Journal articles: 'Lesbians in literature'

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Cabaloue, Sophie. "La construcción del personaje lésbico en los relatos cubanos de Sonia Rivera-Valdés y Jacqueline Herranz-Brooks: de la “abyección” a la subversión." La Manzana de la Discordia 8, no. 1 (March 29, 2016): 89. http://dx.doi.org/10.25100/lamanzanadeladiscordia.v8i1.1554.

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Resumen: En este ensayo se analizan las obras de dos autoras cubanas de la diáspora, Sonia Rivera-Valdés y Jacqueline Herranz-Brooks, enfocando especialmente la temática lesbiana de estas narraciones, con especial atención a la forma como nos revelan la situación de las lesbianas en Cuba, sobre todo en el “Periodo especial”, a la vez que se convierte en un modo de subvertir la hete- rosexualidad obligatoria. De este modo se indaga sobre cómo en sus relatos se construye el sujeto “abyecto” (el personaje lésbico) en oposición al sistema heteronor- mativo y cómo este sujeto pasa de la “abyección” a la subversión, al desafiar la heterosexualidad obligatoria. Palabras clave: lesbianas, heterosexualidad obligatoria, abyección, narrativa cubanaThe Construction of the Lesbian Character in the Cuban Stories by Sonia Rivera-Valdés y Jacqueline Herranz-Brooks: from “abjection” to subversion Abstract: This essay analyzes the ways in which Cuban literature with lesbian themes by two exiled writers, Sonia Rivera-Valdés and Jacqueline Herranz-Brooks, reveals the situation of lesbians in Cuba, above all in the “Special Period,” and also becomes a way to subvert compulsory heterosexuality. Thus it enquires into the ways in which their stories construct the “abject” subject of the lesbian character in opposition to the heteronormative system and how this subject moves from abjection to subversion, in challenging compulsory heterosexuality.Key Words: lesbians, compulsory heterosexuality, abjection, Cuban narrative

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Martindale, Kathleen, and Martha Saunders. "Realizing Love and Justice: Lesbian Ethics in the Upper and Lower Case." Hypatia 7, no. 4 (1992): 148–71. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1527-2001.1992.tb00723.x.

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This essay examines two tendencies in lesbian ethics as differing visions of community, as well as contrasting views of the relationship between the erotic and the ethical. In addition to considering those authors who make explicit claims about lesbian ethics, this paper reflects on the works of some lesbians whose works are less frequently attended to in discussions about lesbian ethics, including lesbians writing from the perspectives of theology and of literature.

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Krane, Vikki. "Lesbians in Sport: Toward Acknowledgment, Understanding, and Theory." Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology 18, no. 3 (September 1996): 237–46. http://dx.doi.org/10.1123/jsep.18.3.237.

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The purpose of this paper is to lay a conceptual foundation for understanding and studying lesbians in sport. To begin to understand lesbians in sport, it is necessary to critically examine the socialization process. Lesbians are socialized within a homonegative and heterosexist society, where they learn homonegative attitudes. The sport environment is even more hostile toward lesbians, thus escalating the negative impact of homonegativism experienced by lesbians in sport compared to nonsport lesbians. These reactions to homonegativism will be manifested through individuals’ mental states (e.g., low self-esteem, low confidence, low satisfaction, high stress) or behaviors (e.g., poor sport performance, substance abuse). However, through exposure to positive social support and successful role models, a positive lesbian identity will be developed. The goals of this framework are to consolidate previous empirical literature about lesbians and apply it to sport and to encourage further conceptualization about lesbians in sport.

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Morgan, Kris S., and Laura S. Brown. "Lesbian Career Development, Work Behavior, and Vocational Counseling." Counseling Psychologist 19, no. 2 (April 1991): 273–91. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0011000091192013.

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Women 's career development has recently been a popular topic in counseling psychology, for both theoretical and empirical work This article extends that line of inquiry to address the unique career development issues of lesbians. The available literature on lesbians and work is reviewed, and parallels are drawn between the work experiences of lesbians, nonlesbian women, and other minority status groups. Three models of career development in women (Astin, 1985; Farmer, 1985; Gottfredson, 1981) are presented, and the applicability of each theory to increasing understanding of lesbian experience is explored. Implications for vocational and work-related counseling for lesbians are suggested and recommendations for the field are made.

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Zak, Ann, and Crystal McDonald. "Satisfaction and Trust in Intimate Relationships: Do Lesbians and Heterosexual Women Differ?" Psychological Reports 80, no. 3 (June 1997): 904–6. http://dx.doi.org/10.2466/pr0.1997.80.3.904.

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Although satisfaction and trust have received considerable attention in the literature on heterosexual relationships, little is known about lesbian relationships. Because females are socialized differently and acquire a different sexual script than males do, we predicted that lesbians would have similar goals regarding their relationships and, therefore, score higher on satisfaction and trust than heterosexual women. 50 lesbians and 50 heterosexual women were approached during lesbian and heterosexual social activities held at four colleges in the northeast and asked to complete a demographic survey and measures of satisfaction and trust. Findings partially supported our predictions.

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Lenskyj, Helen Jefferson. "No Fear? Lesbians in Sport and Physical Education." Women in Sport and Physical Activity Journal 6, no. 2 (October 1997): 7–22. http://dx.doi.org/10.1123/wspaj.6.2.7.

