Haunted by herpes of being, beaten by her father, and raped by a high school football player, Jess leaves home in search of others like herself, By meeting other manly women in the factories, Jess continues to grown, and learns more about love from prostitutes and about survival from her older butch lovers. However, there is no security in her new home, as vicious policemen raid the gay bars regularly. ... In the context of commodity lesbianism today, the lesbian community, or more broadly the gay and lesbian community, has been considered by many to be an untapped goldmine. Businesses targeti...

• Word Count: 1653
• Approx Pages: 7
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Also, discrimination of gays, lesbians, transgender, or even members of different castes are all examples of political and religious control. ... Kripal explains cases of religious discrimination towards females throughout history which include genital mutilation, foot binding, inability to divorce, getting blamed for getting raped, dowry deaths, etc. ...

• Word Count: 1293
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

A male in our society, who has some femininity within them, is considered gay. ... Women find themselves in unwanted positions that are usually a result of male dominated actions such as rape. ...

• Word Count: 1554
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: High School