Monique Wittig is probably best known for her radical statement: Lesbians are not women. The complex theoretical construct behind this sentence is mostly unknown. This work tries to revive Wittigs radical thoughts on language and society as developed in The Straight Mind, a collection of her essays. The French author not only criticises the oppressive nature of heteronormativity and patriarchy - its mechanisms and its impact on society and individuals likewise - but also analyses language in regards of how a world dominated by men influences the reality of gendered beings in general, and...