Feminist perspectives on lesbian parenting: a review of the literature 1972-2002

Clarke, Victoria

Abstract

This paper reviews the feminist literature on lesbian parenting published between 1972 and 2002. The paper provides a conventional survey of the themes and topics that inform the literature, as well as exploring – from a lesbian feminist perspective - what the literature reveals about the social/political history of lesbian parenting. Central themes include child custody and the politics of parenting as a lesbian: whether it constitutes a radical rebellion against patriarchy or a retrograde collusion with compulsory motherhood. The paper concludes by exploring how lesbian feminist writing on parenting has prioritised politics.

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Publication Date: Jan 1, 2005
• Deposit Date: Nov 23, 2010
• Publicly Available Date: Aug 20, 2016
• Journal: Psychology of Women Section Review
• Print ISSN: 1466-3724
• Electronic ISSN: 2396-8796
• Publisher: The British Psychological Society
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 7
• Issue: 2
• Pages: 11-23
• Keywords: lesbian parenting
• Public URL: https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/1054385
• Publisher URL: http://www.bps.org.uk/pows/pows_home.cfm
• Contract Date: Aug 20, 2016