A Destructive Equation: Gender Inequality + Heteronormativity = Homophobia

In the article Trading on Heterosexuality: College Women’s Gender Strategies and Homophobia, Laura Hamilton uncovers the uncomfortably accurate realities of homophobia among those who identify as female. Her study of literature shows that although women, in general, tend to have a more positive attitude towards homosexuality, it is possible that women’s homophobia is simply overlooked…