Lesbian Choices

Renowned feminist philosopher Claudia Card courageously explores the complex ethical and political questions lesbians face regarding their identities and their relationship both within and outside the lesbian communities.

List of contents

Introduction: Finding My Voice - Reminiscence of an Outlaw
Part One: Constructing Ourselves
1. What is Lesbian Culture?
2. Lesbian Attitudes and The Second Sex
3. Choosing Lesbianism
4. Lesbian Ethics
Part Two: Lesbians in Relationship: Ups and Downs
5. Lesbian Friendship: Separations and Continua
6. Horizontal Violence: Partner Battering and Lesbian Stalking
7. Female Incest and Adult Lesbian Crises
Part Three: Coming Out: Issues in a Wider Society
8. Homophobia and Lesbian/Gay Pride
9. The Military Ban and the ROTC: A Study in Closeting
10. Other People's Secrets: The Ethics of Outing
11. Sadomasochism: Charting the Issues
Notes
Selected Bibliography
Index

About the author

Claudia Card

Summary

Renowned feminist philosopher Card courageously explores the complex ethical and political questions lesbians face regarding their identities and their relationships both within and outside of lesbian communities.

Product details

• Authors: Claudia Card, Card Claudia
• Publisher: Columbia University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 14.09.1995
• EAN: 9780231080095
• ISBN: 978-0-231-08009-5
• No. of pages: 310
• Series: Between Men - Between Women: L; Between Men = Between Women: L
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Philosophy: general, reference works; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories; Education, Relating to lesbians, LGBTQ+ / Gay and Lesbian Studies, LITERARY CRITICISM / LGBTQ+