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A Restricted Country by Joan Nestle

Joan Nestle | A Restricted Country | A proud working-class woman, an ‘out’ lesbian long before the Rainbow revolution, Joan Nestle has stood at the forefront of American freedom struggles

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Rachel Maddow: A Neowonk Guide To The Leftist, Lesbian Pundit by Xander Cricket

Xander Cricket | Rachel Maddow: A Neowonk Guide To The Leftist, Lesbian Pundit | Rachel Maddow is the first openly gay woman to host a primetime television show. She took Air America Radio by storm in 2005, and her Rachel Maddow Sh

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Growing Up Gay by Rita Reed

Rita Reed | Growing Up Gay | Adolescence, painful enough in its own right, is all the more so for young people who feel their differences acutely at a time when fitting in and bel

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Normal by Julie Catt

Julie Catt | Normal | Some time during a youth misspent lining up tequila shots and winning wet T-shirt competitions in Columbia, Missouri, Julie Catt might have contemplat

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Untied by Meredith Baxter

Meredith Baxter | Untied | I remember Sarah asking me, when I’d just begun therapy with her, what I looked for in a man. After a few moments of silent, tense deliberation I had

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Outstanding Lives by Christa Brelin; Michael Bronski; Michael J. Tyrkus

Christa Brelin; Michael Bronski; Michael J. Tyrkus | Outstanding Lives | Gardening is a hobby for millions and a passion for many. But gardening can also be confusing and frustrating. The Handy Garden Answer Book offers 1,1

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Love Upon the Chopping Board by Claire Maree; Marou Izumo

Claire Maree; Marou Izumo | Love Upon the Chopping Board |

This autobiography, duobiography, love story, cross-cultural reflection, and lesbian history explores the personal and political attachments of l

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Breaking Silence by Rosemary Curb; Nancy Manahan

Rosemary Curb; Nancy Manahan | Breaking Silence | A biographical collection of fifty personal essays by lesbian nuns in the United States.

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Twisted Triangle by Caitlin Rother; John Hess; Patricia Cornwell

Caitlin Rother; John Hess; Patricia Cornwell | Twisted Triangle | ‘Hitchcock wishes he’d dreamed it up. Capote wishes he’d written it.’

Praise for Twisted Triangle ‘This book will haunt you. It will move you

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My Two Moms by Zach Wahls

Zach Wahls | My Two Moms | A resounding testament to the power of family and a reassurance that there is no wrong way to be who you are

It has been almost two years si