THE QUEER DISAPPEARANCE OF LESBIANS - SEXUALITY IN THE ACADEMY

This article suggests that the developing field of lesbian and gay stu dies shows a likelihood to discriminate against the interests of lesbi ans and certainly against lesbian feminist theory through the incorpor ation of a 'queer' perspective. Recent writings in the field suggest t hat 'queer' theory and politics are and should be based on the celebra tion of certain specifically male gay cultural forms, particularly tho se of camp and drag. The importance of camp as well as a worrying tend ency to want to protect the study of sexuality from the intrusion of f eminist insights promises to create lesbian and gay studies which will disappear lesbians.