Journal article
Sexism, homophobia and the meaning of community: A gay male perspective on why sex equality matters
Sister in Law, Vol.3, pp.39-55
1998
Abstract
Something has gone terribly wrong with gay male liberation. The notion of empowerment, of encouraging a self confidence that ultimately leads to the public expression of dissent and the rejection of those values that daily result in all that is anti-gay, has been replaced with a selfish, misguided commitment to male dominance and the right to overpower. Equality, in the form of compassion, mutual trust, and respect, has been abandoned for a community ethic and identity politic that encourages and promotes the very essence of inequality: hyper-masculinity and the harms which arise from a system in which gender is polarized such that "male" equals top, equals power.
Details
- Title
- Sexism, homophobia and the meaning of community: A gay male perspective on why sex equality matters
- Authors/Creators
- C. Kendall (Author/Creator)
- Publication Details
- Sister in Law, Vol.3, pp.39-55
- Publisher
- Enid Russell Society, School of Law, Murdoch University
- Identifiers
- 991005543394107891
- Copyright
- Enid Russell Society
- Murdoch Affiliation
- School of Law
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Note
- From 2002 Australian Journal of Gender and Law (1836-9723)
- Publisher URL
- http://www.murdoch.edu.au/School-of-Law
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