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Syftet med denna uppsats är att undersöka hur det i dagspressen skrevs om Cornelis Vreeswijk och de två transsexuella kvinnor som han misshandlade i februari 1975, genom att analysera artiklarna som berättelser som ämnar tillskriva brottet mening och moral. Dessutom är syftet att undersöka hur transfeminina personer porträtterades i andra artiklar omkring 1970-talet. Frågorna som ställs är ”Vilka berättelser om skuld och oskuld, kön och sexualitet finns det i återberättandet av brottet?”, ”Hur skiljer sig dessa berättelser åt?”, och ”Hur framställs kvinnorna i dessa berättelser? Vad säger detta om den mediala synen på transkvinnor på 1970-talet i Sverige?” Genom en närstudie av materialet ämnar jag besvara frågorna med hjälp av Sara Ahmeds teorier kring cirkulationen av känslor i text, och Stuart Halls teorier kring berättelser som möjliga bärare av konnotativa budskap. Dessutom görs en analys av en av Vreeswijks visor utifrån Ulf Carlssons litteraturvetenskapliga analyser av Vreeswijks låttexter. Uppsatsen struktureras utifrån två identifierade övergripande berättelser, där brottet och händelserna innan beskrivs på något olika sätt. Jag kommer fram till att Vreeswijk i artiklarna rentvås från moralisk skuld genom ett fokus på hans upplevelser, samtidigt som det konstitueras ett hatobjekt jag har valt att kalla ”falska flickor”. Språket som används i artiklarna överensstämmer med andra artiklar där det på olika sätt skrivs om transfeminina personer, samtidigt som kvinnorna i artiklarna om brottet på många sätt beskrivs annorlunda – istället för ”tragiska”, ensamma personer, skrivs det om kvinnorna som att de är (sexuella) ”bedragare”.

Gay and bisexual men in the United States and South Korea have some of the highest HIV rates in their countries, and both have the fewest sex education programs and policies for gay and bisexual males in secondary and postsecondary school systems. Consequently, many South Koreans do not view HIV as a South Korean problem, and with American gay and bisexual men living in this type of environment, their HIV sexual protection knowledge and practices may be compromised. The purpose of this study was to gain more understanding and insight into the sex education experiences and sexual practices of gay and bisexual American men living in a large city in South Korea, to determine how they perceived their sex education experiences from the American school system. The theoretical framework was based on Husserl and Heidegger's theory of intentionality. A phenomenological method was employed, utilizing a purposeful and criterion sample of 6 gay and bisexual American men who experienced sex education in the American school system and reported testing HIV negative on their last HIV tests. Data were analyzed and coded to identify categories and themes. The findings revealed that the participants who experienced heterosexual-focused sex education did not find it useful to them as gay men. The implications of these findings for positive social change are to inform policy makers and education leaders of how gay and bisexual American men perceived their sex education experiences and of the value of providing diverse, comprehensive sex education in the school system as it relates to knowledge about HIV and HIV prevention, not only for gay and bisexual males but for all American students as a tool to reduce or prevent new HIV cases.

This thesis examines the evolution and adaptive function of female homosexuality. Biological, sociological, evolutionary, socioecological, and sociobiological theories are discussed. To assess the evolution of female homoerotic behavior, primate and human behavior are examined. Because the purpose of this thesis is to investigate the evolution of female same-sex relations, particular emphasis is placed on chimpanzees and bonobos, species in which these relations have been extensively documented. It is proposed that human females form homoerotic relationships to achieve independence from males and maintain alliances. If sufficient resources are present, aggregates of females can control their most significant resource-sex. Sex is utilized to recruit new females, to maintain alliances within the aggregate, and to distribute to males in exchange for strategic resources. This thesis concludes with several suggestions for future research.

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This thesis analyzes Transgender experience and dynamics in the Pagan community of Central Florida. Religion plays an important role as part of social structure for many people in the United States. It can also be a source of strife and conflict between culture groups and within cultures. In the US, predominant religious traditions stem from monotheistic Abrahamic faiths (Christianity, Judaism, and Islam); however, Wicca, a Neo-Pagan polytheistic religion, is practiced by a small but growing number of people. Based on nearly one year of ethnographic engagement with the Central Florida Wiccan community, this study presents an analysis of participants experiences in Wicca, especially as it refers to the experiences of Trans Wiccan practitioners and their religious communities. I argue that the theology underlying Pagan religious beliefs and practices, alongside shared experiences of othering and liminality, encourages the maintenance of an open, accepting and encouraging atmosphere towards LGBTQ+, and particularly Trans, Wicca practitioners.