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I Thought People Like That Killed Themselves: Lesbians, Gay Men, And Suicide by Eric E. Rofes

Eric E. Rofes | I Thought People Like That Killed Themselves: Lesbians, Gay Men, And Suicide | Eric Rofes analyzes the problem of suicide in the lesbian and gay male community utilizing important historical and political perspectives. He uncover

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Language and the Politics of Sexuality by Erez Levon

Erez Levon | Language and the Politics of Sexuality | Examining how lesbian and gay Israelis negotiate the linguistic performance of their sexualities and the constraints of Israeli national ideologies, t

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From ‘Perverts’ To ‘Fab Five’ by Rodger Streitmatter

Rodger Streitmatter | From ‘Perverts’ To ‘Fab Five’ | From the Publisher: From ‘Perverts’ to ‘Fab Five’ tracks the dramatic change in how the American media have depicted gay people over the last half-cen

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You Can Tell Just By Looking – And 20 Other Myths About Lgbt Life And People by Michael Bronski; Ann Pellegrini; Michael Amico

Michael Bronski; Ann Pellegrini; Michael Amico | You Can Tell Just By Looking – And 20 Other Myths About Lgbt Life And People | Breaks down the most commonly held misconceptions about lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people and their lives. ‘You Can Tell Just by Looking’

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Queer Facts by Michelle Baker; Stephen Tropiano

Michelle Baker; Stephen Tropiano | Queer Facts | Homosexuality has hit the mainstream. Civil partnerships and gay marriage continue to grab headlines, while TV successes like Will & Grace and Queer E

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We Don’t Exactly Get the Welcome Wagon by Gerald P. Mallon

Gerald P. Mallon | We Don’t Exactly Get the Welcome Wagon | Drawing on over twenty years of child welfare experience and extensive interviews conducted with 54 gay and lesbian young people who lived in out-of-h

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Sex and Sensibility by Arlene Stein

Arlene Stein | Sex and Sensibility | In the first book to analyze shifts in lesbian identity, consciousness, and culture from the 1970s to the 1990s, Arlene Stein contributes an important

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Female Homosexuality by Frank S. Caprio

Frank S. Caprio | Female Homosexuality | Case histories from Dr. Caprio’s files, as well as from other workers in the field, are used … Female homosexuality; a psychodynamic study of lesbia

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The World Out There by Michael Thomas Ford

Michael Thomas Ford | The World Out There | In this much-needed introduction to life beyond the closet door, the author of 100 Questions & Answers About AIDS offers a book for a new generation o

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The Book of Gay and Lesbian Quotations by Patricia Juliana Smith

Patricia Juliana Smith | The Book of Gay and Lesbian Quotations | This unique treasury of memorable quotations from across the centuries and around the world is an outstanding record of gay and lesbian sensibility.Jo