Books

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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
Fist of the Spider Woman Fist of the Spider Woman Amber Dawn Traditional horror has often portrayed female characters in direct relation to their sexual role according to men, such as the lascivious victim or innocent heroine; even vampy, powerful female villa… OL15169421W
Lesbian discourses Lesbian discourses Veronika Koller The study represents the first book-length treatment of lesbian text and discourse, focusing on the changing notions of lesbian community as expressed in non-fictional texts published in the UK and t… OL16986979W
Le bleu est une couleur chaude Le bleu est une couleur chaude Julie Maroh *Mon ange de bleu, Bleu du ciel, Bleu des rivières, Source de vie…* La vie de Clémentine bascule le jour où elle rencontre Emma, une jeune fille aux cheveux bleus, qui lui fait découvrir toutes… OL17080793W
Bent on writing Bent on writing Elizabeth Ruth "Elizabeth Ruth has gathered the work of 55 of the talented writers who have performed at the reading series "Clit Lit," now entering its fifth successful year. Clit Lit is the only monthly queer lit… OL17992753W
Lesbian philosophies and cultures Lesbian philosophies and cultures Jeffner Allen The lesbians who have contributed to this book are theorists and activists who write as members of diverse lesbian cultures. Each lesbian has her ways of knowing, her voices, approaches, methodologie… OL19128091W
Homosexualities (Worlds of Desire Homosexualities (Worlds of Desire Stephen O. Murray Breathtaking in its historical and geographical scope, this book provides a sweeping examination of the construction of male and female homosexualities, stressing both the variability of the forms sa… OL1944209W
The Fixed Stars The Fixed Stars Molly Wizenberg At age 36, while serving on a jury, author Molly Wizenberg found herself drawn to a female attorney she hardly knew. Married to a man for nearly a decade and mother to a toddler, Wizenberg tried to r… OL20983662W
Sister Outsider Sister Outsider Audre Lorde,Robin Eller A collection of fifteen essays written between 1976 and 1984 gives clear voice to Audre Lorde's literary and philosophical personae. These essays explore and illuminate the roots of Lorde's intellect… OL2191789W
Le placard Le placard Kim Messier À douze ans, Léa se surprend à éprouver une attirance pour une fille. Instinctivement, elle refoule ses sentiments par peur de la différence. À dix-sept ans, sa véritable nature s'impose de nouveau à… OL26281492W
Sex and sensibility Sex and sensibility Arlene Stein 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… OL3258091W
Women's prison Women's prison David Ward,Gene Kassebaum,Ward, David A. "'One of several reports of the California study of correctional effectiveness, a project supported by the National Institute of Mental Health (U.S.P.H.S. Grant OM-89) in the School of Public Health,… OL4401982W
Gay American History Gay American History Jonathan Ned Katz A collection of documents provides a continuous chronicle of homosexuality in America, from colonial times to the present, and of the persecution of gay males and lesbians throughout American history OL508872W
Fashioning Sapphism Fashioning Sapphism Laura L. Doan,Laura Doan An in-depth study of early 20th century social conditions and cultural trends in Britain that constructed the popular image of the "modern lesbian." OL9188714W