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In the following discussion, I will critically review selected research on lesbians in sport and physical education. This is not intended as a comprehensive coverage of every publication on the issue, but rather an overview of trends in research and literature since the 1970s.1 I will begin by examining how the broader issues of gender and sexuality have been taken up in sport literature, and then turn to work that focuses on lesbians’ experiences of homophobia and heterosexism in sport, historically and in the last two decades. A discussion of physical education will follow, and finally, literature on softball will be reviewed as a case study of a sport that is arguably more successful than most in celebrating a lesbian presence.

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Huneke, Samuel Clowes. "Heterogeneous Persecution: Lesbianism and the Nazi State." Central European History 54, no. 2 (June 2021): 297–325. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0008938920000795.

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AbstractIn recent years scholars have shown increasing interest in lesbianism under National Socialism. But because female homosexuality was never criminalized in Nazi Germany, excluding Austria, historians have few archival sources through which to recount this past. That lack of evidence has led to strikingly different interpretations in the scholarly literature, with some historians claiming lesbians were a persecuted group and others insisting they were not. This article presents three archival case studies, each of which epitomizes a different mode in the relationship between lesbians and the Nazi state. In presenting these cases, the article contextualizes them with twenty-seven other cases from the literature, arguing that these different modes illustrate why different women met with such radically different fates. In so doing, it attempts to bridge the divide in the scholarship, putting persecution and tolerance into a single frame of reference for understanding the lives of lesbians in the Third Reich.

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Curopos, Fernando. "La lesbienne fin-de-siècle : une fiction portugaise." Moderna Språk 112, no. 2 (December 31, 2018): 47–62. http://dx.doi.org/10.58221/mosp.v112i2.7678.

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The figure of the lesbian has haunted erotic and pornographic literature long before homosexuality was ‘‘invented’’ (Foucault) by psychiatric medicine in the third quarter of the nineteenth century.This paper deals with the representation of the “lesbian” in Portuguese fin-de-siècle literature. Those lesbians, created by and intended for a male audience, are the result and the product of a ‘‘straight mind’’ (Wittig) that fantasizes the relations between women while obliterating reality: the possibility of a true love between women. Nevertheless, at the turn of the century, some of them will come out the closet, more or less forced, giving a ‘‘face’’ to the invisible Portuguese lesbian.

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Matthews, Connie R., Peggy Lorah, and Jaime Fenton. "Treatment Experiences of Gays and Lesbians In Recovery from Addiction: A Qualitative Inquiry." Journal of Mental Health Counseling 28, no. 2 (March 30, 2006): 111–32. http://dx.doi.org/10.17744/mehc.28.2.9m35re2aj9l28j47.

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The literature has suggested that addiction treatment programs are not addressing the unique recovery needs of gays and lesbians. This qualitative study examined gay men's and lesbian women's experiences with addiction treatment and recovery. Ten themes emerged to define their experiences. These themes are described, along with implications for mental health counselors working with this population.

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Irwin, Catherine. "Dispossession and the 1970s Trans-Genre: A Reading of Judy Grahn’s “The Psychoanalysis of Edward the Dyke”." Contemporary Women's Writing 13, no. 1 (March 2019): 70–88. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/cww/vpz010.

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Abstract While Judy Grahn’s 1978 prose poem “The Psychoanalysis of Edward the Dyke” has been examined through a cisgendered lesbian feminist lens, this essay argues that Grahn’s poem is more productively interpreted as a satirical trans-genre that critiques not just the clinical treatment of lesbians, but the clinical treatment of trans persons as well. Through a close reading, this essay analyzes the various social and medical encounters in “Edward the Dyke” to address how transphobic and homophobic discourses of this historical period are parodied and used as satirical elements to critique the clinical establishment. A reading of Grahn’s work as trans-genre contributes to a body of work that illustrates the dispossession of both gender variant lesbians and trans subjectivities and the historical intersections of non-normative genders and sexualities in literature.

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Tallis, Vicci. "Lesbians and AIDS." Agenda, no. 15 (1992): 69. http://dx.doi.org/10.2307/4065588.

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Ellis, Sonia J. "Ignorance is bliss? Undergraduate students and lesbian and gay culture." Lesbian & Gay Psychology Review 5, no. 2 (July 2004): 42–47. http://dx.doi.org/10.53841/bpslg.2004.5.2.42.

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AbstractEmpirical studies exploring prejudice against lesbians and gay men are well represented in the psychological literature. However, discussion around knowledge and awareness of lesbian and gay culture and history as a form of prejudice appears to be absent from the psychological literature. The purpose of the study reported here was to explore awareness of specific aspects of lesbian and gay culture and history (for example, symbols, organisations and historically significant places). A convenience sample of 101 students completed a short open-response questionnaire asking them about specific lesbian and gay places, organisations and symbols (for example, ‘What is Stonewall?’, ‘What does the pink triangle symbolise?’). Findings of the study indicated that respondents had an extremely limited knowledge of lesbian and gay culture and history. The implications of the findings for maintaining lesbian and gay community and for securing recognition within human rights discourse are discussed.

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Averett, Paige, and Carol Jenkins. "Review of the Literature on Older Lesbians." Journal of Applied Gerontology 31, no. 4 (December 23, 2010): 537–61. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0733464810392555.

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Juan, Karin Aguilar-San. "Landmarks in Literature by Asian American Lesbians." Signs: Journal of Women in Culture and Society 18, no. 4 (July 1993): 936–43. http://dx.doi.org/10.1086/494850.

