Heteropatriarchy - This refers to the socio-political system wherein cisgender males and heterosexuals exert authority over cisgender females and other sexual orientations and gender identities.
Rationale: I chose this concept because of it’s succinct connection to both the system of compulsory heterosexuality as well as patriarchy more broadly. This term is connected to transnational feminisms in that it is one of the largest systems that is actively being fought by this movement. It is embedded in many societies as an internalization of colonialism and the values that were integral to the colonial project. I am using a definition from Leanne Betasamosake Simpson because of the value in using the words of an Indigenous woman in this conversation about queering resurgence. She talks of the need for decolonizing movements to include the removal of heteropatriarchy because of it’s detrimental effects on sexual minorities and indigenous people in general. The appeal to cultural difference does not account for the detrimental effects of the ongoing colonial legacy of heteropatriarchy.
URL: https://www.leannesimpson.ca/writings/queering-resurgence-taking-on-heteropatriarchy-in-indigenous-nation-building Keywords: queer, heteropatriarchy, resurgence Author: Steven
I think this topic is really important to understand and talk about. The heropatriarchy has been embedded into our society for far too long. It does not take into account those who do not conform to the gender norms society has brought apon them. It also allows for the cisgender straight male to have more authority over cis females and people of different gender identities. This can make it more difficult for cis women and other gender identities to live freely in a hetropatriarchal society. I am a cis female myself so I cannot fully understand what it is like to live as another gender identity that is not cis gendered, however I have watched my transgender sister transition from…
There is one major feature of Steven’s entry, “Heteropatriarchy,” that I instantly appreciated and was drawn toward. The reading that Steven used to identify and explain heteropatriarchy was identified from a female Indigenous lens. As a student majoring in sociology, I have come across the term heteropatriarchy countless of times. However, I notice that I truly have only learned and understood the term heteropatriarchy from a white-feminist perspective. Yet throughout this course, we focused on learning various approaches to a transnational feminist praxis that heavily included Indigenous perspectives. I came to understand the intersections of theory, practice, knowledge production/reproduction, and social movement organizing from Indigenous, migrant, and many more viewpoints. Steven’s entry is thus recognizing the influence of heteropatriarchy worldwide…