Gender and Peace/War Justice

• Sex is the biological designation between male and female.
• Gender is based on the traits assigned by society in which one lives
• Gender identity is the choice one can make to use gender traits based on personal gender expression
• sexual orientation is the range of attraction or lack of attraction behaviors
• the me too movement was a movement created by Tarana Burke that started on social media to raise awareness about sexual assault
• Marriage is an agreement or contractual relationship between two people
• monasticism is a movement within religion in which one renounces all normal aspects of life for religious pursuits
• feminism is the movement that advocates for gender equality, specifically for the rights of women
• heteronormative is a social standard that only recognizes sexual behavior between males and females
• LGBTQIA+ stands for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transsexual, Queer, Intersex, Asexual.
• A transsexual is a person who feels like they are truly another gender that does not match their biological sex.
• jimmy carter's three points are 1) the misinterpretation and misuse of religious text 2) the prevalence of violence specifically against women 3) men may say they want gender equality but they like their privilege
• yasmeen's main point was that we shouldn't accept both conscious or unconscious bias based on appearance
• Positive peace refers to the conditions in society that allow people to thrive, grow, exercise freedom, and live in harmony without fear
• negative peace is the absence of conflict or the threat of conflict
• pacifism is a philosophical position that rejects violence to solve problems
• absolute pacifism is the belief that there are no exceptions for violence, not even self defense
• conditional pacifism is the belief that there are circumstances where violence is permitted
• Jus ad Bellum is a Christian idea created by Augustine referring to the right to war
• the five rules for jus ad bellum are 1) work can only be recognized by proper governments 2) only done for a just cause 3) has to be a last resort 4) response must match threat 5) there must be a final end goal
• Jus in Bello is a Christian idea created by Augustine that refers to the law that governs just action in war
• the two rules for Jus in Bello are 1) proportionality 2) discrimination
• Jihad is the Islamic word for "Holy Struggle"
• Greater Jihad is the struggle to be a faithful person
• Lesser Jihad is the struggle to defend the faith
• Omnicide is the destruction of all life
• WMD is short for Weapons of Mass Destruction, which are weapons that will destruct all life