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©2009
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"From the ancient poet Sappho to tombois in contemporary Indonesia, women throughout history and around the globe have desired, loved, and had sex with other women. Sapphistries tells their stories, capturing the multitude of ways that diverse societies have shaped female same-sex sexuality across time and place. Leila Rupp reveals how, from the time of the very earliest societies, the possibility of love between women has been known, even when it...
3) Love waits
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Pub. Date
2010
Description
High school sweethearts ... and nobody knew. Ashleigh Pence had been the all-American high school girl: cheerleader, prom queen ... and in love with another girl. Gina Granbury hasn't thought about Calloway High in twenty years, but the arrival of the invitation to the class reunion brings back memories of Ashleigh and the betrayal that drove them apart. With no real choice, Ashleigh has to go the event, hoping that it's not the one reunion that Gina...
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[2020]
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"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 return to her life as she knew it, but something inside her had changed irrevocably. Instead, she would discover that the trajectory of our lives is rarely as smooth or as logical as we'd like to believe. Like many of us, Wizenberg had long understood...
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1973, c1969
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"Set in the nineteenth century, Isabel Miller's classic lesbian novel traces the relationship between Patience White, an educated painter, and Sarah Dowling, a cross-dressing farmer, whose romantic bond does not sit well with the puritanical New England farming community in which they live. They choose to live together and love each other freely, even though they know of no precedents for their relationship; they must trust their own instincts and...
12) Sister outsider
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2019.
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The revolutionary writings of Audre Lorde gave voice to those 'outside the circle of this society's definition of accepatble women'. Uncompromising, angry and yet full of hope, this collection of her essential prose - essays, speeches, letters, interviews - explores race, sexuality, poetry, friendship, the erotic and the need for female solidarity and includes her landmark piece 'The Master's Tools Will never Dismantle the Master's House'.
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Pub. Date
1980
Description
"My organizing impulse is the belief that it is not enough for feminist thought that specifically lesbian texts exist. Any theory or cultural/political creation that treats lesbian existence as a marginal or less "natural" phenomenon, as mere "sexual preference," or as the mirror image of either heterosexual or male homosexual relations is profoundly weakened thereby, whatever its other contributions. Feminist theory can no longer afford merely to...
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1997
Description
"Written by and for women who love women, The Loving Lesbian is the ultiamte practical guide to achieving enriching and rewarding relationships. Using clear examples and case studies, the authors examine lesbian love at both the psychological and sexual levels, and explore the special experiences and problems that make lesbian love unique."--From page 4 of cover
17) Butch/femme
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[1995]
Description
This beautifully produced collection of thoughts and photographs celebrates the gender roles, erotic desires, and self-perceptions of lesbian life. Black-and-white photographs.
18) Disobedience
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[2018]
Description
A woman returns to the community that shunned her for her attraction to a childhood friend. Once back, their passions reignite as they explore the boundaries of faith and sexuality.
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Pub. Date
1991
Description
"If you have opinions on man-hating, what causes heterosexuality, Lesbian relationships, or altar girls, match wits with Marilyn Murphy; she has opinions, too. Even if you don't always agree with her, the Lesbianic logic of her essays will amaze, delight and challenge your mind. Some fun! You'll know you're not traveling alone."--Julia Penelope and Sarah Valentine, editors of 'Finding the Lesbians'--from amazon.com.
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