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Locked Down by Idella Serna

Idella Serna | Locked Down | The compelling story, told by Idella Serna, of Lee Dortch, a lesbian who came of age at a time when there was little support for women who didn’t fit

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One Teacher in 10 by Kevin Jennings

Kevin Jennings | One Teacher in 10 | Gay and lesbian teachers have traditionally dwelt in the deepest of closets. But increasing numbers of young people are now served by teachers who are

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Boomer by Linda Niemann

Linda Niemann | Boomer | The first woman to go railroading on the Southern Pacific recounts her journey–the people who work on the trains, the craft of the railroader, the We

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Gay & Lesbian Biography by Michael J. Tyrkus

Michael J. Tyrkus | Gay & Lesbian Biography | The first edition of Gay & Lesbian Biography endorsed by the Gay, Lesbian and Bisexual Task Force of the American Library Association’s Social Respons

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I’ll Stand by You by Sylvia Townsend Warner; Valentine Ackland; Susanna Pinney

Sylvia Townsend Warner; Valentine Ackland; Susanna Pinney | I’ll Stand by You | These letters & the connecting narrative, offer an intense & moving account of the love between distinguished writer Sylvia Townsend Warner & poet Val

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Radclyffe Hall by Vera Brittain

Vera Brittain | Radclyffe Hall | Documenting the obscenity trial of Radclyffe Hall’s The Well of Loneliness, including Hall’s life story, her literary status, the appeal of the

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Don’t Get Me Started by Kate Clinton

Kate Clinton | Don’t Get Me Started | Let’s get one thing straight. I’m not. I’m out and proud. When I’m out and it’s raining I carry an umbrella. I used to be in but I hate the smell of m

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Women Prefer Women by Elula Perrin

Elula Perrin | Women Prefer Women | A sexual memoir The true confessions of Elula Perrin. I love woman, women, passionately, profoundly, exlusively. As owner of the elegantly notorious C

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Loving Garbo: The Story Of Greta Garbo, Cecil Beaton, And Mercedes De Acosta by Hugo Vickers

Hugo Vickers | Loving Garbo: The Story Of Greta Garbo, Cecil Beaton, And Mercedes De Acosta | Drawing on previously unpublished letters and manuscripts, an intimate portrait of the chic bisexual world of Hollywood, Europe, and New York captures

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Stardust Girl by Jan Welles

Jan Welles | Stardust Girl | The true story of a popular singer who broke all the rules and paid the ultimate price.

A stunning, velvety-voiced crooner who drew raves fro