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Gender, sexuality, and sexual orientation: All in the feminist family?

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  • M. V. Lee Badgett

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This essay argues that a focus on gender alone is inadequate for the development of the economics of sexuality because of important differences between “gender” and “sexuality” as analytical categories. Examples of gender-based models of the family reveal the limitations of applying those models to the families of lesbian, gay, and bisexual individuals, since gay families face very different legal, political, and cultural constraints and opportunities. However, variations in family forms and behavior that are rooted in sexual orientation differences provide opportunities for new feminist research strategies for studying the influence of gender norms and family legal institutions on economic behavior, for instance. And finally, feminists can also learn from and contribute to the political efforts of lesbian and gay activists who are creating new forms of legally and materially recognized relationships between adults.

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  • M. V. Lee Badgett, 1995. "Gender, sexuality, and sexual orientation: All in the feminist family?," Feminist Economics, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 1(1), pages 121-139.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:femeco:v:1:y:1995:i:1:p:121-139
    DOI: 10.1080/714042217
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    1. Antecol, Heather & Steinberger, Michael D., 2009. "Female Labor Supply Differences by Sexual Orientation: A Semi-Parametric Decomposition Approach," IZA Discussion Papers 4029, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA).
    2. M.V. Lee Badgett & Prue Hyman, 1998. "Explorations - Introduction: Towards Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Perspectives in Economics: Why and How They May Make a Difference," Feminist Economics, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 4(2), pages 49-54.
    3. Hofmarcher, Thomas & Plug, Erik, 2022. "Specialization in same-sex and different-sex couples," Labour Economics, Elsevier, vol. 77(C).
    4. Perry Patterson, 1998. "Including Gays and Lesbians in the Economic Curriculum," Feminist Economics, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 4(2), pages 65-72.
    5. Nancy Rose & Lynn Bravewomon, 1998. "Family Webs: A Study of Extended Families in the Lesbian/Gay/Bisexual Community," Feminist Economics, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 4(2), pages 107-109.
    6. Tony Lawson, 1999. "Feminism, Realism, and Universalism," Feminist Economics, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 5(2), pages 25-59.
    7. Lisa Giddings, 1998. "Political Economy and the Construction of Gender: The Example of Housework Within Same-Sex Households," Feminist Economics, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 4(2), pages 97-106.
    8. Burns, Maree & Burgoyne, Carole & Clarke, Victoria, 2008. "Financial affairs? Money management in same-sex relationships," Journal of Behavioral and Experimental Economics (formerly The Journal of Socio-Economics), Elsevier, vol. 37(2), pages 481-501, April.

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