Bisexuality and the Challenge to Lesbian Politics : Sex, Loyalty, and Revolution.
The subject of bisexuality continues to divide the lesbian and gay community. At pride marches, in films such as Go Fish, at academic conferences, the role and status of bisexuals is hotly contested. Within lesbian communities, formed to support lesbians in a patriarchal and heterosexist society, bi...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
NYU Press,
1995.
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| Series: | Cutting Edge: Lesbian Life and Literature Series.
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | The subject of bisexuality continues to divide the lesbian and gay community. At pride marches, in films such as Go Fish, at academic conferences, the role and status of bisexuals is hotly contested. Within lesbian communities, formed to support lesbians in a patriarchal and heterosexist society, bisexual women are often perceived as a threat or as a political weakness. Bisexual women feel that they are regarded with suspicion and distrust, if not openly scorned. Drawing on her research with over 400 bisexual and lesbian women, surveying the treatment of bisexuality in the lesbian and gay pres. |
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| Item Description: | Electronic resource. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (390 pages). |
| ISBN: | 9780814771518 0814771513 |