Hysterical lesbians and respectable gays. Lesbian anonymity in mainstream LGBT+ and grassroots activisms.

IF 1.1 Q2 SOCIAL SCIENCES, INTERDISCIPLINARY
Ramona Dima
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This article is informed by sixteen in-depth interviews with LGBT + activists in Romania, my archive and notes during my involvement in feminist and queer activist circles, as well as archival materials of an LGBT + NGO. It proposes the concept of lesbian anonymity as a means of investigating the way in which marginal positions within mainstream movements are anonymized and their contributions to the movement dispersed within the generic queer/gay activism. By looking at specific case studies from Romaniás transition period (1989 to mid 2000s), I analyze how matters of representation were tackled within the LGBT + mainstream movements in relation to grassroots activist circles. The article explores what happens when queer gatekeepers fail to engage with internal criticisms concerning the selective erasure of certain categories of voices such as queer women, trans people, racialized people, sex workers. I argue that lesbian anonymity offers another angle of analyzing the clashes between and within different LGBT + groups in post-socialist spaces. How does lesbian anonymity shape the queer movements and why is it important to keep representational issues in mind while working on non-normative sexualities, gender, and women´s reproductive rights? This contribution offers a necessary critique of the representational gaps within queer movements.

歇斯底里的女同性恋和受人尊敬的男同性恋。主流 LGBT+ 和草根活动中女同性恋的匿名性。
本文参考了对罗马尼亚女同性恋、男同性恋、双性恋和变性者(LGBT +)活动家的 16 次深入访谈、我参与女权主义者和同性恋活动家圈子的档案和笔记,以及一个女同性恋、男同性恋、双性恋和变性者非政府组织的档案材料。该研究提出了女同性恋匿名的概念,以此来研究主流运动中的边缘立场是如何被匿名的,以及她们对运动的贡献是如何被分散到一般的同性恋活动中的。通过对罗曼尼亚过渡时期(1989 年至 2000 年代中期)的具体案例研究,我分析了男女同性恋、双性恋和变性者运动以及主流运动中与基层活动家圈子相关的代表性问题是如何解决的。文章探讨了当同性恋把关人未能参与内部批评时会发生什么,这些批评涉及选择性地抹杀某些类别的声音,如同性恋妇女、变性人、种族化人群、性工作者等。我认为,女同性恋匿名提供了另一个角度来分析后社会主义空间中不同女同性恋、男同性恋、双性恋和变性者群体之间和内部的冲突。女同性恋的匿名性是如何形成同性恋运动的?为什么在研究非规范性、性别和妇女生殖权利时必须牢记代表性问题?这篇论文对同性恋运动中的代表性差距进行了必要的批判。
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Journal of Lesbian Studies
Journal of Lesbian Studies SOCIAL SCIENCES, INTERDISCIPLINARY-
CiteScore
2.20
自引率
9.10%
发文量
27
期刊介绍: The Journal of Lesbian Studies examines the cultural, historical, and interpersonal impact of the lesbian experience on society, keeping all readers—professional, academic, or general—informed and up to date on current findings, resources, and community concerns. Independent scholars, professors, students, and lay people will find this interdisciplinary journal essential on the topic of lesbian studies!
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