lesbianization
lesbianization noun: the act, process or result of lesbianizing.
Noun
lesbianization (uncountable)
- The act, process or result of lesbianizing.
- She uses the work of Cherrie Moraga, Ester Hernandez, and Marcia Ochoa to talk about cultural productions and the lesbianization of the heterosexual icons of popular culture.1999, Alicia Arrizón, Latina performance: traversing the stage
- Such lesbianization is discursively imputed to those flatter organizations which are women-only, and as a result they are routinely constituted as suspect and stigmatized.1996, Sarah Oerton, Beyond hierarchy: gender, sexuality, and the social economy
Forms of lesbianization
| alternative form | lesbianisation |
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Origin of lesbianization
From lesbian + -ization.
Questions about lesbianization
- What does lesbianization mean?
- Lesbianization means the act, process or result of lesbianizing.
- What part of speech is lesbianization?
- Lesbianization is a noun.
Words near lesbianization in the dictionary
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