By offering alternative approaches to these fields, feminist scholars are pleading against exclusivity. If the goal is inclusion, however, there are some dangers in insisting on differences. The political implications are serious. The disadvantages of segregation are too well known to require elaboration. There seems to be little practical advantage to rigid insistence on exclusive dichotomies.
Composers also weigh the advantages and disadvantages of exclusivity and inclusion.
From a practical standpoint, we derive greater benefits when we identify ourselves as both. Inc. It is always better to have your cake and eat it too. Feminist scholarship and gender studies are rapidly growing fields. Since the political implications of the issues raised by these studies are far-reaching, composers should follow the discussion closely. The New Gay and Lesbian Musicology, eds.