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Igartua, Karine J. "Therapy with Lesbian Couples: The Issues and the Interventions." Canadian Journal of Psychiatry 43, no. 4 (May 1998): 391–96. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/070674379804300408.

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Objective: To highlight difficulties that are unique to lesbian couples by reviewing the data that contrast lesbian and heterosexual couples and exploring the theories that explain the observed differences in couple dynamics. Method: A review of the literature contrasting demographics and relationship characteristics in lesbians and heterosexual couples was conducted, and a review of lesbian psychotherapy literature was performed. Results: The differences in couple dynamics may be attributed to female relational styles and the stresses of being in a relationship that is not socially sanctioned (homophobia). Conclusions: Therapists should not use heterosexual standards when evaluating lesbian relationships because this may lead to misconstruance of a couple's emotional intensity as pathological. They should, however, recognize the problems that stem from pathological levels of fusion. When evaluating a couple, clinicians must assess the level of internalized homophobia so as to understand when the couple's difficulties originate from unresolved conflicts over sexual orientation.

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Soini, Aleksi, and Kirsi Eräranta. "Collaborative construction of the closet (in and out): The affordance of interactivity and gay and lesbian employees’ identity work online." Organization 30, no. 1 (December 29, 2022): 21–41. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/13505084221115833.

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For LGBQ employees, the disclosure and management of sexual identity in the workplace are likely to cause additional identity work. In this paper, we explore how such identity work is undertaken collectively by gays and lesbians on internet forums. Drawing on the literature on discursive identity work and social media affordances, we conduct a netnographic study of two internet forums, and analyse the ways in which these forums enable gay and lesbian employees’ identity work and guide their identity management processes. Overall, our study advances knowledge on sexual identity disclosure and management in three main ways. First, by shifting the focus from the identity disclosure accounts of individual gay and lesbian employees to online peer discussions around the topic, it sheds light on the broader context of identity management beyond the workplace. Second, our findings elucidate particular types of collaborative identity work – consulting, legitimating and questioning identity work – enabled by the affordance of interactivity of internet forums that inform and guide gays and lesbians’ identity management practices in organisations. Third, we identify and elaborate on specific discursive identity threats – the ‘falsehood’, ‘incoherence’, ‘exaggeration’ and ‘outdatedness’ of identity – which gay and lesbian employees are likely to encounter when reflecting on and performing specific identity management strategies, such as concealing or revealing their sexual orientation at work.

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Eleuteri, Stefano, Adele Fabrizi, and Chiara Simonelli. "Eteronormativitŕ e omosessualitŕ femminile: riformulazione di un antico legame." RIVISTA DI SESSUOLOGIA CLINICA, no. 2 (December 2009): 5–20. http://dx.doi.org/10.3280/rsc2009-002001.

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- The aim of this contribution is to analyse in which way gender stereotypes derived from heteronormativity have formed again in homosexual culture, with a strong influence on lesbian gender role. Lesbian "social invisibility" and the stigmatization of women sexual components will be studied as important variables in maintaining heteronormative categories in lesbian experience. Literature analysis shows how it is still common to find lesbians who label themselves in accordance with the "butch/femme" paradigm. Recent studies seem, however, to have found in lesbian community more flexible and personalised roles in performing gender stereotypes. The hypothesis of a higher "erotic plasticity" in women than in men could be a major interpretation to outline the importance that cultural phenomena have in homosexuals' gender role construction.

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Lewis, Robin J., Valerian J. Derlega, Eva G. Clarke, Jenny C. Kuang, Andrew M. Jacobs, and Michelle D. McElligott. "An Expressive Writing Intervention to Cope with Lesbian-Related Stress: The Moderating Effects of Openness about Sexual Orientation." Psychology of Women Quarterly 29, no. 2 (June 2005): 149–57. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1471-6402.2005.00177.x.

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Over the past two decades, expressive writing interventions have been used successfully to reduce distress and improve well-being for those dealing with traumatic events, stressors, and illnesses. The purpose of this study was to investigate an expressive writing intervention for lesbian-related stressors. As expected, writing about traumatic events related to sexual orientation reduced self-reported confusion and perceived stress over a 2-month period for those lesbians who were less open about their sexual orientation. Interestingly, writing about such traumatic experiences was associated with increases in confusion and perceived stress for those who were more open about their sexual orientation. Applying this paradigm to assist individuals in coping with stressors related to their sexual orientation represents an important addition to the expressive writing literature. Furthermore, it offers a promising, cost-effective method to assist closeted lesbians in coping with stressors related to their sexual orientation.

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Taylor, Yvette. "The Gap and how to Mind It: Intersections of Class and Sexuality (Research Note)." Sociological Research Online 10, no. 3 (November 2005): 45–53. http://dx.doi.org/10.5153/sro.1120.

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This research note is grounded in the findings of my PhD thesis ‘Working-class lesbians: classed in a classless climate’ (2004), which examines the significance of class and sexuality in the lives of women who self-identify themselves as working-class and lesbian, who are necessarily, unavoidably, painfully and pleasurably, living out the intersection of class and sexuality. I aim to offer an oversight of the project, taking account of the material and subjective inputs into working-class lesbian identity. Drawing on data collected from a series of interviews I will highlight the interconnections between class and sexuality and the role they play in relation to identities and experiences. By drawing on and critically evaluating previous work in the field and related fields I will illustrate the various ways in which working-class lesbians may be seen to constitute a gap in the literature. Hoping to address this gap and this invisibility, I will examine the ways in which class and sexuality are negotiated and represented by my interviewees. I contrast lived experience with notions of a ‘queer identity’ and the material constraints imposed upon the normative expression of identity.

