Category: LGBT Studies/Social Sciences

Emerging tribe | Gearing Nigel | A study of the gay community, and the issues which affect gay people in New Zealand – prejudice and homophobia, the Homosexual Law Reform Act 1986, th

Immodest Acts: The Life of a Lesbian Nun in Renaissance Italy | Judith C. Brown | The story of Sister Benedetta Carlini, Abbess of the Convent of the Mother of God, and Sister Bartolomea Crivelli represents the earliest documented l

Lesbians in Television and Text after the Millennium | Rebecca Beirne | Taking up such issues as mainstreaming, the male gaze, and female masculinity, this book puts forward provocative readings of little explored texts an

Odd Girls and Twilight Lovers: A History of Lesbian Life in Twentieth-Century America (Between Men–Between Women) | Professor Lillian Faderman | Lillian Faderman tells the compelling story of lesbian life in the 20th century, from the early 1900s to today’s diverse lifestyles. Using journals, u

Love Between Women: Early Christian Responses to Female Homoeroticism (The Chicago Series on Sexuality, History, and Society) | Bernadette J. Brooten | Love Between Women examines female homoeroticism and the role of women in the ancient Roman world. Employing an unparalleled range of cultural sources

Love Between Women: Early Christian Responses to Female Homoeroticism (Chicago Series on Sexuality, History, and Society) | Bernadette J. Brooten | Love Between Women examines female homoeroticism and the role of women in the ancient Roman world. Employing an unparalleled range of cultural sources

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

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

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

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