative to controls. In the TWh group, brain volume changes suggest a possible influence of cross-sex hormone theraphy on brain neuroplasticity. There are some indication of feminization in the brains of TW individuals, most evidently in the CC and more subtly in the posterior superior frontal GM. The pattern of GM volumes alterations in the insula in the two independent TW groups are novel; such finding may be a marker of transsexuality or be a brain correlate of the suffering associated with this condition. FA value reduction at right SLF has been suggested to be associated to GD

7 ABSTRACT This thesis focuses on a textual analysis of articles in the field of sexology, which were published in the Czech Republic after 1989. It will examine through both quantitative and qualitative methods, how authors of sexological articles defined the term homosexuality and worked with it, as well as explore their varying approaches to the topic depending on context. The thesis will ask whether the sexological discourse about homosexuality has changed after the fall of the communist regime, and if it has, in what ways. Keywords: AIDS/HIV, biologization, coming out, discourse, essentialization, gay, gender, heteronormativity, homosexuality, lesbian, medicalization, registered partnership, sexualization, sexology, stereotype, stigmatization, taboo, victimization

Abstract. The overall aim of this study is to examine the Neo-Gnostic teachings of Samael Aun Weor (1917-1977). The research question will inquire his main ideas in relation to syncretism, cosmology, and sexology. Accordingly, based on the theoretical perspectives of Antoine Faivre, the gnostic doctrine of Samael Aun Weor is summarized, compared and examined in the light of the definitions of western esotericism. The purpose is on one hand to make an exploration of a relatively unknown esoteric author and on the other hand to place his vast teachings and interpretations within the esoteric context and in relation to the new era discourse. Methodically, a qualitative text analysis will be used to explore several books written by Samael Aun Weor which are further analysed with the help of secondary sources. The study concludes that the Neo-Gnostic ideology of Samael Aun Weor, despite being placed by scholars within the new era discourse, additionally matches within the framework of classical esotericism and that furthermore reveals revived and combined perspectives with interpretations that have seldom been transmitted before.

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Die lateinamerikanischen Sexualwissenschaften und deren Theorien, Handlungsfelder, politischen Bezüge und Forschungsergebnisse sind in Deutschland wenig bekannt und werden in sexualwissenschaftlichen Kontexten kaum rezipiert. Sie liefern jedoch profunde Erkenntnisse zur Frage, wie sich die Politisierung des Sexuellen und die Sexualisierung des Politischen theoretisch erfassen lassen. Dieser Band bietet aus intersektionaler und postkolonialer Perspektive einen ersten Zugang zu den breit gefächerten Theoriedebatten und geht, diskurtheoretisch orientiert, der Frage nach, wie sich die kolonialen Logiken der Differenz in Debatten um Multi- und Plurikulturalität eingelagert haben, wie Differenz hergestellt, reproduziert und regiert wird und wie dies das Verständnis von Sexualitäten und die Zugänge zu sexuellen und reproduktiven Rechten reguliert.

My dissertation offers a new look at how women authors used popular genres to negotiate their economic, artistic, and sexual autonomy, as well as their national and imperial identities, in the context of the changes brought by modernity. As medical science and popular media attempted to delineate women’s sexual natures, Sylvia Townsend Warner, Winifred Holtby, Kate O’Brien, and Molly Keane created narratives which challenged not only psychoanalytic proscriptions about the need for sexual satisfaction, but traditional ideas about women’s inherent modesty. They absorbed, revised, and occasionally rejected outright the discourses of sexology in order to advocate a more diffuse sensuality; for these writers, adventure, travel, independence, creativity, and love between women provided satisfactions as rich as those ascribed to normative heterosexuality. I identify a history of queer sexuality in both Irish and English contexts, one which does not conform to emergent lesbian identity while still exceeding the limits of heteronormativity. / text