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Hankin, K. "Adapting Lesbians: Maria Maggenti and the Practice of Lesbian Screenwriting." Adaptation 2, no. 2 (June 11, 2009): 110–24. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/adaptation/app004.

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Hayfield, Nikki, Emma Halliwell, and Victoria Clarke. "An exploration of bisexual, lesbian, and heterosexual women’s body dissatisfaction, and body hair and cosmetics practices." Psychology of Sexualities Review 8, no. 2 (2017): 55–67. http://dx.doi.org/10.53841/bpssex.2017.8.2.55.

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Body image pressures for heterosexual women are well established. However, lesbian body image is less well understood, while bisexual women have largely been overlooked within the psychological literature. Further, women’s investment in ‘traditional’ appearance practices associated with femininity are underexplored. The current study explored differences between 472 heterosexual, lesbian, and bisexual women on measures of body satisfaction, body hair practices, and cosmetics use. While there were no significant differences between body satisfaction scores, lesbian and bisexual women had more positive attitudes to body hair, and were less likely to remove hair from particular parts of their bodies, than heterosexual women. Cosmetics use was highest among heterosexual women, significantly lower among bisexual women, and lowest among lesbians. We argue that these results highlight the importance of exploring the distinctiveness of bisexual, lesbian and heterosexual women’s appearance concerns and appearance practices.

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Hart, Lynda, Split Britches Company, and Deb Margolin. "Lesbians Who Kill." Theatre Journal 44, no. 4 (December 1992): 515. http://dx.doi.org/10.2307/3208772.

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Drydakis, Nick. "Sexual orientation discrimination in the Cypriot labour market. Distastes or uncertainty?" International Journal of Manpower 35, no. 5 (July 29, 2014): 720–44. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/ijm-02-2012-0026.

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Purpose – Sexual orientation and employment bias is examined in Cyprus by implementing an experiment for the period 2010-2011. The design is aimed at answering three main questions. Do gay males and lesbians face occupational access constraints and entry wage bias than comparable heterosexuals? Do gay males and lesbians benefit from providing more job-related information? Does the differential treatment between gay male/lesbian and heterosexual applicants disappear as the information of the applicants increases? The paper aims to discuss these issues. Design/methodology/approach – The author sent applications to advertised vacancies and experimented with two information sets the “sexual orientation” and “information” of the potential applicants. Findings – The estimations suggest that gay male and lesbian applicants face significant bias than heterosexual applicants. Moreover, both heterosexual and gay male/lesbian applicants gain by providing more job-related information. However, the estimations suggest that the informational premium for sexual orientation minorities could not reduce the discriminatory patterns. Practical implications – The current results indicate that discrimination against sexual orientation minorities in the Cypriot labour market is a matter of preference, not the result of limited information. One strategy the Cypriot government may employ is to try to affect public opinion and people's attitudes towards sexual orientation minorities. Originality/value – This is the first nationwide field experiment in the Cypriot labour market and contributes to the literature as it is the first field study on sexual orientation which tries to disentangle statistical from taste-based discrimination in the labour market.

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Botna, Kevan, Kevan Botha, and Sheila Lapinsky. "Making Gays and Lesbians Visible." Agenda, no. 26 (1995): 33. http://dx.doi.org/10.2307/4065918.

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Soldaat, Funeka, and Mikki van Zyl. "Makhulu feminist lesbians in conversation." Agenda 28, no. 2 (April 3, 2014): 83–91. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10130950.2014.927558.

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Martell, Michael E., and Leanne Roncolato. "THE HOMOSEXUAL LIFESTYLE: TIME USE IN SAME-SEX HOUSEHOLDS." Journal of Demographic Economics 82, no. 4 (September 26, 2016): 365–98. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/dem.2016.14.

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AbstractWe are among the first to use American time-use data to investigate non-market behavior in gay and lesbian households. We contribute to a literature that has documented a gay disadvantage and lesbian advantage in the labor market. Many have proposed that this pattern reflects, relative to their heterosexual counterparts, higher levels of household labor among gay men and lower levels of household labor among lesbian women. Results show that gay men, parents in particular, spend more time in household production than heterosexual men. We find evidence of different time-use patterns for lesbians, but they are driven by characteristics not sexual orientation. These results also contribute to the economics of the household showing that time use in same-sex households with weaker gender constructs does not conform to the predictions of models that highlight comparative advantage as a source of specialization.

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Wilkens, Jill. "The significance of affinity groups and safe spaces for older lesbians and bisexual women: creating support networks and resisting heteronormativity in older age." Quality in Ageing and Older Adults 17, no. 1 (March 14, 2016): 26–35. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/qaoa-08-2015-0040.

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Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to investigate the impact of belonging to a same-sexuality social group or network for older lesbians and bisexual women. Design/methodology/approach – In total, 35 women were interviewed about a range of topics including coming out (or not) in the 1950s and 1960s, their feelings about ageing and their experiences of attending groups for lesbians and bisexual women, now and in the past. Findings – The study found that, while the participants had different opinions of groups and their significance, the majority valued the opportunity to meet with other “like-minded” women and enjoyed a range of positive outcomes. Practical implications – The nature of the space where such groups are located was significant to many as was the employment of paid leaders, not only to take up the administrative burden but to moderate and prevent cliques from forming. Social implications – The research indicates that such groups have an important role to play in alleviating loneliness and promoting positive ageing. Originality/value – This research makes an important contribution to the literature about lesbian, gay and bisexual ageing which is frequently focused on gay men. Their feelings about loneliness, the role of social space and groups are often different to those of lesbian and bisexual women such as my participants, particularly those who were at the cutting edge of second-wave feminism.

