This empowering accessible, multimedia collection creates a forum for the experiences of young lesbians and bisexual women and reveals the reality of youth living within a homophobic society. With this project, the in Your Space Collective challenges the systemic and historic exclusion of youth from bookshelves. Authors' discussions include: identity development, coming out, political activism, role models, interrogating diversity, isolation, community, financial dependency, breaking tradition, sex, developing pride, violence and health.
Details
| ISBN | 9780889612365 |
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| Copyright Date | 2001 |
| Publication Date | 2001 |
| Publisher | Woman's Press |
| Format | Paperback |
| No. of Pages | 200 |
| Language | English |
| Notes | About the authors (1991) Chai is a mixed race lesbian born in Port of Spain, Trinidad. Gogia is a South Asia bisexual women, born in Montreal. She is a social activist and part-time teacher. Vinsky is a Jewish dyke from Winnipeg, Manitoba. She is currently pursuing a degree in Social Work and serves as an outreach worker for a gay-positive community centre's counselling programme. Magaletta is a Toronto-born dyke of Italian heritage. She is Production Co-ordinator at Toronto's CKLN (a community radio station). |
| Rating | Not Rated |
| Genre | Lesbian Studies |