Feminism, the Family, and the Politics of the Closet: Lesbian and Gay Displacement
Cheshire Calhoun
Abstract
This book is about placing sexual orientation politics within feminist theorizing. It is also about defining the central political issues confronting lesbian and gay men. It brings the study of lesbians from the margins of feminist theory to the centre by critiquing the analytic frameworks employed within feminist theory that render invisible the difference of lesbians from heterosexual women. The basic features of lesbian and gay subordination are also addressed by exploring the differences between heterosexual dominance and gender and race relations. Throughout the book, the aim is to re‐cen ... More
Keywords: feminism, feminist theory, gay men, lesbians, sexual orientation, sexual politics, subordination
Bibliographic Information
| Print publication date: 2002 | Print ISBN-13: 9780199257669 |
| Published to Oxford Scholarship Online: November 2003 | DOI:10.1093/0199257663.001.0001 |
