LEADER 00000cam 2200637Mi 4500 001 ocn782878053 003 OCoLC 005 20170704063542.6 006 m o d 007 cr |n|---||||| 008 120402s1995 nyu o 000 0 eng d 020 9780814771518|q(electronic bk.) 020 0814771513|q(electronic bk.) 035 (OCoLC)782878053 037 22573/ctt8jxt6k|bJSTOR 040 EBLCP|beng|epn|cEBLCP|dOCLCQ|dJSTOR|dOCLCF|dYDXCP|dOCLCQ |dOCLCO 043 n-us--- 049 CKEA 050 4 HQ75.6.U5 .R87 1995 082 04 305.489664 100 1 Rust, Paula C.,|d1959- 245 10 Bisexuality and the Challenge to Lesbian Politics :|bSex, Loyalty, and Revolution. 264 1 New York :|bNYU Press,|c1995. 300 1 online resource (390 pages). 336 text|btxt|2rdacontent 337 computer|bc|2rdamedia 338 online resource|bcr|2rdacarrier 490 1 The Cutting Edge: Lesbian Life and Literature Series 505 0 Foreword; Introduction; 1 Debate in the lesbian press : introducing the issues; The publications; Coverage of bisexuality in the lesbian and gay press; 2 "Experts'" voices : lesbianism, bisexuality, and the social sciences; What is a model?; The great debate--essentialism versus constructionism; A brief history of sexology in the United States; 3 Behind the scenes : how the study was done and who participated in it; A brief and nontechnical lesson in sampling theory for nonacademic readers; How lesbian and bisexual women were recruited to participate in the study; The women who participated--who were they?; 4 Lesbians' voices : what do lesbians think about bisexuality and its role in sexual politics?; Does bisexuality exist?; What is bisexuality? Or, will the real lesbian please stand up? Bisexuality as a matter of identity--or a denial of identity; What are bisexuals like?; How do lesbians feel about bisexual women?; 5 Who believes what? The impact of lesbians' personal politics and experiences on their attitudes toward bisexuality; Race, education, class, and other demographic differences; Political differences : do political lesbians speak for us all?; Personal experiences --the role of empathy; Summary; 6 The pink and blue herring : the issue is lesbianism, not bisexuality; The personal and the political : constructing lesbianism as a feminist issue; Debate over the relationship between lesbianism and feminism; Bisexuality : the issue that exposes controversies and contradictions in lesbian ideology; summary; 7 Bisexual women's voices : what do bisexual women think about bisexuality and the role of bisexuals in sexual politics?; Does bisexuality exist?; What is bisexuality? Or, why is everyone standing up?; Bisexuals' images and feelings about themselves; The impact of bisexual women's personal politics and experiences on their attitudes toward bisexuality; summary; 8 Another revolution on the political wheel : the politicization of bisexuality; The bisexual press : forum for the discussion of bisexual identity, community, and ideology; Déjà vu?; The future of sexual identity politics. 520 The subject of bisexuality continues to divide the lesbian and gay community. At pride marches, in films such as Go Fish, at academic conferences, the role and status of bisexuals is hotly contested. Within lesbian communities, formed to support lesbians in a patriarchal and heterosexist society, bisexual women are often perceived as a threat or as a political weakness. Bisexual women feel that they are regarded with suspicion and distrust, if not openly scorned. Drawing on her research with over 400 bisexual and lesbian women, surveying the treatment of bisexuality in the lesbian and gay pres. 588 0 Print version record. 650 0 Lesbians|zUnited States|xAttitudes. 650 0 Lesbians|zUnited States|xIdentity. 650 0 Lesbians|zUnited States|xPsychology. 650 0 Bisexual women|zUnited States|xAttitudes. 650 0 Bisexual women|zUnited States|xPsychology. 650 0 Bisexuality|xPolitical aspects|zUnited States. 650 0 Lesbianism|xPolitical aspects|zUnited States. 650 0 Sexual behavior surveys|zUnited States. 650 0 Social sciences. 650 7 Bisexual women|xAttitudes.|2fast|0(OCoLC)fst00833339 650 7 Bisexual women|xPsychology.|2fast|0(OCoLC)fst00833342 650 7 Bisexuality|xPolitical aspects.|2fast|0(OCoLC)fst00833349 650 7 Lesbianism|xPolitical aspects.|2fast|0(OCoLC)fst00996527 650 7 Lesbians|xAttitudes.|2fast|0(OCoLC)fst00996543 650 7 Lesbians|xIdentity.|2fast|0(OCoLC)fst00996559 650 7 Lesbians|xPsychology.|2fast|0(OCoLC)fst00996570 650 7 Sexual behavior surveys.|2fast|0(OCoLC)fst01114807 651 7 United States.|2fast|0(OCoLC)fst01204155 776 08 |iPrint version:|aRust, Paula C.|tBisexuality and the Challenge to Lesbian Politics : Sex, Loyalty, and Revolution.|dNew York : NYU Press, ©1995|z9780814774441 830 0 Cutting Edge: Lesbian Life and Literature Series. 914 ocn782878053 994 92|bCKE
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