Overview

This journal assignment allows you to explore historical context and how different populations in society are viewed as "normal," whereas others are viewed as "abnormal," specifically regarding race, sexuality, gender, and/or socioeconomic status. Using the resources from Module Four, you will reflect on how these different populations have been constructed in different historical contexts.

Directions

Review the resources from Module Four:

• Reading: Transgender History, The Difficult Decades
• Reading: Diverse Historical Narratives: Selected Readings, Dude, You're a Fag: Adolescent Male Homophobia
• Reading: Diverse Historical Narratives: Selected Readings, Sexual Orientation and Sex in Women's Lives: Conceptual and Methodological Issues
• Video: Understanding the Complexities of Gender (16:29)

Then, reflect on those resources to explore the historical contexts of various members of the LGBTQ+ population.

Specifically, you must address the following rubric criteria:

1. Describe historical narratives that have been used to justify the marginalization of LGBTQ+ groups.
   1. What are some of the dominant narratives that have been used to explain LGBTQ+ sexuality?
   2. How do LGBTQ+ narratives differ from the dominant narrative?
2. Explain how dominant groups have created a power structure over marginalized groups.
   1. How have dominant groups throughout history benefited in ways marginalized groups did not?

What to Submit

Submit your journal as a one- to two-page Microsoft Word document with double spacing, 12-point Times New Roman font, and one-inch margins. Sources should be cited according to APA style.