Category: LGBT Studies/Social Sciences

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Looking Like What You Are by Lisa Walker

Lisa Walker | Looking Like What You Are | Looks can be deceiving, and in a society where one’s status and access to opportunity are largely attendant on physical appearance, the issue of how d

Posted in LGBT Studies/Social Sciences YA Nonfiction (Young Adult)

What If Someone I Know Is Gay? by Eric Marcus

Eric Marcus | What If Someone I Know Is Gay? | if you think your friend is a lesbian, can you ask her?how do people become gay?is it a sin? is it a choice?No question goes unanswered in this import

Posted in LGBT Studies/Social Sciences Parenting & Families

Mommy Queerest by Julie M. Thompson

Julie M. Thompson | Mommy Queerest | Despite the sizable community of lesbian families in America, lesbian mothers and their children continue to face hostility and discrimination. This b

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The Lesbian Family Life Cycle by Suzanne Slater

Suzanne Slater | The Lesbian Family Life Cycle | This is the first book to examine the special bonds and stresses common to lesbian families and to provide a five-stage working model for the developm

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American Homo by Jeffrey Escoffier

Jeffrey Escoffier | American Homo | Jeffrey Escoffier traces the emergence of a gay and lesbian political identity over the last four decades in this wide-ranging collection of his most

Posted in Anthology - Nonfiction LGBT Studies/Social Sciences

Lesbian Love and Relationships by Suzanna Rose

Suzanna Rose | Lesbian Love and Relationships | Explore the broad range of healthy lesbian attitudes and behaviors in love, friendship, self-image, and society!This pioneering book makes a revolutio

Posted in Entertainment LGBT Studies/Social Sciences

The Good Bad and the Gorgeous by Diane Hamer ; Belinda Budge

Diane Hamer ; Belinda Budge | The Good Bad and the Gorgeous | Madonna has flirted with it, Martina Navratilova openly admits it and PBS makes costume dramas about it. Does this mean that mainstream society is wel

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Invisible Lives by Martha Barron Barrett

Martha Barron Barrett | Invisible Lives | From Publishers Weekly

To challenge the common stereotype of lesbians, and to combat the hostility, prejudice and ignorance which condemns million

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The Story of Sexual Identity by Phillip L. Hammack; Bertram J. Cohler

Phillip L. Hammack; Bertram J. Cohler | The Story of Sexual Identity | This book assembles a diverse group of scholars working within a new, pathbreaking paradigm of sexual science, fusing perspectives from history, socio

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Out In The Castro by Winston Leyland

Winston Leyland | Out In The Castro | The history, culture, politics and sexuality of San Francisco’s Castro, America’s most famous gay neighbourhood, are brought to life in this groundbre