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Jalas, Kristiina. "Butch lesbians and desire." Women: A Cultural Review 16, no. 1 (January 2005): 52–72. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09574040500045839.

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Olson, L. C. "Health Care for Modern Families: Practical suggestions concerning care for families of gay men and lesbians." Health, Culture and Society 8, no. 1 (July 22, 2015): 81–103. http://dx.doi.org/10.5195/hcs.2015.198.

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This article offers a first person perspective concerning how health care providers can better recognize modern families and improve health care for them, especially families founded by gay men and lesbians in U.S. culture. It interweaves information concerning the historical, legal, and economic situation impinging on gay men and lesbians while offering personal stories in dealing with health care professionals. The article references germane scholarly literature for further reading throughout.

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Giacomuzzi, Anastasja, and Hadas Tal. "Post-Lesbian Tensions: A Qualitative Inquiry of Lesbian Identity." Journal for Undergraduate Ethnography 12, no. 1 (March 15, 2022): 54–69. http://dx.doi.org/10.15273/jue.v12i1.11313.

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This paper explores how lesbians aged 18 to 25 negotiate their sexual identity in relation to post-lesbian discourse. Post-lesbian discourse refers to the postmodern conceptualisation of lesbian identity as irrelevant, unnecessary, and minor because of increased acceptance of homosexuality and the popularity of queer theory and its deconstruction of identity categories. In three small focus groups with a total of 10 participants, we explored the themes of word usage, meanings, and associations, as well as exclusion, boundaries, and stigma. We found that our participants’ disdain and discomfort with the word “lesbian” does not result, as post-lesbian discourse would suggest, from its irrelevance but rather due to the old yet persisting stigmas towards lesbian sexuality. To mitigate these stigmas, most of our participants use gender-neutral terms, most notably the word “gay,” to describe themselves. Using relevant literature, we contextualise the usage of gender-neutral terms and analyse their often-overlooked negative impact on female and lesbian visibility. Moreover, we found that while participants wished to avoid the exclusion and specificity of lesbian spaces, they desired these spaces all the same, which had a positive effect on their identity formation, confidence, and sense of community.

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Owens, Emily. "Doing Laundry with the TERF." South Atlantic Quarterly 122, no. 3 (July 1, 2023): 549–65. http://dx.doi.org/10.1215/00382876-10644029.

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TERF, or trans-exclusionary radical feminist, is a contemporary configuration that has gained traction in this feminist political moment to encapsulate an imagined set of generational tensions among feminists and queers with respect to gender's essential and/or expansive possibilities. It is also loaded with negative affect. This essay traces the ways that TERF travels in feminist dialogue—often alongside “lesbian”—and argues that loud disavowals of TERFs accumulate into discursive routines that present as anti-anti-trans, but (and) primarily function to preserve a sense of the threatened status of lesbians.

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Shire, Joanne, Celia Brackenridge, and Mary Fuller. "Changing Positions: The Sexual Politics of a Women’s Field Hockey Team 1986-1996." Women in Sport and Physical Activity Journal 9, no. 1 (April 2000): 35–64. http://dx.doi.org/10.1123/wspaj.9.1.35.

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Despite a huge expansion in the literature on individual aspects of sexual identity and sexuality, and the growth of studies on women in sport, there are still relatively few investigations into women’s sporting and sexual subcultures. In addition, practical difficulties frequently preclude the adoption of longitudinal research designs when studying sport groups. With this research we describe the micro-dynamics of a particular women’s field hockey team, tracing the shifting composition of the team from predominantly heterosexual to almost entirely lesbian over the ten year period 1986-1996. A retrospective, longitudinal design was used: data from semi-structured interviews with 26 players were matched against data depicting the changing distribution of heterosexual and lesbian players during the ten year period. Two major findings emerge: first, that the women’s sexual identities were more fluid and complex than most of the literature on women in sport implies. Secondly, the status system of the club was more strongly influenced by organisation sexuality than it was by structural tradition. Consequently the status system changed from one based on structure (i.e. years of experience in the club) to one based on culture (i.e. identity as a lesbian organisation) as the number of self-identified lesbians increased beyond 38%.

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Wang, Jing, and Morley Gunderson. "Can pay gaps between gay men and lesbians shed light on male–female pay gaps?" International Journal of Manpower 40, no. 2 (May 7, 2019): 178–89. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/ijm-11-2017-0298.

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Purpose The purpose of this paper is to estimate the relative importance of gender discrimination and differences in household responsibilities as determinants of the male–female pay gap. Design/methodology/approach It parses out the relative importance of those two factors by using the pay between gay men vs lesbian women as a comparison group that should reflect only gender discrimination. Subtracting the pay gap between gay men and lesbians (reflecting only gender discrimination) from the male–female pay gap for their heterosexual counterparts (reflecting both gender discrimination and household responsibilities) provides evidence of the relative importance of gender discrimination and household responsibilities in explaining the male–female pay gap. Findings The results show that essentially all of the male–female pay gap is attributed to differences in household responsibilities. Originality/value This paper advances the literature of gender wage gap by using a novel comparison group – gay men vs lesbian women – to estimate the relative importance of gender discrimination and differences in household responsibilities as determinants of the male–female pay gap.

