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Cineffable
Cineffable is a French organization whose purpose is to promote lesbian cinema, especially through the International Lesbian and Feminist Film Festival in Paris: When lesbians make movies. The association was born in 1989 out of the lack of sufficient spaces reserved for female homosexuality in the International Women's Film Festival of Créteil. Cineffable's goal is to organize a lesbian film festival for lesbians. Paris International Film Festival : When Lesbians Make Movies Organisation This film festival, has been created for an exclusively female audience. Historically it has given rise to debates and meetings between participants and is a hotbed of discussion on lesbianism and feminism. The association Cineffable is self-managed and the festival is financially independent, being self-financed since 2003. However the association receives a grant from the city of Paris under the Observatory of equality between men and women of the Paris City Hall. History Created in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Le Kremlin-Bicêtre
Le Kremlin-Bicêtre () is a commune in the southern suburbs of Paris, France. It is from the center of Paris. It is one of the most densely populated municipalities in Europe. Le Kremlin-Bicêtre is most famous as the location of the Bicêtre Hospital, where Superintendent Philippe Pinel is credited as being the first to introduce humane methods into the treatment of the mentally ill, in 1793. Its most notorious guest was the Marquis de Sade. Name The name has roots both in England and Russia. Le Kremlin-Bicêtre was originally a hamlet called simply Bicêtre and located within the commune of Gentilly. The name Bicêtre comes from the manor built there by John of Pontoise, Bishop of Winchester (England), in the end of the 13th century. The name of this Manor of Winchester was corrupted into ''Vinchestre'', then ''Bichestre'', and eventually Bicêtre. The Bicêtre Hospital was built starting in 1634 on the ruins of the manor. In 1813 the Bicêtre Hospital acted as a major r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lesbian Culture In France
A lesbian is a Homosexuality, homosexual woman.Zimmerman, p. 453. The word is also used for women in relation to their sexual identity or sexual behavior, regardless of sexual orientation, or as an adjective to characterize or associate nouns with female homosexuality or same-sex attraction. The concept of "lesbian" to differentiate women with a shared sexual orientation evolved in the 20th century. Throughout history, women have not had the same freedom or independence as men to pursue homosexual relationships, but neither have they met the same harsh punishment as homosexual men in some societies. Instead, lesbian relationships have often been regarded as harmless, unless a participant attempts to assert privileges traditionally enjoyed by men. As a result, little in history was documented to give an accurate description of how female homosexuality was expressed. When early sexologists in the late 19th century began to categorize and describe homosexual behavior, hampere ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lesbian Events
A lesbian is a homosexual woman.Zimmerman, p. 453. The word is also used for women in relation to their sexual identity or sexual behavior, regardless of sexual orientation, or as an adjective to characterize or associate nouns with female homosexuality or same-sex attraction. The concept of "lesbian" to differentiate women with a shared sexual orientation evolved in the 20th century. Throughout history, women have not had the same freedom or independence as men to pursue homosexual relationships, but neither have they met the same harsh punishment as homosexual men in some societies. Instead, lesbian relationships have often been regarded as harmless, unless a participant attempts to assert privileges traditionally enjoyed by men. As a result, little in history was documented to give an accurate description of how female homosexuality was expressed. When early sexologists in the late 19th century began to categorize and describe homosexual behavior, hampered by a lack of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lesbian Feminist Organizations
A list of notable lesbian feminist organizations. Asia and the Middle East Israel * Kehila Lesbit Feministit/Community of Lesbian Feminists (KLaF/CLAF) – a lesbian feminist organization that published the quarterly periodical ''Klaf Hazak.'' Thailand * Anjaree – a lesbian feminist and later LGBT organization formed in 1986, defunct by 2011. Europe Denmark * Lesbian Movement ( da, italic=no, Lesbisk Bevægelse) - a lesbian feminist organization founded in Copenhagen and active between 1974 and 1985. France * Gouines rouges (Red Dykes) - a radical lesbian feminist movement active in the 1970s. The Netherlands *Lesbian Nation (organisation), lesbian feminist activist group, 1976 until the mid-1980s United Kingdom * Leeds Revolutionary Feminist Group - a radical lesbian feminist organization active in Leeds, England in the 1970s and 1980s that promoted political lesbianism. * Lesbians Against Pit Closures - a working-class socialist lesbian-feminist alliance that worke ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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