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Illegal Citizens: Queer Lives In The Muslim World by Afdhere Jama

Illegal Citizens: Queer Lives In The Muslim World | Afdhere Jama | In ‘Illegal Citizens: Queer Lives in the Muslim World,’ Afdhere Jama chronicles the struggles of 33 lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgendered people i

Posted in LGBT Studies/Social Sciences Religion & Spirituality

Love Between Women: Early Christian Responses to Female Homoeroticism (Chicago Series on Sexuality, History, and Society) by Bernadette J. Brooten

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

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Odd Girls and Twilight Lovers by Lillian Faderman

Odd Girls and Twilight Lovers | Lillian Faderman | As Lillian Faderman writes, there are ‘no constants with regard to lesbianism,’ except that lesbians prefer women. In this groundbreaking book, she re

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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

Posted in LGBT Studies/Social Sciences Non-Fiction

Stonewall by David Carter

Stonewall | David Carter | David Carter’s Stonewall is the basis of the PBS American Experience documentary Stonewall Uprising.In 1969, a series of riots over police action agai

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Selling Out: The Gay and Lesbian Movement Goes to Market by Alexandra Chasin

Selling Out: The Gay and Lesbian Movement Goes to Market | Alexandra Chasin | In the 1990s, a new niche market emerged in the United States: gay and lesbian consumers were targeted by both mainstream and gay and lesbian producer