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Adrienne Rich argues that heterosexuality is a violent political institution making way for the "male right of physical, economical, and emotional access" to women. She urges women to direct their attention and energies towards other women rather than men, and she portrays lesbianism as an extension of feminism .
- Adrienne Cecile Rich
- Essay
- 1980
- Adrienne Rich
Compulsory Heterosexuality and Lesbian Existence (1980) Rich, Adrienne Cecile. Journal of Women's History, Volume 15, Number 3, Autumn 2003, pp. 11-48 (Article) Published by The Johns Hopkins University Press DOI: 10.1353/jowh.2003.0079. For additional information about this article.
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Compulsory heterosexuality, often shortened to comphet, is the theory that heterosexuality is assumed and enforced upon people by a patriarchal and heteronormative society. The term was popularized by Adrienne Rich in her 1980 essay titled "Compulsory Heterosexuality and Lesbian Existence".
Adrienne Rich's essay constitutes a powerful challenge to some of our least examined sexual assumptions. Rich turns all the familiar arguments on their heads: If the first erotic bond is to the mother, she asks, could not the "natural" sexual orientation of both men and women be toward women?
Compulsory Heterosexuality and Lesbian Existence (1980) Adrienne Cecile Rich. Journal of Women's History. Johns Hopkins University Press. Volume 15, Number 3, Autumn 2003. pp. 11-48. 10.1353/jowh.2003.0079. Article. View Citation.
- Adrienne Cecile Rich
- 1980
20 mag 2021 · Angel Chaisson. Unlearning “Compulsory Heterosexuality”: The Evolution of Adrienne Rich’s Poetry. Adrienne Rich (1929-2012) was an American poet and essayist, best known for her contributions to the radical feminist movement. She notably popularized the term “compulsory heterosexuality” in the 1980’s through her essay ...
17 gen 2012 · Internet Archive. Language. English. First appeared in Signs : Journal of women in culture and society, 1980, vol. 5 no. 4, published by the University of Chicago"--T.p. verso. Access-restricted-item.
