Category: History

Posted in Award Winner History

Lesbian Empire by Gay Wachman

Gay Wachman | Lesbian Empire | A critical reading of sexually radical fiction by British women in the years during and after World War I. Gay Wachman examines work by Sylvia Townsen

Posted in Film and Television History

The Girls in the Back Room by Kelly Hankin

Kelly Hankin | The Girls in the Back Room | The lesbian bar has long been seen as a mysterious place, steeped in mythologies of clandestine meetings and sexuality that is alluring because it is

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Queer America by Vicki L. Eaklor

Vicki L. Eaklor | Queer America | Placing GLBT people at the center of the history of the twentieth century,Vicki L. Eaklor’s Queer America: A People’s GLBT History of the United State

Posted in Autobiography/Biography History

Without Apology by Arden Eversmeyer; Margaret Purcell

Arden Eversmeyer; Margaret Purcell | Without Apology | Without Apology shares the stories of 24 ordinary, yet remarkable, women. Among them are: ? Saundra, who volunteered in rural Mississippi during the h

Posted in History LGBT Studies/Social Sciences

In Search Of Gay America by Neil Miller

Neil Miller | In Search Of Gay America | A rich and startling look at the diversity of gay and lesbian life in America, from the rural South to the urban centers. Award-winning journalist Nei

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Lesbian Lists by Dell Richards

Dell Richards | Lesbian Lists | A look at lesbian culture, history, and personalities. For example: 8 Holy Days for lesbians; 3 Lesbian Couples buried together; 7 Masturbatory Obje

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Out Of The Past by Neil Miller

Neil Miller | Out Of The Past | A unique and hugely absorbing narrative history of gay life–from Oscar Wilde to the 25th anniversary of Stonewall–by the award-winning journalist an

Posted in Entertainment History

The Gay Trivia Quiz Book by James Aaron

James Aaron | The Gay Trivia Quiz Book | Gay and lesbian trivia, heavy focus on literature/authors.

Posted in History Lesbian Studies LGBT Studies/Social Sciences

A Desired Past by Leila J. Rupp

Leila J. Rupp | A Desired Past | With this book, Leila J. Rupp accomplishes what few scholars have even attempted: she combines a vast array of scholarship on supposedly discrete epis

Posted in Grier Rated History

Gay American History by Jonathan Ned Katz

Jonathan Ned Katz | Gay American History | This unique and pioneering work is a comprehensive collection of documents on American gay life from the early days of European settlement to the emer