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Herstory by Ruth Ashby ; Deborah Gore Ohrn

Ruth Ashby ; Deborah Gore Ohrn | Herstory | A very special collection of short biographies offers insightful sketches of the lives and accomplishments of 150 of history’s most influential and br

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Unnamed Desires by Rebecca Jennings

Rebecca Jennings | Unnamed Desires | The first in-depth study of female same-sex desire in twentieth-century Australia, this book explores the compelling stories of ordinary women who str

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Out Of The Past by Neil Miller

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

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Rainbow City by Ellen Galford; Remember When Project

Ellen Galford; Remember When Project | Rainbow City | Within the span of a single generation, the lives of many lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people in Edinburgh have been transformed beyond all

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Tomboys and Bachelor Girls by Rebecca Jennings

Rebecca Jennings | Tomboys and Bachelor Girls | Challenging the conventional picture of the post-war decades as years of austerity and conservative femininity, this book traces the emergence of a vi

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Same-Sex Unions in Premodern Europe by John Boswell

John Boswell | Same-Sex Unions in Premodern Europe | From pagan and early Christian times, same-sex unions were not only tolerated but sanctioned by the Catholic Church. According to the late John Boswel

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Out Of The Past by Neil Miller

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

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Queers In History by Keith Stern

Keith Stern | Queers In History | Celebrities, Scandals, Secrets, and Sex. The fascinating stories of hundreds of prominent people throughout history who were gay, lesbian, bisexual. L

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Boots Of Leather Slippers Of Gold by Elizabeth Lapovsky Kennedy; Madeline D. Davis

Elizabeth Lapovsky Kennedy; Madeline D. Davis | Boots Of Leather Slippers Of Gold | When most lesbians had to hide, how did they find one another? Were the bars of the 1940s and 1950s more fun than the bars today? Did black and white

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A City Comes Out by David Wallace

David Wallace | A City Comes Out | ‘Palm Springs, California, is today probably the most famous gay and lesbian resort in the world. Not only do thousands of gays and lesbians descend o