Season 12 Episode 5: Does Sexual Orientation Equal Identity?

Authors

Janell Williams Paris, Messiah College
Shirley Hoogstra, Calvin College

Streaming Media

Document Type

Interview

Publication Title

Inner Compass

Abstract

The practice of labeling people by sexual orientation—homosexual, heterosexual, etc.—started only a century ago. At times labels can help make sense of our world, but at other times labeling individuals can be dehumanizing and can even be a form of injustice. Our sexuality need not define us, argues Jenell Williams Paris, anthropology professor at Messiah College and author of The End of Sexual Identity: Why Sex is Too Important to Define Who We Are. Shirley Hoogstra hosts. Episode #1205.

Publication Date

2011

Recommended Citation

Paris, Janell Williams and Hoogstra, Shirley, "Season 12 Episode 5: Does Sexual Orientation Equal Identity?" (2011). Inner Compass. 113.
https://digitalcommons.calvin.edu/uni_innercompass/113