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What is lesbian beauty? These essays, poems and research papers are from women who describe both the freeing and restrictive aspects of beauty and fashion.'

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Author:   Joanie Erickson ,  Jeanine Cogan
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Inc
Imprint:   Routledge
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 1.20cm , Length: 21.60cm
Weight:   0.300kg
ISBN:  

9781560231219

ISBN 10:   1560231211
Pages:   164
Publication Date:   09 July 1999
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  General/trade ,  Undergraduate ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Contents Introduction Part I: In the Eye of the Beholder: Identifying and Defining Lesbian Beauty Norms Yeah, You Beauty Mandates and the Appearance Obsession: Are Lesbian and Bisexual Women Better Off? Bisexual Women and Beauty Norms: A Qualitative Examination Lesbians Discuss Beauty and Aging Beauty on the Borderland: On Being Black Lesbian and Beautiful (no commas in TOC) Doing Beauty: Negotiating Lesbian Looks in Everyday Life Listen to the Roars and Whispers of Water Part II: Freedoms and Constraints of Lesbian Beauty Norms Confessions of a Butch Straight Woman Invisible Womon Lesbians Walk the Tightrope of Beauty: Thin Is In but Femme Is Out The Myth of the Short-Haired Lesbian Even My Hair Won’t Grow Straight Beauty and the Butch Part III: Compulsory Thinness: Are Lesbians Immune from the Barbie Mandate? Secret Torrent Lesbians and the Internalization of Societal Standards of Weight and Appearance Body Image, Compulsory Heterosexuality, and Internalized Homophobia Does Feminism Serve a Protective Function Against Eating Disorders? Index Reference Notes Included

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