{"id":9626,"date":"2017-04-21T18:13:07","date_gmt":"2017-04-21T18:13:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lesbianfunworld.com\/books\/?p=9626"},"modified":"2017-04-21T18:13:07","modified_gmt":"2017-04-21T18:13:07","slug":"the-lesbian-idol-by-louise-allen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lesbianfunworld.com\/books\/the-lesbian-idol-by-louise-allen\/","title":{"rendered":"The Lesbian Idol by Louise Allen"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>The Lesbian Idol<\/em><\/h2>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Martina, Kd and the Comsumption of Lesbian Masculinity<\/em><\/h3>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">Louise Allen<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Attempts to shed light on the construction of lesbian desire and identity in relation to psychoanalytic theory and consumer culture. 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