Compulsory Heterosexuality and Lesbian Existence by Adrienne Rich

Compulsory Heterosexuality and Lesbian Existence

Adrienne Rich

32 pages first pub 1980 (editions)

nonfiction feminism lgbtqia+ informative reflective medium-paced
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Adrienne Rich's essay constitutes a powerful challenge to some of our least examinedsexual assumptions. Rich turns all the familiar arguments on their heads: If the firsterotic bond is to the mother, she asks, could not the "natural" sexual orient...

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informative 88%
reflective 66%
challenging 43%
inspiring 29%
emotional 8%
hopeful 8%
sad 6%
dark 1%
mysterious 1%
tense 1%

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