ABSTRACT

This study documents the stories of lesbians separatism during the 1970s-80s in Western Australia, exploring aspects of identity, community, safe space, culture, and connection. Although there is increasing literature on the subject in Australia, the phenomenon of lesbian separatism has received little attention, particularly the Western Australian context. Therefore, sharing these marginalized women’s stories addresses this gap in the literature, provides a sense of identity in the past, and acknowledges the contributions lesbians had on society and culture. The research involved a narrative study of six informants who self-identify as lesbian, collected in multiple interviews. The purpose was to understand informant’s subjective experiences, perspectives and meaning about identity, separatist community, and lesbian culture. This study explores a unique aspect of Australian history and demonstrates the significant contributions lesbian separatists made to LGBT acceptance and women’s history and culture.

摘要

本研究记录了 20 世纪 70 年代至 80 年代西澳大利亚女同性恋分离主义的故事，探讨了身份、社区、安全空间、文化和联系等方面。尽管澳大利亚关于这一主题的文献越来越多，但女同性恋分离主义现象却很少受到关注，特别是在西澳大利亚的背景下。因此，分享这些边缘化女性的故事可以弥补文学中的这一空白，提供一种过去的认同感，并承认女同性恋者对社会和文化的贡献。该研究涉及对六名自认是女同性恋的线人进行的叙述性研究，这些线人是通过多次采访收集的。目的是了解线人对身份、分离主义社区和女同性恋文化的主观经历、观点和意义。