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DID YOU KNOW?

FEMINIST ACTIVISTS WHO IDENTIFY AS LESBIAN, BISEXUAL OR TRANSGENDER

The history of lesbian, bisexual and transgender participation in the feminist movement is fascinating. The movement is based on two key claims - that heterosexuality creates institutions that support male dominance, and that lesbian relationships directly confront male privilege and dominance.

Lesbians had a prominent role in early suffragette and feminist movements. These included notable individuals such as Nobel prize-winner Gabriela Mistral of Chile, Lucina Hagman of Finland, Adelaide Ann Procter of Great Britain, and Susan Brownell Anthony or Edna St. Vincent Millay of the United States.

During the 1960s when feminism itself picked up considerable momentum, mainstream feminist organizations throughout the world rejected the participation of out lesbians in their movement despite their common position against sexism. In general, mainstream feminist activists did not want to mix the sexual activism surrounding LGBTQ rights and same-sex relationships to interfere with the feminist political agenda. For example, the National Organization for Women's founder Betty Friedan portrayed lesbian participation in the movement as the 'lavender menace' which would drive women away from the organization.

As LGBTQ rights progressed, mainstream feminist organizations found more commonality than differences and again embraced lesbian feminists and endorsed their activism for same-sex tolerance and rights. Lesbian feminists offered their unique insights and arguments on the relationships between gender and power, and this area of research became a defined academic field of interest. Today, the higher profile of transgender and bisexual individuals into the community is also notable.

We have identified prominent feminist activists who identify as Lesbian, Bisexual or Transgender from Canada, Chile, Costa Rica, India, Finland, France, Germany, Great Britain, Ireland, Israel, Italy, New Zealand, Norway, Peru, Poland, Singapore, Spain, Sweden, The Netherlands, and the United States. To read more, see the list and access their fascinating biographies CLICK HERE

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A Path to Diversity: LGBTQ Participation in the Working World (Mark S. Bonham, 2017) investigates the current state of employment markets around the world for the LGBTQ community. Included is a discussion of equality in the workplace and why it is important to both the employer and employee, the wage gap, which professions are attractive to LGBTQ individuals and why, and the role of unions and government legislation. A survey of seventy five professions provides a status report for each, and seventy two biographies of influential LGBTQ professionals from around the world is included. 242 pages

Notables: 101 Global LBGTQ People Who Changed the World (Mark S. Bonham, 2015) reveals a group of select global Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer (LGBTQ) individuals whose accomplishments in their profession changed the world in some relevant way. Included are founders of various social movements, innovators in sports, leaders in business and politics, explorers and discoverers, instigators in religious movements, thinkers in philosophy, infamous villains, creators of new academic fields of study, and risk takers in the arts, culture, and entertainment worlds. 212 pages.

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