Leaving the Life
Lesbians, Ex-Lesbians and the Heterosexual Imperative
Ann E. Menasche
Why would any lesbian go straight? Why now? Hundreds of interviews conducted across North America provide an essential reference. As the right re-asserts its political muscle, and even long-term lesbians reconsider their options, this book describes the vulnerability of The Life. In hundreds of interviews conducted across North America, Leaving the Life not only documents the fragility of feminism’s success stories but also reveals the strengths and fluidity of lesbian lives.Here we have a 90s substandation of the theory propounded more than a decade ago in Adrienne Rich’s essay, Compulsory Heterosexuality and Lesbian Existence.Proving there’s nothing natural about heterosexuality, makes Leaving the Life an essential reference for a wide range of academic courses concerned with the social construction of sexuality. It’s also a ‘must have’ book within the lesbian community.
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| ISBN | 9780906500538 |
| Genre | LGBT Studies/Social Sciences |
| Publication Date | 1999 |
| Publisher | Onlywomen Press |
| Format | Trade Paperback |
| No. of Pages | 230 |
| Language | English |
| Rating | NotRated |
| Subject | Gender identity; Lesbians; Sexual Orientation; Women |
| BookID | 6648 |
