"Deviance, Inversion and Unnatural Love:" Lesbians in Canadian Media, 1950-1970

Authors

  • Kathryn Campbell York University

Keywords:

Butch lesbians, Canadian periodicals, Chatelaine (periodicals), Discrimination, Homophobia, Homosexuality, Mass media, Popular culture, Sexual history, Social attitudes, Stereotypes

Abstract

This article examines the representation of lesbians in English Canadian print media in the 1950s and 1960s. The author discusses the increase in media attention towards homosexuality in the 1950s, and explores the portrayal of lesbians in these early articles in relation to the prevailing gender ideologies of the period.

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Published

1998-10-01

Issue

Vol. 23 No. 1 (1998): Special Issue: Sexualities and Feminism

Section

Original Research

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