You know the influence of the male gaze is strong when even intimacy between women is so often claimed for men’s pleasure. This can be damaging for lesbians

“But as a lesbian, I am delighted!” It’s not a secret that the straight male gaze in visual media often results in © 2017 xoJane.com is part of the Time Inc

Gaze International LGBT Film Festival Dublin (typeset as GAZE and formerly known as the Dublin Lesbian and Gay Film Festival) is an annual film festival which takes

The Male Gaze and Lipstick Lesbianism in Haute Couture Fashion These fleeting lesbian moments appeal to our predominately patriarchal society because it does

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I must admit, after some initial frustration, I’m glad the Toronto International Film Festival’s two lesbian offerings this year are The Handmaiden and Below Her

Thinking Kink: Lesbian BDSM and the Male Gaze. might think that a bi woman into kink would be wholly okay with “the male gaze” in media portrayals of lesbian action.

The Lesbian Gaze. The following portfolio is my small attempt at showing lesbians –and more generally queer women, in all their shapes, sizes and colors,

Stargaze – Women’s Art and Music Festival Women’s Art, Music, and Creative Camping Festival. Thanks to everyone that has shown interst in Stargaze over the years,

It’s a choice which evokes a lesbian gaze of sorts, allowing us to “see” lesbian desire. The movie opens in the toy section where Therese works, plying dolls.