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Hames, Mary. "Violence against black lesbians: Minding our language." Agenda 25, no. 4 (December 2011): 87–91. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10130950.2011.631774.

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Bushe, Sierra, and Iris Romero. "Lesbian Pregnancy: Care and Considerations." Seminars in Reproductive Medicine 35, no. 05 (September 2017): 420–25. http://dx.doi.org/10.1055/s-0037-1606385.

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AbstractThe constructs and the provision of preconception and obstetrical care have historically been based on the assumption of heterosexuality, and have often excluded lesbian women. However, due to significant strides in lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) civil rights, more lesbian women desire to create and expand their families, and lesbian parented families are increasing. This places obstetrical care providers at the forefront of the movement to build inclusive health care environments. Therefore, it is incumbent upon those of us who work in obstetrics to understand, recognize, and respect the unique cultural considerations that pertain to lesbian women and couples seeking parenthood. This review seeks to provide culturally sensitive guidance on the specific concerns and challenges lesbians face, from preconception care to postpartum care, and briefly addresses legal issues and considerations for the nonbiologic mother. The recommendations outlined here are drawn from studies of the experiences of lesbian women with pregnancy. However, the scientific literature is very limited, and there is a clear need for additional obstetrical research focused on this patient group. As professionals committed to assuring optimal outcomes for all obstetrical patients, it is crucial that we promote the inclusion of sexual minority women in our clinical practices and research endeavors.

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Ryan, Heather, Pascale M. Wortley, Alyssa Easton, Linda Pederson, and Greg Greenwood. "Smoking among lesbians, gays, and bisexuals: a review of the literature." American Journal of Preventive Medicine 21, no. 2 (August 2001): 142–49. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/s0749-3797(01)00331-2.

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Kentlyn, Susan. "‘Who's the Man and Who's the Woman?’ Same-sex Couples in Queensland ‘Doing’ Gender and Domestic Labour." Queensland Review 14, no. 2 (July 2007): 111–24. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s132181660000670x.

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This article reports an exploratory study that investigated domestic labour in same-sex households, to the best of my knowledge the first in Australia to do so. In-depth semi-structured interviews with 12 couples in Southeast Queensland reveal that these lesbians and gay men do not take on heteronormative gender roles when doing domestic labour, and that their practices reflect a variety of styles of sharing, with no pattern emerging as clearly dominant. Theoretical frameworks conceptualising gender as performative, and queer theory's figuring of identity as a constellation of multiple and unstable positions, suggest how the performance of gender may vary in different domains of social and cultural space, and in relation to other actors in those spaces. I have conceptualised this process by means of an analogy with the modulation of sound such that each person adjusts the balance between treble (conventionally feminine behaviours, attitudes and attributes) and bass (conventionally masculine behaviours and attributes). Rather than being ‘the man’ or ‘the woman’, or even displaying a single form of gay masculinity or lesbian femininity, lesbians and gay men can be seen to perform varying degrees of masculinity and femininity in the private space of the home, and in relation to their intimate partners, by the way they engage with domestic labour. Finally, I reflect on how the socio-geographical specificities of being situated in Southeast Queensland may have impacted on this research.

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Osinubi, Taiwo Adetunji. "The Promise of Lesbians in African Literary History." College Literature 45, no. 4 (2018): 675–86. http://dx.doi.org/10.1353/lit.2018.0042.

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Kudlick, Catherine J. "Disability History, Power, and Rethinking the Idea of “the Other”." PMLA/Publications of the Modern Language Association of America 120, no. 2 (March 2005): 557–61. http://dx.doi.org/10.1632/s0030812900167896.

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I'd like to begin with an anecdote. when i was an undergraduate at the University of California, Santa Cruz, a leader from an African country came to speak on the impact of a recent revolution in his homeland. The speech was inspired and exciting and provoked many questions. It being Santa Cruz in the late 1970s, a woman stood up in the back of the room and asked, “After the revolution, what will your country do to help our lesbian sisters?” The speaker looked perplexed and turned to a translator, who explained that lesbians were women who made love to one another like men and women did. The speaker expressed shock until a flash of recognition came over him as he explained, “Well, we will cure that with medicine!”

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Cummins, June. "From Overlooked to Looking Over: Lesbians in Children's and Young Adult Literature." Journal of Lesbian Studies 19, no. 4 (August 11, 2015): 401–5. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10894160.2015.1059728.

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King, Michael, and Annie Bartlett. "British psychiatry and homosexuality." British Journal of Psychiatry 175, no. 2 (August 1999): 106–13. http://dx.doi.org/10.1192/bjp.175.2.106.

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BackgroundOpposition to homosexuality in Europe reached a crescendo in the 19th century. What had earlier been regarded as a vice evolved as a perversion or psychological illness. Official reviews of homosexuality as both an illness and (for men) a crime led to discrimination, inhumane treatments and shame, guilt and fear for gay men and lesbians. Only recently has homosexuality been removed from all international diagnostic glossaries.AimsTo review how British psychiatry has regarded homosexuality over the past century.MethodReview of key publications on homosexuality in British psychiatry.ResultsThe literature on homosexuality reflects evolving theories on sexuality over the past century. The assumptions in psychoanalysis and the behavioural sciences that sexuality could be altered led to unscientific theory and practice.ConclusionsMental health professionals in Britain should be aware of the mistakes of the past. Only in that way can we prevent future excesses and heal the gulf between gay and lesbian patients and their psychiatrists.

