UTEP Library Research Guides: WS 2360 -- Fertman: Gender, Sexuality, & Identity: Course Readings

Readings by Week

Prinster, R. (2016, May 18,). Words Matter: Affirming Gender Identity Through Language. Insight Into Diversity. Read Here
Nesbitt-Johnston Writing Center (2015). Language of Difference: Writing about Gender and Sexuality. Read Here.
Dominguez, T. [Trace Dominguez]. (2015, July 1). Every Sex & Gender Term Explained [Video]. YouTube. Watch Here
Anna Lindqvist, Marie Gustafsson Sendén & Emma A. Renström (2021) What is gender, anyway: a review of the options for operationalising gender, Psychology & Sexuality, 12(4), 332-344, Read Here

What Is Sex?. In D. Purves, G.J. Augustine, D. Fitzpatrick, et al., (eds), Neuroscience. 2nd ed. Sunderland (MA): Sinauer Associates; 2001. Read Here.
Clearway, A. (2006). One in 2000. [Video]. DocuSeek. Watch Here
Webster, M. (2019). The weird history of the "sex chromosomes". [Video]. TED@NAS. Watch Here
Quinn, E. (2018). The way we think about biological sex is wrong. [Video]. TEDWomen. Watch Here
Module 1: Foundations of A Psychology of Gender. In K. McRaney, A. Bridley, and L.W. Daffin, Jr. (eds), The Psychology of Gender, 2nd ed. Washington State University. Read Here

Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County. Beyond Gender: Indigenous Perspectives, Muxe. Read Here
University of Toronto and Centre for Addiction and Mental Health. (2022). Two-Spirit Community. Re:searching for LGBTQ2S+ Health. Read Here.
(2012). Between Two Spirit. [Video]. DocuSeek. Watch Here
Vice (2013). Mexico's Third Gender. [Video]. YouTube. Watch Here
Alejandra Islas (Producer). (2006). MUXES: Authentic, Intrepid Seekers of Danger. [Video]. Ethnoscope. Watch Here

Greenfield, R. (2021, March 12). LGBTQ Rights Regress in Unexpected Places Yet Advance in Others. Bloomberg. Read Here
Parker, C. (2021). The U.K. is set to pursue a ban on 'conversion therapy.' Here's where other countries stand on the issue. The Washington Post. Read Here
Mahendru, R. (2021, September 9). 'The Taliban will have no mercy': LGBTQ+ Afghans go into hiding. The Guardian. Read Here
Muirui, P. (2021, September 7). Kenya bans LGBTQ+ documentary for 'promoting same-sex marriage'. The Guardian. Read Here
Rakhetsi, A. (2021, February 25). 5 Countries in Africa That Have Legalized Same-Sex Relationships in the Past 10 Years. Global Citizen. Read Here

Chapter 1. In H. Sauntson, Researching Language, Gender and Sexuality A Student Guide. Routledge; 2019. Read Here
De Onís, K.M. (2017). What's in an “x”?: An Exchange about the Politics of“Latinx”. Chiricù Journal: Latina/o Literature, Art, and Culture, 1(2), 78-91. Read Here.
Suárez, M. I. (2020). " Bye Girl, Or Bye Boy, Or Whatever You Are!": A Latinx Transgender Man's Experience with Queer Battle Fatigue in Texas. GLQ: A Journal of Lesbian and Gay Studies, 26(2), 230-232. Read Here
Crowley, A. (2020) Language around gender and identity evolves (and always has). [Video]. TEDxUofSC. Watch Here
Baldoni, J. (2017) Why I'm done trying to be "man enough". [Video]. TEDWomen 2017. Watch Here

Fitch, A. (2021, October 15). Superman's not the first hero to be portrayed as bisexual, but he'll bring hope to LGBTQ+ fans. The Conversation. Read Here.
Garcia-Navarro, L., and Sarmiento, I. G. (2021, May 2). Marie Ulven, 'Girl in Red,' Talks Fame, Sexuality and Her New Album. NPR. Read Here

Sambuli, N. (2021, October 17). Reflection on "Women in Tech" narratives. Observer Research Foundation. Read Here.
Spring, M. (2021, October 18). I get abuse and threats online -- why can't it be stopped?. BBC. Read Here
Vincent, J. (2021, April 14). Automatic Gender Recognition Tech is Dangerous, Say Campaigners: It's Time to Ban It. The Verge. Read Here
McGowan, E. (2019, November 13). What a Sex Therapist Wants You to Know About Exploring Sexuality Through Tech. Bustle. Read Here

