Category: Autobiography/Biography

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You’re Not From Around Here, Are You by Louise A. Blum

Louise A. Blum | You’re Not From Around Here, Are You | From Publishers Weekly

A pregnant lesbian living in the middle of God’s country: it sounds like the premise of a sitcom, but this personal narrati

Posted in Autobiography/Biography Jewish Interests

The Keeper Of Memory by Irene Reti

Irene Reti | The Keeper Of Memory |

Synopsis

The Keeper of Memory delves into the emotional territory of a child growing up in a house filled with secrets and silence. At sevent

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Surface Tension by Meg Daly

Meg Daly | Surface Tension | Representing a fascinating spectrum of feelings and opinions about lesbianism, the friendships women share – or fear – and the rich diversity of perso

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Gertrude Stein by Avis Burnett

Avis Burnett | Gertrude Stein | The name Gertrude Stein calls up different images for different people. For some it is prose and poetry that seem to play with words and sounds instea

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Woman of the Underworld by Zoe Progl

Zoe Progl | Woman of the Underworld | Autobiography of Zoe Progl, self-proclaimed ‘Queen of the Underworld’, who was the first woman to escape from Holloway Prison.

Posted in Autobiography/Biography Jewish Interests

Girl Reel by Bonnie J. Morris

Bonnie J. Morris | Girl Reel | What do Susan Sarandon, Barbara Hershey, Meryl Streep, Bette Midler, and Cher have in common?

All have portrayed lesbian characters on the silver sc

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Ellen by Kathleen Tracy

Kathleen Tracy | Ellen |

All Ellen DeGeneres wanted to be was funny. She kept her humor clean and steered clear of politics and social agendas, instead honing a quirky, off

Posted in Autobiography/Biography Coming Out

Coming Home to America by Torie Osborn

Torie Osborn | Coming Home to America | A book speaking to gays and lesbians and their families and friends emphasizes how every open gay or lesbian strikes a blow for social justice and cha

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Wild Mares by Dianna Hunter

Dianna Hunter | Wild Mares | A wry memoir of growing up, coming out, and going back to the land as a lesbian feminist in the rural Midwest of the 1960s and 70s

Dianna Hun

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Secret Service by Zsa Zsa Gershick

Zsa Zsa Gershick | Secret Service |

Although 79 percent of Americans support allowing gay and lesbian troops to serve openly, the military continues to hunt down and discharge qualifi