Category: History

Posted in History Lesbian Studies

Intimate Friends by Martha Vicinus

Martha Vicinus | Intimate Friends | ‘Intimate Women offers a look at the erotic friendships of educated English and American women over a 150-year period, culminating in the 1928 publica

Posted in Autobiography/Biography History

The Gay 100 by Paul Russell

Paul Russell | The Gay 100 | What do William Shakespeare, Tennessee Williams, and Oscar Wilde have in common? For one thing, each of their works is most like being dramatized some

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Contacts Desired by Martin Meeker

Martin Meeker | Contacts Desired | Whether one thinks homosexuals are born or made, they generally are not born into gay families, nor are they socialized to be gay by their peers or sc

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Encyclopedia of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgendered History in America by Marc Stein

Marc Stein | Encyclopedia of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgendered History in America | This new three-volume set is an accessible and scholarly reference that provides a comprehensive survey of lesbian and gay history and culture in the

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Past Participants by Lilian Mohin; Anna Wilson

Lilian Mohin; Anna Wilson | Past Participants | A diary for 1984 illustrated with biographies and pictures of strong lesbians from Britain’s past–artists, dancers, printers, politicians, pirates–a

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The Lesbian History Sourcebook by Alison Oram; Annmarie Turnbull

Alison Oram; Annmarie Turnbull | The Lesbian History Sourcebook | Covering a 100 year period, this book looks at women who loved other women, had sex with other women, who cross-dressed and who resisted heterosexuali

Posted in History Jewish Interests

The Portable Queer: Loud and Proud by Erin McHugh

Erin McHugh | The Portable Queer: Loud and Proud | ‘Now here’s the required reading I was looking for when I was in school! I can guarantee that you’ll never put these books in the closet.’-Judy Gold,

Posted in Arts & Photography History

Gay and Lesbian San Francisco by William Lipsky

William Lipsky | Gay and Lesbian San Francisco | In recent years, San Francisco has been synonymous with gay and lesbian pride, and the various achievements of the gay and lesbian community are perso

Posted in History Reference

The First Gay Pope And Other Records by Lynne Yamaguchi Fletcher

Lynne Yamaguchi Fletcher | The First Gay Pope And Other Records | ‘Everyone from trivia buffs to journalism will enjoy this new reference book, which records hundreds of achievements, records, and firsts for the lesb

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To Believe in Women: What Lesbians Have Done For America – A History by Lillian Faderman

Lillian Faderman | To Believe in Women: What Lesbians Have Done For America – A History | Taking up where her 1981 classic, Surpassing the Love of Men, left off, Lillian Faderman reveals that many of the early leaders who fought for