Vincent E Gil
Biographic Data
| ID | 351758 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Vincent E Gil |
| GIVEN NAMES | Vincent E |
| FAMILY NAME | Gil |
| SIGNATURE | GIL V E |
| AFFILIATIONS | Vanguard University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 18 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 32 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 18 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1988 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 4 |
The Father and the Feminine
When Sally Became Harry and the Church Went OMG
In this investigation I review unobtrusive data sources that reveal those significant differences embodied in Generation Z (“Gen Z,” born after 1996), to help understand how their particular social, emotional, and ideological make-up align (or not) with the Christian faith. In doing so, my query and discussion focuses on several Gen Z distinctives which are discordant with traditional views of the person—gender and sex; self-identification vs ass…
As D.E.I. Challenges Rage in the U.S., Can The ‘Ontological Turn’ Help Us Better Understand Differences in Intersex and Transgender Lives
Missing Out
Significant literature now exists which strongly suggests men in Western countries are shedding orthodox masculinity tropes in favor of greater male friendship intimacies and bonding. Inclusive Masculinity Theory (IMT) has emerged to explain and give direction to these sociocultural changes, suggesting men are gaining emotional and health benefits from greater inclusion of diverse masculinities, homosocial bonding, bro-bud closeness, platonic tou…
A Centenary Retrospective
This retrospective provides a brief history of Christian medical missions as the critical backdrop to understanding how missions in the 19th and 20th centuries paved the way for ethnographic work among non-Western culture groups, as well as provided insights into other cultures’ health and healing practices. Medical missions also brought biomedicine into the care systems of non-Western cultures and set the stage for understanding the importance o…
Irreversible Damage, The Transgender Craze Seducing our Daughters
I first came across Abigail Shrier's work when the vitriol that encircled its prepublication in 2020 was loudly heard.It was ugly; it was merciless; and it ignored, as those feeling threatened often do, any careful data collection or year's worth of investigation by Shrier.When the book was finally released the acrimony persisted, with such as Barnes & Noble and Amazon taking it off their websites-only to have it 1 Genspect.orgwas founded by pare…
Reforming a Theology of Gender
If you are a social scientist, anthropologist, social philosopher, theologian or ethicist working on a Christian anthropology, you have most likely encountered Judith Butler's corpus of work. 1 Or-at the very least-been disquieted by some of her vastly influential, yet controversial ideas.These range in myriad directions but coalesce in her being an early catalyst for queer theory, gender theory in general, and the ensuing turbulence of our newly…
Wither Biological Sex? The Gender Takeover
In this position paper, I argue that current ideological and sociocultural shifts in the use and meaning of the term gender have also reconfigured what biological sex means. Both terms have been made isomorphic and synonymic. The paper challenges this novel relationship, exploring its confounded history and unpacking how and why genderqueer theorists intentionally minimize body knowledge to enable expressive individualism. Linguistic, psychologic…
Double Trouble
Jenell Paris doesn't disappoint in situating our articles (Gil, Priest, Rynkiewich) within "masterful and engaging" prose; 1 with an analytic acumen of the sort she has already emboldened in her prior works, and which so effectively brings junctions (and more questions!) to the forefront. Thank you, Jenell, for spending the volume of time and mentation to move so expansively through our work, and bring in so much to also think about
The Cut Sleeve Revisited
China off center
China Off Center takes as its fundamental assumption that contemporary China can only be understood as a complex, decentralized place, where the view from above (Beijing) and from tourist buses is a skewed one. Instead of generalizing about China, it demonstrates that this diverse national terrain is better conceived as it is experienced by Chinese, as a set of many Chinas. To that end, this anthology of interpretive essays and ethnographic repor…
Prostitutes, prostitution and STD/HIV transmission in Mainland China
The New Female Condom
This research investigates attitudes about and potential use of the new, FDA-approved 'female condom' (known as Realityt(R), or the 'vaginal pouch'). The author investigates perceived feasibility of this product for personal use, capacity of women to introduce this device to partners in conversation, perceived ability by women to negotiate its use, perceptions of product efficacy, and attributions accorded the device through demonstration and phy…
Sinic conundrum
China's HIV/AIDS case rate continues to grow despite national and World Health Organization efforts. Reports in Western journals are nearly nonexistent, and what is in print does not provide evidence of the infection's historical progress. I traced progress of the infection since my last report (1991) and based current findings on unobtrusive data [HIV blood screening (assays)] provided by State epidemiology‐prevention stations and on ethnographi…
The cut sleeve 1 revisited
