Natalie Jaffe: “heterosexual women”, May 1, 1966
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Jump to navigationJump to searchThe phrase “heterosexual women” first occured in The New York Times in a report on a psychological study that compared the family experiences of male and female homosexuals, and lesbians and heterosexual women.
- Twelve per cent of the Lesbians, compared with 27 per cent of the heterosexual women, reported that the father made the family decisions. . . .And 35 per cent of the Lesbians, compared with 4 per cent of the heterosexual women, expressed fear of or aversion to the sexual organs of men.[1]
The second use of the phrase “heterosexual women” appeared in The Times in March 28, 1971
Notes
- ↑ Natalie Jaffe, “No Male-Female Parallel Found for Homosexuals. Study Finds That Family Histories of Each Group Are Not Comparable.” New York Times, May 1, 1966, page 116.
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