Author: Margaret Reynolds Publisher: Penguin (Non-Classics) ISBN: 9780140240184 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 468
Book Description
In this wide-ranging anthology, 32 women from Britain, continental Europe and the Americas express the depth and complexity of lesbian literature. Including stories about coming-out and cross-dressing, as well as vampire tales, science fiction, parody, and romance, this collection "casts the world in a different light".--The New Republic.
Author: Elizabeth McCain Publisher: ISBN: 9781945567230 Category : Languages : en Pages : 224
Book Description
Settle back for a wild ride through a Southern lesbian's life of soul-searching, rule-breaking, and truth-telling. This belle's kind of coming out was not what her traditional Mississippi family expected. How does she recover from family estrangement in the midst of her career as a psychotherapist? How does she find lasting love and a family-of-choice? From her last boyfriend suggesting she become a lesbian, to coming out to the church ladies at her mama's funeral, these true stories will touch your heart, give you hope, and make you laugh out loud. Based on Elizabeth McCain's award-winning one-woman play, A Lesbian Belle Tells..., this memoir provides story medicine for your soul. It is filled with Southern charm and drama, as well as triumph over tragedy, as only a lesbian belle can tell.
Author: Victoria Whipple Publisher: Routledge ISBN: 1317712854 Category : Social Science Languages : en Pages : 235
Book Description
The unseen issues of grief and discrimination—lesbians becoming widows The death of a life partner poses unique challenges for lesbians. Lesbian Widows: Invisible Grief reveals the touching and very personal stories of twenty-five women, including the author, who were widowed at a young age and forced to create a new life without their life partners. The book follows the widows from the time the couple met, to the time when one of the partners died, and beyond, to show how the surviving partner coped with her loss. Many lesbians feel that the intimacy felt between two women in love goes deeper than what can be experienced by heterosexual partners. Lesbian Widows: Invisible Grief reveals themes common to all these women’s experiences while offering practical advice about coping techniques and resources for support. The widows discuss their efforts to create funerals and memorial services, give their accounts of the overwhelming grief throughout the first two years, and explain the legal and financial discrimination they encountered. The author provides a chapter specifically for caring family and friends, another chapter for professionals working with this sensitive population, and a bibliography of helpful coping resources. Lesbian Widows: Invisible Grief explores the topics of: caregivers/caretaking death and dying grief journeys the similarities and differences between lesbian and married widows the lack of support services for lesbian widows the legal and financial discrimination against lesbian widows the effect of being “in” or “out” on grief recovery the issues faced by widows in starting new relationships spirituality gay marriage Lesbian Widows: Invisible Grief provides an insightful look into the grieving and recovery process, inspiring hope with the knowledge that others have survived this tragedy. This moving book is an essential resource for lesbians, friends and family of lesbians, mental health professionals, medical professionals, psychiatrists, LGBT health providers, feminist and lesbian organizations, and anyone involved with grief training programs such as hospice.
Author: Eileen Barrett Publisher: NYU Press ISBN: 081478965X Category : Literary Criticism Languages : en Pages : 307
Book Description
The last two decades have seen a resurgence of critical and popular attention to Virginia Woolf's life and work. Such traditional institutions as The New York Review of Books now pair her with William Shakespeare in promotional advertisements; her face is used to sell everything from Barnes & Noble books to Bass Ale. Virginia Woolf: Lesbian Readings represents the first book devoted to Woolf's lesbianism. Divided into two sections, Lesbian Intersections and Lesbian Readings of Woolf's Novels, these essays focus on how Woolf's private and public experience and knowledge of same-sex love influences her shorter fiction and novels. Lesbian Intersections includes personal narratives that trace the experience of reading Woolf through the 60s, 70s, 80s, and 90s. Lesbian Readings of Woolf's Novels provides lesbian interpretations of the individual novels, including Orlando, The Waves, and The Years. Breaking new ground in our understanding of the role Woolf's love for women plays in her major writing, these essays shift the emphasis of lesbian interpretations from Woolf's life to her work.
Author: Elise Harris Publisher: Perigee Trade ISBN: Category : Reference Languages : en Pages : 324
Book Description
This resource contains thousands of mailing addresses for the homosexual community's most influential self-proclaimed gay men and lesbians, including Elton John, Martina Navratilova, k.d. lang and Greg Louganis. Individuals and organizations are arranged by broad categories such as the arts, business, politics, sports and professions.
Author: Judith E. Snow Publisher: Routledge ISBN: Category : Family & Relationships Languages : en Pages : 136
Book Description
In their own words, children of different ages talk about how and when they learned of their gay or lesbian parent's sexual orientation, and the effect it has had on them.
Author: Jenna Wimshurst Publisher: ISBN: 9781790118342 Category : Languages : en Pages : 31
Book Description
This short satirical book takes a brief and humourous look at lesbian history and culture, from fashion to queer celebrities and from coming out to how lesbians have sex, this guide will not only educate you on the ways of LGBT women, but it will also have you laughing with every page."Such a funny read - literally belly laughed through it. Raw, real and hilarious insight into the world of coming out and living your life as a lady lover"For more funny lesbian and feminist blogs visit www.jennawimshurst.com
Author: Timothy Murphy Publisher: Routledge ISBN: 113594234X Category : Reference Languages : en Pages : 749
Book Description
The Reader's Guide to Lesbian and Gay Studies surveys the field in some 470 entries on individuals (Adrienne Rich); arts and cultural studies (Dance); ethics, religion, and philosophical issues (Monastic Traditions); historical figures, periods, and ideas (Germany between the World Wars); language, literature, and communication (British Drama); law and politics (Child Custody); medicine and biological sciences (Health and Illness); and psychology, social sciences, and education (Kinsey Report).
Author: Sidi Publisher: Harlem Book Center ISBN: 9780976393917 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 292
Book Description
What would you do if you were trying to return to the United States after vacationing in a foreign country and you were delayed in the airport? When it becomes apparent that momentary delay is in reality your abduction, how would you feel? Who would you
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