Mother
The Legal Domestication of Lesbian Existence
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 7535396 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Ruthann Robson (corresponding author) |
| Year | 1992 |
| Volume | 7 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 172-185 |
| Publication date | 1992-01-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Hypatia (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0887-5367 • E-ISSN: 1527-2001 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1111/j.1527-2001.1992.tb00724.x |
| OpenAlex | W2032590567 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
The legal category “mother” operates restrictively and punitively to “domesticate” lesbian existence. Our domestication is the reason that we have difficulty thinking beyond the category “mother.” I explore how “mother” is used by both lesbians and nonlesbians within the legal system. In order to ensure lesbian survival on lesbian terms, we must strategize theories that do not preserve the dominant legal paradigm thatcodifies “mother,” even if that category is expanded to include “lesbian mother
Biology · Domestication · Lesbian · Sociology · Gender Studies · Law in Society and Culture · Multicultural Socio-Legal Studies · Psychology · Ecology
| Citations per year | 0.19 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 1999 - 2013 (15) |
| Highly cited | No |