Breaking ground as a comprehensive guide dedicated entirely to sapphic healthcare, The Lesbian Health Book compiles personal essays, clinical research, and resource listings from various medical professionals and queer activists. The anthology tackles a wide range of vital topics, including the systemic barriers lesbians face in mainstream healthcare, mental health struggles rooted in heterosexism, and specific medical considerations such as breast cancer, HIV/AIDS, reproductive technologies, and menopause. By blending rigorous medical insight with diverse first-person narratives, this volume functions as both an indispensable wellness manual and a political reclamation of lesbian physical and emotional autonomy.
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| ISBN: 9781878067319 |
| Subtitle: Caring for Ourselves |
| Genre: Health |
| Subject(s): Health & Fitness / Health Care Issues; Lesbians; Lesbians/ Health And Hygiene; Lesbians/ Medical Care; Social Science / Lesbian Studies |
| Publication Date: 1997-10-20 |
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| Publisher: Da Capo Press |
| Language: English |
| Format: Paperback |
| Pages: 400 |
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| Notes: The Lesbian Health Book: Caring for Ourselves (1997), edited by Dr. Jocelyn White and Marissa C. Martínez and published by Seal Press, is a foundational non-fiction medical and social anthology. It explicitly chronicles and analyzes the unique healthcare challenges, physical and mental wellness needs, and political history of the lesbian community. |
| Book_ID: 107971 |