Feminism, the family, and the politics of the closet lesbian and gay displacement

How has feminism failed lesbianism? What issues belong at the top of a lesbian and gay political agenda? This book answers both questions by examining what lesbian and gay subordination really amounts to. Calhoun argues that lesbians and gays aren't just socially and politically disadvantaged....

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Main Author: Calhoun, Cheshire (-)
Format: eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press 2000.
Edition:1st ed
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Summary:How has feminism failed lesbianism? What issues belong at the top of a lesbian and gay political agenda? This book answers both questions by examining what lesbian and gay subordination really amounts to. Calhoun argues that lesbians and gays aren't just socially and politically disadvantaged. The closet displaces lesbians and gays from visible citizenship, and both law and cultural norms deny lesbians and gay men a private sphere of romance, marriage, and the family. - ;Feminism, the Family, and the Politics of the Closet is about placing sexual orientation politics within feminist theorizing
Item Description:Description based upon print version of record.
Physical Description:1 online resource (181 p.)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (p. [161]-168) and index.
ISBN:9781281943835
9786611943837
9780191522512