Category: History

Posted in History Literary History

Liberating Minds by Norman G. Kester

Norman G. Kester | Liberating Minds | Over 30 librarians address gay and lesbian issues arising within the profession, some offering personal stories of understanding their sexuality and i

Posted in Film and Television History

Cold War Femme by Robert J. Corber

Robert J. Corber | Cold War Femme | In his bestselling book The Grapevine: A Report on the Secret World of the Lesbian (1965), Jess Stearn announced that, contrary to the assumptions of

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Great Events From History by Lillian Faderman; Yolanda Retter; Horacio Roque Ramirez; Stuart Timmons; Eric C. Wat

Lillian Faderman; Yolanda Retter; Horacio Roque Ramirez; Stuart Timmons; Eric C. Wat | Great Events From History | From Booklist

With contributions from prominent scholars in the field, this set chronicles the events and the people who have defined the GLBT exp

Posted in Anthology - Nonfiction History

Intimacy, Violence And Activism by Graham Willett; Yorick Smaal

Graham Willett; Yorick Smaal | Intimacy, Violence And Activism | In this, the latest in the Gay and Lesbian Perspectives series, researchers explore the rich history of queer Australasia, uncovering photographic rec

Posted in Autobiography/Biography Grier Rated History

Country Lesbians by WomanShare Collective (Nelly, Dian, Carol, Billie Sue)

WomanShare Collective (Nelly, Dian, Carol, Billie Sue) | Country Lesbians | WomanShare is a lesbian separatist commune from the 1970s.

Posted in History Travel

Queer Hauntings by Ken Summers

Ken Summers | Queer Hauntings | ‘Queer Hauntings’ presents an exclusive collection of eerie locales worldwide with a queer bent. This guidebook combines historical fact and unearthly

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Coming Out Under Fire by Allan Berube

Allan Berube | Coming Out Under Fire | Despite the many histories of the fighting men and women in World War II, none has been written about the estimated one million homosexuals. Here is a

Posted in History Poetry

Sappho by Mary Barnard

Mary Barnard | Sappho | The hundred poems and fragments here translated into modern English constitute all of Sappho that survives, and effectively bring to life the woman wh

Posted in Autobiography/Biography History

Before Stonewall by Vern L. Bullough

Vern L. Bullough | Before Stonewall | Illuminating the lives of the courageous individuals involved in the early struggle for gay and lesbian civil rights in the United States, this compre

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It’s Not Unusual by Alkarim Jivani

Alkarim Jivani | It’s Not Unusual | This work examines the history of homosexuality in the 20th century. The book begins with Oscar Wilde being accused of the ‘unspeakable crime’ and con