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Big sex, little death Big sex, little death Susie Bright From a fearful Irish Catholic Girl Scout to gun-toting teenage revolutionary--and finally the "Avatar of American Erotica" (NY Times)--Bright's life story is shaped as much by America's sexual awaken… OL16010594W
The life and times of Stella Browne The life and times of Stella Browne Lesley A. Hall "This is the first full length biography of radical reformer Stella Browne, whose life, ideas and activities overturn so many assumptions about early twentieth-century politics and feminism. Stella B… OL16488834W
Are you my mother? Are you my mother? Alison Bechdel From the best-selling author of Fun Home, Time magazine’s No. 1 Book of the Year, a brilliantly told graphic memoir of Alison Bechdel becoming the artist her mother wanted to be. Alison Bechdel’s … OL16558612W
When We Were Outlaws When We Were Outlaws Jeanne Cordova A sweeping memoir, a raw and intimate chronicle of a young activist torn between conflicting personal longings and political goals. When We Were Outlaws offers a rare view of the life of a radical le… OL17390170W
Under this beautiful dome Under this beautiful dome Terry Mutchler ""One of the greatest love stories I have ever heard played out right here, under this beautiful dome. But it was a secret. Penny and Terry just wanted what so many people want-to express their love … OL17882554W
Aimée & Jaguar Aimée & Jaguar Erica Fischer Berlin 1942. Lilly Wust, twenty-nine, married, four children, led a life as did millions of German women. But then she met the twenty-one-year-old Felice Schragenheim. It was love almost at first … OL1913924W
A restricted country A restricted country Joan Nestle A proud working class woman, an "out" lesbian long before the Rainbow revolution, Joan Nestle has stood at the forefront of American freedom struggles from the McCarthy era to the present day. Availa… OL1930686W
Surviving madness Surviving madness Betty Berzon Eleanor Roosevelt, Anais Nin, Edith Sitwell, Evelyn Hooker, Paul Monette—such luminaries are only some of the fellow trailblazers whose paths intersected with Betty Berzon in this amazing memoir of t… OL19951909W
Love song for baby X Love song for baby X Cheryl Dumesnil "While poet Cheryl Dumesnil suspects she'll confront some formidable obstacles on her path to parenthood, she is nevertheless unprepared for what she actually encounters, including navigating the maz… OL19963641W
Eating fire Eating fire Kelly Cogswell A "coming-of-age memoir spanning two decades, from the Culture War of the early 1990s to the War on Terror ... [a] blend of picaresque adventure, how-to activist handbook, and rigorous inquiry into q… OL19975581W
Buffering Buffering Hannah Hart As a professional Internet personality, Hannah Hart spends a lot of time walking the line between public and private. Here, she shares stories from her life that have taken her time to process, in th… OL20043486W
What the mouth wants What the mouth wants Monica Meneghetti This mouthwatering, intimate, and sensual memoir traces Monica Meneghetti's unique life journey through her relationship with food, family and love. As the youngest child of a traditional Italian-Cat… OL20052858W
Long Live the Tribe of Fatherless Girls Long Live the Tribe of Fatherless Girls T. Kira Madden Acclaimed literary essayist T Kira Madden's raw and redemptive debut memoir is about coming of age and reckoning with desire as a queer, biracial teenager amidst the fierce contradictions of Boca Rat… OL20632177W
Janet, my mother, and me Janet, my mother, and me Murray, William An experienced author offers a delightful and exuberant memoir of his youth, recounting how his mother lived in a longterm gay relationship with groundbreaking journalist Janet Flanner, capturing the… OL487619W
Lifesaving Lifesaving Judith Barrington The cruise ship Lakonia departed Southampton on December 19, 1963, on a Christmas voyage to the Canary Islands. Three days later, north of Madeira, a fire broke out. In the ensuing confusion and pani… OL492539W
Fat girls and lawn chairs Fat girls and lawn chairs Cheryl Peck Cheryl Peck has many stories to tell-of her naughty cat, her quirky family, and her experiences as a large gay woman in the American heartland. Now in a potpourri of real tales by turns poignant and … OL5820723W
My Lesbian Husband My Lesbian Husband Barrie Jean Borich "In "My Lesbian Husband," Barrie Jean Borich asks a fascinating question: do the names we give our relationships change their meanings? Each chapter entertains an aspect of this question with prose t… OL58285W
The masks of Mary Renault The masks of Mary Renault Caroline Zilboorg "Born Eileen Mary Challans in London in 1905, Mary Renault wrote six successful contemporary novels before turning to the historical fiction about ancient Greece for which she is best known, includin… OL6226107W
Comfort Food for Breakups Comfort Food for Breakups Marusya Bociurkiw Traversing decades and continents, Comfort Food for Breakups is an elegiac, sensual, and beguiling memoir about food, family, and personal history by fiction writer and filmmaker Marusya Bociurkiw. I… OL933372W
Lesbiot Lesbiot Tracy Moore LESBIOT is a collection of life stories by contemporary Israeli lesbians, edited from their oral histories by a group of women that includes Joan Nestle, Spike Pittsberg (pseud of Sue Katz), Jenifer … OL9381782W
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