Sappho Was a Right-On Woman: A Liberated View of Lesbianism by Sidney Abbott and Barbara Love is a two-part study of lesbianism written from the inside. The first part examines how lesbians navigate a society that disapproves of their existence — the techniques of passing, the costs of concealment, and the pressures of living at … Read more
A groundbreaking intersectional memoir exploring disability, queerness, class, environmental destruction, and gender identity through the lens of a white disabled genderqueer writer’s personal experiences and political activism.
A groundbreaking scholarly collection that makes black queer studies visible as a developing field, bringing together established and emerging scholars to assess theoretical and political issues at the intersection of race and sexuality in the United States.
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.
An anthology of groundbreaking work mapping, contextualizing, and challenging queer theory’s project with fifteen essays by influential scholars, activists, performers, and visual artists essential for anyone interested in sexuality studies or gender activism.
This anthropological collection edited by Evelyn Blackwood examines homosexuality cross-culturally, including significant scholarship on female same-sex relationships and lesbian identities in diverse societies around the world.
A true crime investigation into the 2001 murder of American exchange student Jamie Penich in Seoul, South Korea, focusing on the coerced false confession of fellow student Kenzi Snider who was pressured to admit killing Penich during a fabricated ‘lesbian encounter.’
An interdisciplinary academic anthology examining domestic spaces and homemaking through queer perspectives, with chapters analyzing everything from lesbian pulp fiction kitchens to queer bathrooms, closets, and gardens across multiple scholarly disciplines.
A groundbreaking 1973 sociological study that pioneered the social constructionist approach to sexuality, examining how sexual behaviors and identities—including lesbian and gay sexualities—are socially scripted rather than biologically determined.
An academic framework proposing the Black Queer Identity Matrix to integrate race and ethnicity variables into queer studies, specifically addressing Black lesbian female identity as interlocking systems of oppression involving gender, race, and sexual orientation.