New Directions in Lesbian Research, Theory, and Education

Abstract

In the last decade some exciting research has taken place within the lesbian community that has more to do with what is relevant to lesbian life‐styles and less to do with proving to society that “‘homosexuality’” is a viable life‐style. Current lesbian research tends to be descriptive and phenomenological as opposed to being formal empirical research. There is also a movement toward less reliance on existing theoretical models, which tend to be sexist and homophobic, to guide these observations. We need to discover our own voice.