User:GraceClarke

I am an exchange student.

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I study at the University of Manchester in the United Kingdom.

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1.     Eves, A. (2004). Queer theory, butch/femme identities and lesbian space. Sexualities, 7(4), 480-496.

This article focusses on queer theory and the criticism that it is textually restricted and does not pay ample attention to the structural and everyday social practices. This article uses the strengths and viewpoints of queer theory and qualitative research methods, in order to develop a queer sociology. This is relevant to my queer object, as the article looks at the mediation of gender and sexual identity categories at the level of individual butch and femme identity. Interpretative repertoires are used to theorize how lesbians are positioned by and actively negotiate such discourses. Butch and femme aesthetics are studied as tactics in resisting heterosexual space and demanding lesbian visibility. This source meets Wikipedia’s standards for a reliable source because it is a scholarly article and it is published by an established university.

2.     Levitt, H. M., Gerrish, E. A., & Hiestand, K. R. (2003). The misunderstood gender: A model of modern femme identity. Sex Roles, 48(3-4), 99-113.

This article look at how femme identity is still a very controversial topic. It is used in both heterosexual and queer contexts. However, it is underrepresented in empirical literature. It is relevant to my queer object, as the authors conducted a study regarding how femme women experience their own gender identity. Interviews were used with femme-identified lesbians, specifically in four areas: identity development, experiences in the lesbian community, heterosexual society, and romantic relationships. Grounded Theory was used to analyze the interviews, which creates models of subjective phenomena. The main category in this particular model shows the need to uphold their sense of integrity in different contexts through facing the stereotypes about both lesbians and women. This source meets the standards, as it is a published scholarly article, and it is based upon empirical research.

3.     Rosario, M., Schrimshaw, E. W., Hunter, J., & Levy-Warren, A. (2009). The coming-out process of young lesbian and bisexual women: Are there butch/femme differences in sexual identity development?. Archives of sexual behavior, 38(1), 34-49.

This article investigates lesbian and bisexual women and whether there are differences in sexual identity development (i.e., the coming-out process) between butch and femme women. It used an ethnically diverse sample consisting of 76 self-identified lesbian and bisexual young women (14-21 years old). The article is relevant to my queer object because there was a comparison of lesbian butches, lesbian femmes, and bisexual femmes, and it was found that bisexual femmes differed in their sexual identity formation, but the other groups did not. The findings suggest that sexual identity formation does not differ between butch of femme women, but there are differences linked to sexual identity as lesbian or bisexual. This source meets the standards, as it is a published scholarly article, and it is based upon empirical research.