Sex and sensibility

By Arlene Stein

Subjects: Social Sciences, Gay & Lesbian Studies, Lesbian feminism, SOCIAL SCIENCE, Lesbians in literature, Stonewall Book Awards, LGBTQ history, Identity (Psychology), Lesbianisme, Lesbian Studies, Identity (psychology), Lesbiennes, Identité (Psychologie), LGBTQ gender identity, LGBTQ sociology, Gender & Ethnic Studies, Gender identity, Lesbianism, Lesbians, Bisexuality

Description: In the first book to analyze shifts in lesbian identity, consciousness, and culture from the 1970s to the 1990s, Arlene Stein contributes an important chapter to the study of the women's movement and offers a revealing portrait of the exchange between a radical generation of feminists and its successors. Tracing the evolution of the lesbian movement from the bar scene to the growth of alternative families, Stein illustrates how a generation of women transformed the woman-centered ideals of feminism into a culture and a lifestyle.