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Schumm, Walter R. "Re-Evaluation of the “No Differences” Hypothesis concerning Gay and Lesbian Parenting as Assessed in Eight Early (1979–1986) and Four Later (1997–1998) Dissertations." Psychological Reports 103, no. 1 (August 2008): 275–304. http://dx.doi.org/10.2466/pr0.103.1.275-304.

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Academic and policy effects of eight early dissertations on gay and lesbian parenting are discussed with a focus on their having been cited at least 234 times in over 50 literature reviews, beginning with Gottman in 1989 and 1990. Most literature reviews, referencing these eight early dissertations and agreeing with Gottman's early conclusions, have reiterated the theme that parenting by gay men or lesbians has outcomes no different than parenting by heterosexual parents. Here it is proposed that certain potential adverse findings may have been obscured by suppressor effects which could have been evaluated had multivariate analyses been implemented. Further, several adverse findings were detected by reanalyzing data where sufficient information was yet available. Some of the dissertations' results (absent controls for social desirability and other differences between homosexual and heterosexual parents) supported the 2001 “no differences” hypothesis discussed by Stacey and Biblarz. Yet, differences were also observed, including some evidence in more recent dissertations, suggesting that parental sexual orientation might be associated with children's later sexual orientation and adult attachment style, among other outcomes. Odds ratios associated with some of the apparent effects were substantial in magnitude as well as statistically significant. Also, more recent research on gay and lesbian parenting continues to be flawed by many of the same limitations as previous research in this area of study, including overlooked suppressor effects.

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Kriegh, LeeAnn, and Mary Jo Kane. "A Novel Idea: Portrayals of Lesbians in Young Adult Sports Fiction." Women in Sport and Physical Activity Journal 6, no. 2 (October 1997): 23–62. http://dx.doi.org/10.1123/wspaj.6.2.23.

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Over the past two decades, sport media scholars have demonstrated that female athletes are portrayed in ways that trivialize and undermine their accomplishments as highly skilled competitors, thus denying them power. More recently, scholars in a related field of knowledge—homophobia in women’s athletics—have also addressed the various ways in which power is denied to sportswomen. Although scholars within both bodies of knowledge have investigated institutional structures, ideologies and practices by which men continue to monopolize sport, few studies have explicitly linked sport media scholarship to the literature on homophobia in women’s athlet. An additional limitation in both fields of knowledge is that analyses focused primarily on adult female athletes; examinations of adolescent females are virtually nonexistent. A final limitation is that the vast majority of studies have focused on print and broadcast journalism, thereby ignoring another influential medium, young adult sports fiction. Therefore, the purpose of our investigation was to extend the knowledge base in three ways: 1) to explicitly link two bodies of knowledge concerned with women’s athleticism--sport media and homophobia/heterosexism; 2) to focus on a population that has been sorely neglected; and 3) to investigate a rich new area of analysis-young adult literature-particularly as it relates to the presence, and characterization of, lesbians in sport.The sample consisted of novels meeting the following criteria: (a) published for a young adult audience, (b) featured a female athlete as protagonist, (c) had sport as a major characteristic of the story, and (d) and be published during or after 1970. Using a qualitative methodology, we examined themes and character portrayals related to the suppression and oppression of young sportswomen in general and lesbians in particular. More specifically, we were interested in whether manifestations of homophobia in women’s athletics (e.g., silence and denial) were present in the novels under consideration. Results indicated that a lesbian presence was subverted in numerous ways, ranging from explicit verbal attacks on female protagonists accused of being “freaks,” to more subtle, apologetic constructions in which female athletes were characterized as ultra-feminine. These findings suggest that the homophobic and heterosexist coverage given to sportswomen in print and broadcast journalism extends into young adult sports fiction.

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Thomson, Sheona. "It's Moments Like These You Need ‘Mint’: A Mapping of Spatialised Sexuality in Brisbane." Queensland Review 14, no. 2 (July 2007): 93–104. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s1321816600006668.

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This paper produces the first mapping of ostensibly ‘lesbian’ spaces in Brisbane, focusing on lesbian bars and/or clubs. While cultural geographers have long noted the increased presence of ‘queerness’ within urban built environments, including how articulations of queerness within the built environment impact on the usage of those spaces both by queers and non-queers, few have applied this work to Queensland's capital. This paper addresses the gap. To do so, I begin contextually by ‘overviewing’ how queer space has tended to be ‘mapped’ in existing scholarship. I then consider how lesbian space, in particular, is mediated through interpersonal networks, queer media and, increasingly, virtual spaces. The point of this is to consider how lesbians go about the process of finding each other, and of finding community, through and in the spaces of Brisbane's built environment. Finally, and with these contexts in place, I move on to a brief case study of the three incarnations of one lesbian bar in Brisbane: namely, Mint cocktail bar. This case study raises a series of questions, including what, if any, are the aesthetic characteristics of these spaces? How are they contextualised within, and how do they interact with, the broader built environment? And what, ultimately, might these spatial interactions reveal about ideologies of sexuality within the built environment of Brisbane?

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Burnett, Heather. "A Persona-based Semantics for Slurs." Grazer Philosophische Studien 97, no. 1 (March 4, 2020): 31–62. http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/18756735-09701004.

