Christine Quinn’s “unqualified lesbian” comment reinforces bi erasure

Rebecca Bodenheimer
3 min readMar 22, 2018

Former New York City Council Speaker Christine Quinn sent the internet into a tailspin earlier this week when she labeled actress and newly announced gubernatorial candidate Cynthia Nixon an “unqualified lesbian”. The uproar thus far has mainly focused on the salaciousness of political infighting between two queer women. However, what’s missing is a critique of Quinn for…

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Rebecca Bodenheimer

Writer. Editor. Independent scholar. I write about pop culture (music/TV/film), Cuba, higher education, and identity. https://rebeccabodenheimer.contently.com/