This paper focuses on a brief interview with a self‐disclosed male homosexual from a Western province in mainland China. While others have reported on homosexuality in China, the sources of information have generally been nonreactive (letters and clinical case notes). To the author's knowledge, this is the first documented face‐to‐face interview with a Chinese male homosexual to reach the Western professional press. Segments chosen for focus incl…
An ethnography of HIV/Aids and sexuality in the People's Republic of China
China's HIV epidemic is now a growing reality, yet there is virtually no evidence of it in the HIV/AIDS literature. This report documents ethnographic and epidemiologic findings from field visits conducted in Beijing, Chengdu, and Kunming; the latter in Yunnan province, site of China's most severe nidus of HIV infection. This report also elaborates those cultural, social, and political factors involved in China's attempt to manage its growing HIV…
Sexual fantasy experiences and guilt among conservative Christians
This study examines the sexual fantasy experiences and cognitive‐affective evaluations in a sample of conservative Christians. The study also operationalizes and documents fantasy guilt as an entity distinct from the more broadly defined category of sex guilt. Respondents reported normative fantasy categories and frequencies of fantasy occurrences. Concomitantly, fantasy episodes were experienced along with substantial to high levels of guilt ove…
In Thy Father's House
This study explores the childhood sexual abuses of 35 adult women who were raised in conservative Christian homes. These women, self-defined as victims of father-daughter incest, completed a structured questionnaire and were selectively interviewed about their abuse histories. Analyses of these date revealed that the sample shared many of the features of incestuous abuse found in the general population, but differed in the higher prevalence of se…
Prostitutes, prostitution and STD/HIV transmission in Mainland China
An ethnography of HIV/Aids and sexuality in the People's Republic of China
China's HIV epidemic is now a growing reality, yet there is virtually no evidence of it in the HIV/AIDS literature. This report documents ethnographic and epidemiologic findings from field visits conducted in Beijing, Chengdu, and Kunming; the latter in Yunnan province, site of China's most severe nidus of HIV infection. This report also elaborates those cultural, social, and political factors involved in China's attempt to manage its growing HIV…
Sexual fantasy experiences and guilt among conservative Christians
This study examines the sexual fantasy experiences and cognitive‐affective evaluations in a sample of conservative Christians. The study also operationalizes and documents fantasy guilt as an entity distinct from the more broadly defined category of sex guilt. Respondents reported normative fantasy categories and frequencies of fantasy occurrences. Concomitantly, fantasy episodes were experienced along with substantial to high levels of guilt ove…
The cut sleeve 1 revisited
This paper focuses on a brief interview with a self‐disclosed male homosexual from a Western province in mainland China. While others have reported on homosexuality in China, the sources of information have generally been nonreactive (letters and clinical case notes). To the author's knowledge, this is the first documented face‐to‐face interview with a Chinese male homosexual to reach the Western professional press. Segments chosen for focus incl…
Sinic conundrum
China's HIV/AIDS case rate continues to grow despite national and World Health Organization efforts. Reports in Western journals are nearly nonexistent, and what is in print does not provide evidence of the infection's historical progress. I traced progress of the infection since my last report (1991) and based current findings on unobtrusive data [HIV blood screening (assays)] provided by State epidemiology‐prevention stations and on ethnographi…
The New Female Condom
This research investigates attitudes about and potential use of the new, FDA-approved 'female condom' (known as Realityt(R), or the 'vaginal pouch'). The author investigates perceived feasibility of this product for personal use, capacity of women to introduce this device to partners in conversation, perceived ability by women to negotiate its use, perceptions of product efficacy, and attributions accorded the device through demonstration and phy…
In Thy Father's House
This study explores the childhood sexual abuses of 35 adult women who were raised in conservative Christian homes. These women, self-defined as victims of father-daughter incest, completed a structured questionnaire and were selectively interviewed about their abuse histories. Analyses of these date revealed that the sample shared many of the features of incestuous abuse found in the general population, but differed in the higher prevalence of se…
Sexual fantasy experiences and guilt among conservative Christians
This study examines the sexual fantasy experiences and cognitive‐affective evaluations in a sample of conservative Christians. The study also operationalizes and documents fantasy guilt as an entity distinct from the more broadly defined category of sex guilt. Respondents reported normative fantasy categories and frequencies of fantasy occurrences. Concomitantly, fantasy episodes were experienced along with substantial to high levels of guilt ove…
An ethnography of HIV/Aids and sexuality in the People's Republic of China
China's HIV epidemic is now a growing reality, yet there is virtually no evidence of it in the HIV/AIDS literature. This report documents ethnographic and epidemiologic findings from field visits conducted in Beijing, Chengdu, and Kunming; the latter in Yunnan province, site of China's most severe nidus of HIV infection. This report also elaborates those cultural, social, and political factors involved in China's attempt to manage its growing HIV…
