Becoming lesbian mothers

Amy L. Hequembourg

doi:10.1300/J082v53n03_09

Becoming lesbian mothers

Amy L. Hequembourg

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Abstract

Lesbian mothering strategies are commonly theorized as instances of assimilationism or resistance. This essay critiques those approaches and presents a promising alternative using the conceptual framework of Gilles Deleuze and Felix Guattari. Their concepts of "becoming" and "rhizoming" are utilized as mechanisms for understanding the inconsistencies and contradictions that constitute the subjectivities of two lesbian co-mothers. The essay concludes with the political implications of these analyses.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	153-180
Number of pages	28
Journal	Journal of Homosexuality
Volume	53
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1300/J082v53n03_09
State	Published - Aug 20 2007

Keywords

Agency
Assimiliationism
Becoming
Deleuze and Guattari (DG)
Lesbian motherhood
Resistance
Rhizome

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