Logie, C. H,, Perez-Brumer, A., & Parker, R. (2021). The contested global politics of pleasure and danger: Sexuality, gender, health and human rights. Global Public Health, 16(5), 651–663. Read Here
Villines, Z. (2021, June 23). Effects of gender discrimination on health. Medical News Today. Read Here.
Garrity, T. (2021, October 14). Where Do American Men Land on the Latest Life Expectancy Rankings?. InsideHook. Read Here.
Fisher, A. N. & Ryan, M. K. (2021). Gender inequalities during COVID-19. Group Processes & Intergroup Relations, 24(2), 237–245. Read Here
DuBois, L., Gibb, J. K., Juster, R., & Powers, S. I. (2021). Biocultural approaches to transgender and gender diverse experience and health: Integrating biomarkers and advancing gender/sex research. American Journal of Human Biology, 33(1), e23555–n/a. Read Here

Froehlicher, M., Griek, L. K., Nematzadeh, A., Hall, L., Stovall, N. (2021, February 5). Gender equality in the workplace: going beyond women on the board. S&P Global. Read Here.
Gattuso, R. (2021, June 1). The risks of coming out at work. BBC. Read Here

Schwarz, C. (2021, July 29). Sex trafficking isn't what you think: 4 myths debunked -- and 1 real-world way to prevent sexual exploitation. The Conversation. Read Here
Brown, E. (2021, February 22). Sexual Assault Against Boys Is a Crisis. The Washington Post Magazine. Read Here
Taylor, D. (2021, October 17). Woman conceived through rape wins award for campaign to convict father. The Guardian. Read Here
Rashid, R. (2021, August 11). South Korean politicians seek to criminalise 'semen terrorism'. The Guardian. Read Here

Jakes, L. (2021, June 30). M, F, or X? American Passports Will Soon Have Another Option for Gender. The New York Times. Read Here (Sign up for free access to the NYT Here.)
Allen, J. (2021, June 18). Transgender advocates: Stigma leading to alarming HIV rates. Spectrum News, News 13. Read Here
Schmitz, R. M., Sanchez, J., & Lopez, B. (2019). LGBTQ+ Latinx young adults’ health autonomy in resisting cultural stigma. Culture, Health & Sexuality, 21(1), 16–30. Read Here
Fisher, M. (2019). Terrorizing Gender: Transgender Visibility and the Surveillance Practices of the Security State. University of Nebraska Press. Read Here
Szuminski, J. (2020). Behind the Binary Bars: A Critique of Prison Placement Policies for Transgender, Non-Binary, and Gender Non-Conforming Prisoners. Minnesota Law Review, 105(1), 477–526. Read Here
Vargas, S. (2021, July 13). 1 in 4 LGBTQ youths identify as nonbinary, a new study finds. It's important to include them in the conversation, experts say. USA Today. Read Here

DuPree, W. (2021, July 11). Texas LGBTQ activists to fight revived bills to ban transgender students from sports matching their gender identity. KXAN. Read Here
de Vogue, A. (2021, June 28). Supreme Court gives victory to transgender student who sued to use bathroom. CNN. Read Here
Davis, S., Kurtzleben, D., Totenberg, N., and Detrow, S. (2021, June 29). The Supreme Court Avoids Ruling on Trans Rights, At Least for Now. NPR. Read Here

Kenny, M. C., & Wurtele, S. K. (2013). Latino parents' plans to communicate about sexuality with their children. Journal of Health Communication, 18(8),931-942. Read Here
Contreras, R. (2021, June 10). The overlooked history of Latinos in the LGBTQ struggle. Axios. Read Here
Espinosa-Hernández, G., Velazquez, E., McPherson, J. L., Fountain, C., Garcia-Carpenter, R., & Lombardi, K. (2020). The Role of Latino Masculine Values in Mexican Adolescent Sexuality. Cultural Diversity & Ethnic Minority Psychology, 26(4), 520–531. Read Here
Castro-Bojorquez, M. (Director). (2015). El Canto del Colibri: Latino Immigrant Men and Their LGBTQ Family Members [Film]. Frameline. Watch Here
Narayan, D. (2019) 7 beliefs that can silence women -- and how to unlearn them. [Video]. TED Talks India: Nayi Baat. Watch Here
Capó, Jr., J (2021, June 17). There's no LGBTQ Pride without immigrants. The Washington Post. Read Here