1. Stone Butch Blues by Leslie Feinberg
Feinberg renders situations where Jess sees her identity as fixed and essential, whilst at the same time, she is engaged in the process of practicing acts and relationships which deny this possibility I argue that Jess has tapped onto these again so called systems of power, using her identity as a as a transgender girl in the social negotiation of the world, to give herself the courage to disagree with a man-made institution compulsory heterosexuality. ... The butch is the lesbian woman who proudly displays the possession of the penis, while the femme takes on the role of woman (femme). The fe...
- Word Count: 1653
- Approx Pages: 7
- Grade Level: Undergraduate