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Village Elders by Penny Coleman

Village Elders | Penny Coleman | In this remarkable photodocumentary, Penny Coleman captures the faces and memories of the senior statesmen and -women of the gay and lesbian community

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Particular Voices: Portraits of Gay and Lesbian Writers by Robert Giard

Particular Voices: Portraits of Gay and Lesbian Writers | Robert Giard | Winner of the 1998 Lambda Literary Award for Photography and Visual ArtsIn 1985 photographer Robert Giard set out to create an archive of portraits of

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Sex/Gender Outsiders, Hate Speech, and Freedom of Expression: Can They Say That About Me? by Martha T. Zingo

Sex/Gender Outsiders, Hate Speech, and Freedom of Expression: Can They Say That About Me? | Martha T. Zingo | Zingo examines the conflicts inherent in restricting hate speech?the controversial speech codes?and freedom of expression as it affects the lives and

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The Many Faces of Gay: Activists Who Are Changing the Nation by Arthur D. Kahn

The Many Faces of Gay: Activists Who Are Changing the Nation | Arthur D. Kahn | A comprehensive exploration of the gay experience, this book depicts in rich detail the coming out experiences of some sixty lesbians and gay men. The

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Among Women: From the Homosocial to the Homoerotic in the Ancient World by Nancy Sorkin Rabinowitz; Lisa Auanger

Among Women: From the Homosocial to the Homoerotic in the Ancient World | Nancy Sorkin Rabinowitz; Lisa Auanger | Women’s and men’s worlds were largely separate in ancient Mediterranean societies, and, in consequence, many women’s deepest personal relationships we

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The Lesbian Body by Monique Wittig

The Lesbian Body | Monique Wittig | From back ‘A world without men – where men have never been, will never be – drives two lovers beyond the earthly limits of passion to dicover the depe

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So You Want to Be a Lesbian? by Liz Tracey; Sydney Pokorny

So You Want to Be a Lesbian? | Liz Tracey; Sydney Pokorny | So you’ve heard that lesbians are chic, hot, and the ‘next big thing’ but you still wonder what is all the fuss about a Middle Eastern country? Well,

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Out in All Directions: Almanac of Gay and Lesbian America by Lynn Witt; Sherry Thomas

Out in All Directions: Almanac of Gay and Lesbian America | Lynn Witt; Sherry Thomas | An illustrated, wide-ranging compendium of information about all aspects of gay and lesbian life, history, and culture includes a glossary of gay conc

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Lesbian Epiphanies by Karol Jensen

Lesbian Epiphanies | Karol Jensen | Exploring identity development and gender orientation, Lesbian Epiphanies: Women Coming Out in Later Life contains firsthand information about the exp

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Lesbian Images by Jane Rule

Lesbian Images | Jane Rule | Jane Rule?s fourth book explores lesbianism as portrayed by authors from Gertrude Stein to Colette, from Vita Sackville-West to May Sarton and Willa C