Male-gaze Quote by Nivedita Menon

“It should first be understood that lesbianism, like male homosexuality, is a category of behavior possible only in a sexist society characterized by rigid…

— Radicalesbians

“A tawdry, cartoonlike version of female sexuality has become so ubiquitous, it no longer seems particular. What we once regarded as a *kind* of…

— Ariel Levy

Lesbian existence comprises both the breaking of a taboo and the rejection of a compulsory way of life. It is also a direct or…

— Adrienne Rich

“That's one of the things that "queer" can refer to: the open mesh of possibilities, gaps, overlaps, dissonances and resonances, lapses and excesses of…

— Eve Sedgwick

“Rather than being liberated by er sexuality, a woman's reliance on sexual attractiveness was just one more way in which she allowed herself to…

— Jeffrey L. Geller

“Ella had considered this before, with amusement. But she is thinking: No. If they had thought us Lesbian it would have attracted them, they…

— Doris Lessing

Some women have 'always' been lesbians. Others, like myself, have 'become' one. As much a sociocultural construction as it is an effect of early…

— Teresa de Lauretis

“[O]nce we give up on the idea that only heterosexuality is normal and that all human bodies are clearly either male or female, more…

— Nivedita Menon

Part of the lesbian consciousness is an absolute recognition of the erotic within our lives and, taking that a step further, dealing with the…

— Audre Lorde

In lieu of creativity, there is an undue emphasis on sexuality

— JayChristian Emerte

“hey’d say that heterosexual women become feminists when they finally understand that society doesn’t allow them to be complete and free human beings— but…

— Lillian Faderman

“The dykes versus the fags, but every straight man in the U.S who watched porn wanted to see two women getting off together. Lesbians…

— Jenna Hilary Sinclair