Feminine but not femme: The dual lesbian body

Journal of Homosexuality

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 43-77

  Luzzatto, Diana ^a   Gvion, Liora ^b  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^b Kibbutzim College of Education   (Israel)

Author keywords

Aesthetic criteria; Binary codes; Bodily perception; Body; Butch femme distinction; Dressing style; Lesbian chic; Lesbian community; Young professional lesbians

Indexed keywords

AGE; ARTICLE; BODY IMAGE; CLOTHING; COMMUNITY; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; FEMININITY; HAIR; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; ISRAEL; JEW; LESBIAN; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIAL CONTROL; SOCIAL STRUCTURE;

ADULT; BODY IMAGE; FACE; FEMALE; HAIR; HOMOSEXUALITY, FEMALE; HUMANS; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL CONTROL, INFORMAL;

EID: 13844250529     PISSN: 00918369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J082v48n01_03     Document Type: Article

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