Lesbian

Gender plays a big role in society. By definition it is the state of being either male or female. Each gender is set to a certain amount of expectations and norms linked to how they should behave and portray themselves. Sex however is different; it is the way of defining men and women based on their biological and physical attributions. Throughout the years opinions and outlooks on sexuality/gender have changed drastically. People are more open-minded and accepting of the change. There are many…

fighting one’ s fears. Audre Lorde was an African American lesbian poet who wrote about how language is powerful and that silence never helps a person to get their argument across. Being an African American woman who was a lesbian, Lorde said that she was disrespected for her race as well as her sexuality. Lorde plays a crucial role in second wave feminism because she advocated for feminism and civil rights. Edie and Thea are two lesbian lovers who prove that a homosexual relationship deserves…

a feminine manner in order to attempt to dispel the ever-present myth that they are homosexual (Ross and Shinew, 2008). After the end of World War II, women who participated in working class sporting events were often targeted by the public as lesbians. It was a belief of some that because these women were not seen as attractive to men, they became uninterested in their attention. Babe Didrikson, a famous track star in the early 1900s, was often criticized for her mannish appearance and…

notion that many activists and LGBT members believe that the term does not accurately represent all that it refers to. Many educators teach lesbian and gay studies together, while other educators do not. This has caused many groups within the LGBTQ acronym to feel left out because they do not focus on individuality. While many people believe teaching lesbian and gay studies together helps understand what both homosexual…

An intimate relationship shared between two college women was labeled as a “smash” or a “crush” up until in the late 19th Century. There was seemingly nothing deviant about the relationship and was defined as, “one girl, generally an underclassman, and usually a freshman, becomes much attached to another girl, ordinarily an upper-class girl. The young girl is ‘crushed’ and the other, sends her flowers and tries in various ways to give expression to her admiration.” Historian Lillian Faderman…

In the world today, there are many controversial topics up for debate. However, one very popular discussion is whether or not gay marriage should be legal. There are a ton of emotional and moral beliefs when it comes to a topic like this, but there are also a ton of statistics and facts. Same-sex marriage is right because the divorce rates are lower than the ones of heterosexual relationships, gays have a great effect on adoption rates and their children, and for these relationships to be…

Throughout the 80’s, the AIDS crisis and the failure of the US government to address the problem became the impetus for the unification and diversification of the LGBT movement. The separatism of lesbian feminists dissipated, and both the gay and lesbian communities became more moderate in order to better politically address the new right and fight for health care, marriage equality, rights to abortion, and other discrimination. Furthermore, because the AIDS epidemic worst affected the poor and…

During the Victorian period amongst many issues human sexuality, gender, and religion was heavily debated. Human sexuality is an element that has been evolving since the beginning of the nineteenth century. Sexual preference is one of the most criticized matters in society; moreover, to speak of sex is often taboo. These opinions are comparatively due to old teachings of religion. Although human sexual preference has become more accepted and published; however, during the Victorian period,…

that a member of the lesbian community could find both redundant and slightly offensive. Through symbolic writing, Winterson paints a picture of two lovers not bound by society’s conceptions or structures. Using the pseudonyms for herself and her lover Winterson depicts them as the artist Picasso and the lyric poet Sappho, both artists of their craft. As the work progresses, she is able to unravel common misconceptions and shed a new light on the lack of difference between lesbian and…

The most accepted form of family and marriage is a male and female with or without children. Polygyny is a form of marriage where men have more than one wife, and polyandry women have more than one husband. Some societies are even accepting gay and lesbian marriages with and without children. The common cultural themes of family and marriage are first, mate selection. This is described in several different ways. We form our own cultural groups and within those groups, we establish what we…