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Harley Loco by Rayya Elias

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A raw punk rock memoir chronicling Syrian-American Rayya Elias’s journey from her childhood in Aleppo through Detroit to 1980s Lower East Side New York, where she pursued music and hairstyling while exploring her sexuality with lovers of both sexes, battling heroin addiction, experiencing homelessness and incarceration, and ultimately finding redemption and sobriety.

Our Bodies, Ourselves by Boston Women’s Health Book Collective; Judy Norsigian

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Our Bodies, Ourselves Boston Women’s Health Book Collective; Judy Norsigian Hailed by The New York Times as a “feminist classic,” and “America’s bestselling book on women’s health,” the comprehensive guide to all aspects of women’s health and sexuality, including menopause, birth control, childbirth, sexual health, sexual orientation, gender identity, mental health and general well-being.Six years … Read more

Conversations With Audre Lorde (Literary Conversations Series) by Audre Lorde; Joan Wylie Hall

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A collection of interviews with acclaimed Black lesbian feminist poet Audre Lorde conducted throughout her life, covering her experiences as a poet, activist, cancer survivor, and outsider navigating multiple identities including her lesbianism, race, and Caribbean heritage.

O Solo Homo: by Holly Hughes

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An influential anthology of queer solo performance scripts from the 1990s edited by lesbian performance artist Holly Hughes and theater critic David Roman, featuring groundbreaking pieces by performers including Holly Hughes’s ‘Clit Notes’ on lesbian sexuality, Peggy Shaw’s exploration of butch identity, Tim Miller on gay male desire, and other artists addressing AIDS, breast cancer, racism, gender, and LGBTQ+ life.

Harley Loco by Rayya Elias

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A raw punk rock memoir chronicling Syrian-American Rayya Elias’s journey from her childhood in Aleppo through Detroit to 1980s Lower East Side New York, where she pursued music and hairstyling while exploring her sexuality with lovers of both sexes, battling heroin addiction, experiencing homelessness and incarceration, and ultimately finding redemption and sobriety.