UNI101Y1 Chapter Notes -Yellow Journalism, Gender Bender, Tomboy
5 Jan 2014
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Many lesbians growing up and forming relationships between 1920 and 1965 remained close to their families, even if their sexuality was a point of discord (331) In many instances, they had stronger ties to their families than those who came out after (331) Lesbians prior to the late 60s didn"t have a community in the same way that they did during the feminist movement, and what little community did exist was based on social connection rather than political agenda (332) Lesbians rarely thought of their partners as being alternative families and did not consider the idea of being able to legally marry them (332) Toronto was the destination for young lesbians between 1920 and 1965, especially after. Earlier lesbians had less financial independence, so it was more complicated for them to break family ties (332) There was no pathologizing discourse of lesbians until the mid-1960s, at which point family reactions towards lesbians began to change (332)
