title: Lesbianism and choice.
abstract: Why does it matter whether a woman can choose whether to be lesbian? I argue by illustration that, first of all, it does make good sense to see the option to be lesbian as genuine for women in a fairly common sort of circumstance; that recognizing the genuineness of this option, however, does not impute to such women major control over their lives; that choosing to be lesbian may actually narrow rather than expand one's present options; and that nevertheless it is important to acknowledge such choices for their potentialities, in community, to change the meaning of "lesbian" in liberatory ways.
authors.affiliation: University of Wisconsin.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Card
mesh_terms: D001727:Bisexuality / Q000523:psychology; D002755:Choice Behavior; D005260:Female; D005783:Gender Identity; D006716:Homosexuality / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D009014:Morals; D011606:Psychosexual Development; D012917:Social Adjustment