Unpacking Queer Politics argues that the strong lesbian feminist
movement of the 1970s, which was able to articulate a philosophy
and practice that distinguished lesbian politics from gay male
politics, was submerged in the 1990s beneath a gay male agenda
called queer politics.
The new politics repudiated lesbian feminist ideas and
celebrated 'manhood' as a goal for gay men. Practices which
construct this 'manhood', such as sadomasochism, cutting and
piercing, female-to-male transsexual surgery, and which are
promoted in queer politics, need to be understood as forms of
self-harm which result from the oppression of lesbians and gay men.
The political agenda of queer politics is damaging to the interests
of lesbians, women in general, and to marginalized and vulnerable
constituencies of gay men.
The book concludes by arguing that precisely the commitment to
equality in relationships and sex that has been so important to
lesbian feminists, and so excoriated in much of queer theory,
should form the basis of a social transformation. In this way
lesbians should be seen as the vanguard of social change.
General
| Imprint: |
Polity Press
|
| Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
| Release date: |
December 2002 |
| First published: |
March 2003 |
| Authors: |
Sheila Jeffreys
|
| Dimensions: |
230 x 153 x 12mm (L x W x T) |
| Format: |
Paperback
|
| Pages: |
184 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-0-7456-2838-7 |
| Categories: |
Books >
Social sciences >
Psychology >
General
|
| LSN: |
0-7456-2838-9 |
| Barcode: |
9780745628387 |
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