The cut sleeve 1 revisited
This paper focuses on a brief interview with a self‐disclosed male homosexual from a Western province in mainland China. While others have reported on homosexuality in China, the sources of information have generally been nonreactive (letters and clinical case notes). To the author's knowledge, this is the first documented face‐to‐face interview with a Chinese male homosexual to reach the Western professional press. Segments chosen for focus incl…
Sinic conundrum
China's HIV/AIDS case rate continues to grow despite national and World Health Organization efforts. Reports in Western journals are nearly nonexistent, and what is in print does not provide evidence of the infection's historical progress. I traced progress of the infection since my last report (1991) and based current findings on unobtrusive data [HIV blood screening (assays)] provided by State epidemiology‐prevention stations and on ethnographi…
The New Female Condom
This research investigates attitudes about and potential use of the new, FDA-approved 'female condom' (known as Realityt(R), or the 'vaginal pouch'). The author investigates perceived feasibility of this product for personal use, capacity of women to introduce this device to partners in conversation, perceived ability by women to negotiate its use, perceptions of product efficacy, and attributions accorded the device through demonstration and phy…
Prostitutes, prostitution and STD/HIV transmission in Mainland China
China off center
China Off Center takes as its fundamental assumption that contemporary China can only be understood as a complex, decentralized place, where the view from above (Beijing) and from tourist buses is a skewed one. Instead of generalizing about China, it demonstrates that this diverse national terrain is better conceived as it is experienced by Chinese, as a set of many Chinas. To that end, this anthology of interpretive essays and ethnographic repor…
The Cut Sleeve Revisited
Wither Biological Sex? The Gender Takeover
In this position paper, I argue that current ideological and sociocultural shifts in the use and meaning of the term gender have also reconfigured what biological sex means. Both terms have been made isomorphic and synonymic. The paper challenges this novel relationship, exploring its confounded history and unpacking how and why genderqueer theorists intentionally minimize body knowledge to enable expressive individualism. Linguistic, psychologic…
Double Trouble
Jenell Paris doesn't disappoint in situating our articles (Gil, Priest, Rynkiewich) within "masterful and engaging" prose; 1 with an analytic acumen of the sort she has already emboldened in her prior works, and which so effectively brings junctions (and more questions!) to the forefront. Thank you, Jenell, for spending the volume of time and mentation to move so expansively through our work, and bring in so much to also think about
Irreversible Damage, The Transgender Craze Seducing our Daughters
I first came across Abigail Shrier's work when the vitriol that encircled its prepublication in 2020 was loudly heard.It was ugly; it was merciless; and it ignored, as those feeling threatened often do, any careful data collection or year's worth of investigation by Shrier.When the book was finally released the acrimony persisted, with such as Barnes & Noble and Amazon taking it off their websites-only to have it 1 Genspect.orgwas founded by pare…
Reforming a Theology of Gender
If you are a social scientist, anthropologist, social philosopher, theologian or ethicist working on a Christian anthropology, you have most likely encountered Judith Butler's corpus of work. 1 Or-at the very least-been disquieted by some of her vastly influential, yet controversial ideas.These range in myriad directions but coalesce in her being an early catalyst for queer theory, gender theory in general, and the ensuing turbulence of our newly…
Missing Out
Significant literature now exists which strongly suggests men in Western countries are shedding orthodox masculinity tropes in favor of greater male friendship intimacies and bonding. Inclusive Masculinity Theory (IMT) has emerged to explain and give direction to these sociocultural changes, suggesting men are gaining emotional and health benefits from greater inclusion of diverse masculinities, homosocial bonding, bro-bud closeness, platonic tou…
A Centenary Retrospective
This retrospective provides a brief history of Christian medical missions as the critical backdrop to understanding how missions in the 19th and 20th centuries paved the way for ethnographic work among non-Western culture groups, as well as provided insights into other cultures’ health and healing practices. Medical missions also brought biomedicine into the care systems of non-Western cultures and set the stage for understanding the importance o…
The Father and the Feminine
When Sally Became Harry and the Church Went OMG
In this investigation I review unobtrusive data sources that reveal those significant differences embodied in Generation Z (“Gen Z,” born after 1996), to help understand how their particular social, emotional, and ideological make-up align (or not) with the Christian faith. In doing so, my query and discussion focuses on several Gen Z distinctives which are discordant with traditional views of the person—gender and sex; self-identification vs ass…
As D.E.I. Challenges Rage in the U.S., Can The ‘Ontological Turn’ Help Us Better Understand Differences in Intersex and Transgender Lives
Sociology (14 works) · Psychology (13 works) · Political science (9 works) · Gender Studies (8 works) · Law (8 works) · Law (7 works) · Medicine (7 works) · Social Psychology (6 works) · Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health (5 works) · Anthropology (5 works)