A Gender Perspective on the Behaviour and Self-Concept of the "T" Role in Lesbian Communities | Chapter 2 | Anthropological Explorations of Gender, Identity, and Economics

Under the perspective of gender theory, gender is regarded as a symbolic construct, that is, "gender is socially and culturally constructed," which refers to both the understanding of the differences between men and women in different societies and the different social roles and behavioral norms assigned to both genders by social culture. Homosexuality refers to people who are physically, emotionally, or sexually attracted to people of the same gender, and lesbianism refers to a group of people who are physically, emotionally, etc. attracted to women.

In traditional lesbian community roles, the "T" group refers to lesbians who are more masculine in outward appearance, usually more unisex or even close to masculine in outward dress and temperament. This phenomenon is not uncommon among the "T" group of lesbians, and there are many reasons for this phenomenon. This paper explores the external behavior and internal self-perceptions of this group of domestic lesbians in the context of gender anthropology, and summarizes three main influencing factors, namely the desire for subversion of power relations in traditional patriarchal society, family of origin as well as the confusion of their identity under the theory of empowerment.

Author(s) Details:

Baitong Wang,
Graduate Student in Anthropology at the School of Sociology and Anthropology of Xiamen University at Xiamen in the Fujian Province, P. R. China.

Please see the link here: https://stm.bookpi.org/AEGIE/article/view/13569