A comprehensive dictionary documenting Polari, the secret language used by gay men and women through the twentieth century, alongside a broader collection of lesbian and gay slang from English-speaking countries.
An oral history documenting the untold lives of 62 lesbians aged 55 to 95, giving voice to their experiences with coming out, identity, family, work, aging, adversity, and resilience across twentieth-century America.
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.
A photo-essay narrated by 11-year-old Zack describing his life growing up with his divorced mother and her lesbian partner Margie as his two moms, addressing topics like dealing with anti-gay comments at school, attending Gay Pride events, and explaining different family structures to peers.
A candid essay collection by bisexual sexologist Carol Queen exploring sex-positive culture, sexual identity, sex work, and erotic experiences, combining memoir with cultural analysis and advocacy.
An illustrated handbook celebrating LGBTQ+ history and culture created by lesbian couple Ashley Molesso and Chessie Needham, featuring facts, timelines, historical icons and events, and LGBTQ+ terminology definitions across 100 full-color illustrations.
The first biography of thriller writer Patricia Highsmith draws on her private diaries, notebooks, and letters to reveal her secret life as a lesbian, her many relationships with women, and the connections between her sexuality and her groundbreaking psychological suspense novels.
This anthology of twenty-five essays and interviews centers queer and trans people of color to examine how nightlife spaces like house parties and underground clubs serve as vital sites for self-expression and community building in the face of systemic exclusion.
Matt Brim challenges the ‘overrepresentation of affluence’ within queer studies,
How substance abuse treatment must be tailored to address the social and familial pressures unique to lesbians and bisexual women.