Liberated and Inclusive? An Analysis of Self-Representation in a Popular Lesbian Magazine

Bibliographic Data

ID3641355
AuthorsMargaret E Gonsoulin, Margaret Gonsoulin (California State University, Fresno, corresponding author)
Year2010
Volume57
Issue9
Pages1158-1173
Publication date2010-09-30
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Homosexuality (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0091-8369 • E-ISSN: 1540-3602
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/00918369.2010.508327
PMID20924928
OpenAlexW2056362103
LanguageEN
Citations received3
References cited19

Comparisons of a popular lesbian lifestyle magazine to a popular heterosexual women's magazine show that lesbian-controlled media do indeed expand representation when it comes to weight, age, and degree of femininity/masculinity, but not in terms of racial representation. An examination of the textual material and visual images also shows that the lesbian publication gives women a more active role, while the heterosexual magazine depicts females as more passive. However, the evidence also shows that the lesbian and heterosexual magazines have similar rates of objectification, but substantively, the lesbian magazine is less severe in degree of objectification

Femininity · Homosexuality · Lesbian · Masculinity · Objectification · Political science · Representation (politics · Sexual orientation · Sociology · Asian Culture and Media Studies · Gender Studies · Gender, Feminism, and Media · Media, Gender, and Advertising · Psychology · Social Psychology

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