I don’t think that they shifted negatively for women, I believe it gave women more opportunity to have careers that they wished. In Yoruba I found that as time has changed and more outside influences were in contact with the Yoruba, the more the gender roles in Yoruba shifted. I found that in over sixteen countries people believe that men have the first right to jobs, that they believe males are more fit for political positions, and that women should have children to be fulfilled (Weziak-Bialowolska).

To get these answer, I began to read about the differences in gender normality’s across different countries. Want to support Lez Hang Out while unlocking a bunch of awesome perks like access to our exclusive Discord community, monthly bonus episodes, weekly ad free episodes, exclusive merch and more? Join us on Patreon at bit.ly/lezpatreon. You can also join us on Facebook and follow along on Instagram. It is just not nearly as cut and dry when applied to real life situations.įollow along on Twitter and answer our Q & Gay at the end of every episode. Even so, we tend to still prize consent in a way that is more fantasy than reality. As such, we tend to better understand that many transformational experiences rely on our willingness to step beyond safety. We step beyond our comfort zones just to exist in a heteronormative world. This is a transformational experience for the two of them, and it happens outside of the realm of consent.Īs queer people, we have quite a good amount of experience of running opposite to societal norms. Even though April may not have consented to this kiss, she finds that she enjoys it.

When Sterling gathers her courage and kisses April, she doesn’t ask for her consent first, and knowing April it probably would not have gone over too well if she had. For example, think about our favorite, Teenage Bounty Hunters. We do not live in a vacuum and as such consent can be messier than people tend to want to consider. As part of our discussion, Avgi shares stories of times when clients experienced events outside of their consent, including in sexual situations.Ĭonsent is a very nuanced topic, but it tends not to be talked about that way. Have you ever had an experience that you did not consent to but that was enjoyable, transformational, or even pleasurable? This week Leigh and Ellie hang out with Avgi Saketopoulou, queer psychoanalyst and author of Sexuality Beyond Consent: Risk, Race, Traumatophilia, to discuss queering consent.

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