Lesbian feminism

In the reading Feminism is for Everybody, bell hooks declares feminism as “a movement to end sexism, sexist exploitation, and oppression” (hooks, vii). Although this is a very simple and direct answer to the question of “what is feminism?” there is more to the question than the simple and laid out answer. By starting with what feminism is not, coming to an answer of what is feminism becomes much clearer. In today’s society feminism has become a very negative idea with the masses, with young…

The ideas of “feminism” and “being a feminist” have morphed and changed throughout the years. In Talking Back, published in 1989, bell hooks discusses her experience as a black feminist woman. While ideally there should be no negative connotation to this identity, I have been noticing recently that “feminist” has become almost a dirty word among certain people. The other day, I overheard a conversation at lunch about how a large presence of feminists and their opinions had “ruined” a classroom…

The F-Word It’s undeniable that Feminism is an ever-evolving topic. The very nature of the movement is to take on new goals once old ones are accomplished. This creates a movement that is always evolving and adapting. Until complete gender equality is achieved feminist will always have something to fight for. Feminism, as a movement, has come to American society in three fairly distinct eras, called waves. The First Wave began around the 1840s and lasted through the 1950s, the Second Wave…

The definition of feminism is ‘The advocacy of women 's rights on the ground of the equality of the sexes’ (dictionary.com, 2015). It is believed by some that the ideas of feminism have dramatically changed since the feminist movement first started in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, while others believe the original goals have just adapted to suit modern times (GWANET, 2015). This report will investigate how the current generation’s idea of feminism differs from those of the past,…

of a deep red. In an article that she did for Hammond’s feminist magazine, Heresies, she speaks about what it is like to be a feminist lesbian painter and how she conceives and produces her work.…

In chapter three it talks about the history of feminism, and what it means to be feminist and the history behind it. At the very beginning of the chapter, it opens with the “Diverse Experience of the Suffrage Movement” explaining women campaign for equal right and opportunity as white men. Then later she goes on to talk about the practice of history, literature, and psychology and how black and lesbian feminist still faces the same prejudices and calls for a re-vision. One example is section six…

Multiplicity Utopia: Renouncing of Binary Gender Identities “Les Guérillères” in itself is already a conundrum that spares no time in illuminating one of the major essence of the novel, providing the reader with a glimpse into the fantasized Amazonian world in which “the women” are at war to make room for their future Utopia with the use of language, as seen in the title. Monique Wittig demonstrates a fantasy world of Amazonian women who fight for their freedom from the shackles of the binary…

Definition of Terms and Acronyms • Heteronormativity - Societal lifestyle and standards that prioritize heterosexual marriage and encourage the assumption that heterosexuality is the acceptable sexual orientation • LGBT - acronym standing for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender • Othered -To treat a person or groups of people as different and alien to oneself. • Lesbianism -refers to sexual and romantic desire between women • Pens -…

sat down multiple times to write my thoughts and have come to the realization that I don’t think about feminism although I have my own feminist ideas. So this assignment has been a challenge for me. When I think of the word feminism, I like to think of the root word feminine. I embrace being feminine. This does not denote weakness or a lesser person compared to men. So, the definition of feminism bothers me as it denotes there is a weakness between women and men. I think both sides have their…

their idea of feminism and feminists from prior experience, education, etc. and they shape that idea with societal responses towards feminism. Authors like Roxanne Gay, bell hooks, Judith Lorber, and Allan G. Johnson have given their insight on what they believe feminism, gender, and patriarchy are, and how they intertwine with society and the influence they have on different systems. By interviewing students in my community I was able to see the different spectrums of knowledge on feminism and…