Making her (in)visible: Cultural representations of lesbianism and the lesbian body in the 1990s. From: Feminist Studies | Date: September 22, 2001| Author: Ciasullo, Ann M. | COPYRIGHT 2001 Feminist Studies, Inc. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

We regularly punish those who fail to do their gender right.

-Judith Butler, Gender Trouble, 140

In September 1999, The Jerry Springer Show ran an episode entitled "I'm Having an Affair--With Another Woman!" After a series of confessions between the featured wife and husband (the main revelation: they were sharing the same mistress), the "other woman" appeared on stage. In her tight black dress, she strutted over to the wife, straddled her, and started making ...