May–December Lesbian Relationships

Power Storms or Blue Skies

Bibliographic Data

ID12459017
AuthorsCindy M Bruns (Texas Woman's University, corresponding author)
Year2008
Volume12
Issue2-3
Pages265-281
Publication date2008-07-15
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Lesbian Studies (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1089-4160 • E-ISSN: 1540-3548
PublisherTaylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/10894160802161448
PMID19042737
OpenAlexW1974010673
LanguageEN
References cited11

What are the implications when there is considerable difference in the ages of partners in a lesbian couple? May-December lesbian relationships are those where partners are at least 10 years apart in age, and where both partners are over 30. These relationships have been either neglected or valorized in the psychological literature. Differences in socially ascribed power, women's socialization against acknowledging power, the value the lesbian community places on egalitarianism, and the interaction of other privileges, combine to impact these couples. The fluid nature of power dynamics in May-December lesbian relationships is highlighted and explored. Finally, ways that age-variant lesbian couples can navigate these power differentials in healthy ways are addressed

Egalitarianism · Lesbian · Physics · Political science · Politics · Power (physics · Socialization · Sociology · Value (mathematics · Gender Roles and Identity Studies · Gender Studies · Law · LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy · Psychology · Social and Intergroup Psychology · Social Psychology

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