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This paper presents a new style of semantic analysis for (some) slurs: linguistic expressions used to denigrate individuals based on some aspects of their identity. As an illustration, the author will focus on one slur in particular: dyke, which is generally considered to be a derogatory term for lesbians. The author argues that not enough attention in the literature has been paid to the use of dyke by members of the target group, who can often use it in a non-insulting manner; secondly, the author argues not enough attention has been paid to the use of the “neutral” form, lesbian, which is generally treated as having a simple, clear meaning, such as “engage[s] in same-sex sex” (Jeshion, 2013a, 312). Following McConnell-Ginet (2002), the author argues that taking into account all the uses of both dyke and lesbian requires a new semantics and pragmatics for both terms. More specifically, the author proposes that dyke and lesbian are associated with different sets of personae: abstract identities or stereotypes. Dyke is associated with an anti-mainstream persona, which the vast majority of speakers views negatively; whereas, lesbian is associated with a mainstream persona, which many speakers view favourably. The author proposes that the semantic puzzles associated with dyke and lesbian can be resolved through the combination of a theory of these personae and a theory of how listeners’ beliefs about their interlocutors’ ideologies affect utterance interpretation.

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Rahayu, Mulyani, Kemal Darmawan, Vinita Susanti, and Imaddudin Hamzah. "Lesbian convict in women’s prison: a description of rational choice." Eximia 11 (June 26, 2023): 57–66. http://dx.doi.org/10.47577/eximia.v11i1.281.

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Same sex behavior does not only occur in society, this behavior also occurs in prisons, include all women's prisons in Indonesia. Conditions in prison for a long time made them interact very often and it was exacerbated by the number of inmates exceeding the occupancy capacity. Previous research, mentioning this theme is still very rarely raised considering that lesbian behavior is considered a taboo behavior to be discussed. Focus this research how the process and dynamics of lesbians in Women's prison. With qualitative methods, and Rational Choice Theory. Data collection techniques through triangulation namely interviews with 8 informants, field observations, and literature studies. This research was conducted in two women's prisons with overcapacity conditions. The results of the study show that the process in prisons is influenced by culture in prisons which greatly influences the occurrence of lesbian behavior. For convicts who before they entered prison were heterosexual and being homosexual in prison was rational choice. There are 2 large groupings of lesbi convicts in prison with their respective processes and dynamics as well as several factors that push them to become lesbi based on profit and loss or rational considerations.

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Barrera, Kenneth Ian. "Narratives of Compulsory Heterosexuality Struggles of Filipino Lesbians in the Selected Poems from Tingle: Anthology of Pinay Lesbian Writings." Randwick International of Education and Linguistics Science Journal 5, no. 1 (March 31, 2024): 94–107. http://dx.doi.org/10.47175/rielsj.v5i1.884.

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Utilizing Adrienne Rich's concept of compulsory heterosexuality, this research investigates narratives and struggles of Filipina lesbians as depicted in selected poems from "Tingle: Anthology of Pinay Lesbian Writings." Rich's theory, which describes heterosexuality as a social imperative and not an option available to women, can serve as a critical lens to understand Filipino literature more fully. This research exposes the profound effect of Rich's conception of society on the lived experiences of LGBTQIA+ community members in the Philippines. Through careful investigation using qualitative content analysis, themes of social pressure, economic dependence, and compulsory heterosexuality become evident. The findings underlined the urgency of acknowledging and challenging these deeply entrenched struggles, drawing attention to the potential damage imposed by societal norms and perceptions that persist over time. The conclusion of this research calls for greater inclusivity, representation, and support of the LGBTQIA+ community. Institutions across various sectors should actively foster understanding, acceptance, and celebration of diverse narratives to enrich the human experience.

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Al-Samman, Hanadi. "Out of the Closet: Representation of Homosexuals and Lesbians in Modern Arabic Literature." Journal of Arabic Literature 39, no. 2 (September 1, 2008): 270–310. http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/157006408x330481.

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Taylor, Yvette. "‘Negotiation and Navigation - an Exploration of the Spaces/Places of Working-class Lesbians’." Sociological Research Online 9, no. 1 (February 2004): 47–58. http://dx.doi.org/10.5153/sro.887.

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This article draws upon my research on working-class lesbians, which explores the relationship between class, sexuality and social exclusion. Research participants were drawn mainly from Scotland (Glasgow, Edinburgh and the Highlands), with smaller samples in Yorkshire and Manchester; in total fifty-three women took part, most being interviewed individually, others as part of three focus groups, and a couple in ‘paired’ interviews. The significance of sexuality and class position is highlighted across various social sites from family background and schooling to work experiences and leisure activities. The women's own identifications, understandings and vivid descriptions point to the continued salience of class as a factor in shaping life experiences. This article focuses primarily on the women's ‘sense of place’ and their relations to the often devalued territories that they inhabit. The relationship between sexual identity and class has received little academic attention - here the ‘gaps’ in the literature pertaining to ‘lesbian and gay’ space, and to (de-sexualised) class space, will be identified. By including empirical data I offer a picture of the ways in which classed spaces is sexualised and sexualised space is classed and suggest that space is constitutive of identity in terms of where it places people, both materially and emotionally.

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Hutton, M. A. "Review: Damned Women: Lesbians in French Novels." French Studies 57, no. 1 (January 1, 2003): 121–22. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/fs/57.1.121.

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