The Persistent Desire

By Joan Nestle

Subjects: Sexuality, LGBTQ essays, LGBTQ short stories, Fiction, lgbtq+, lesbian, Identity, Lesbians' writings, American, Literary collections, Lambda Literary Awards, Sex role, Sexual behavior, Lambda Literary Award Winner, Lesbians' writings, LGBTQ poetry, Poetry, Butch and femme (Lesbianism), Lesbians, Personal narratives

Description: Surveys a decade of the attempt to reconstruct and understand the meaning and value of butch-femme relations for the contemporary lesbian, drawing on oral history, fiction, poetry, and fantasy