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	All Books by Susan Johnson - Author of : Lesbian Sex: An Oral History Paperback - 336 pages (October 1996) Naiad Pr; ISBN: 1562801422 "Lesbian Sex Guides; Lesbian Studies; An oral history devoted to lesbian sexuality, and a what, how, when and why look at every aspect of lesbian sex. This work features in-depth interviews with a broad range of women who reveal the intimate details of their sex lives, and what sex means in their lives as lesbians. From a 79-year-old's torrid affair with a woman half her age to an 18-year-old who took her girlfriend to the senior prom, from butch and femme to S&M, from sex toys to long-term relationships, this book tells the truth about lesbian sex in the 1990s." Click to buy this book in USA, Canada, UK:
	All Books by Jill Johnston - Author of : Admission Accomplished : The Lesbian Nation Years, 1970-75 (High Risk Books) Paperback - 352 pages (April 1998) Serpents Tail; ISBN: 1852424508 "Lesbian Studies; As a contributor to the Village Voice in the 1970's, Jill Johnston was the first writer to come out as a lesbian in the mass media. Her 1973 book, Lesbian Nation, was a bible for militant feminists. This collection gathers more than seventy of the wildly inventive rants, reviews and diatribes Johnston wrote during that explosive era. What comes through in these writings is Johnston's fierce and iconoclastic intelligence. Her signature style of long, run-on, rarely indented paragraphs and the uncapitalized "i" suggest the frenzy of change that took place during the 1970's Women's Movement. Johnston was working to find an appropriate shape to express the ideas inherent in radical lesbianism. These essays play with notions of pop iconography in "Lois Lane is a Lesbian", new family structures in "Lesbian Mothers Ltd.," and undoing male artistic privilege in "Zelda, Zelda, Zelda." "The Wedding" includes a description of the lesbian marriage of contemporary classical composer Pauline Oliveros. In all of these essays, Johnston claims Gertrude Stein as her intellectual and stylistic forerunner. Hopefully, this collection will spark a reevaluation and appreciation of an important lesbian theorist and writer. - Rebecca Brown (Amazon.com)" Click to buy this book in USA, Canada, UK:
	All Books by Ellyn Kaschak - Author of : Intimate Betrayal Paperback - 141 pages (February 2002) Haworth Press; ISBN: 078901663X "Lesbian Studies; A Groundbreaking Look At The Taboo Issue Of Domestic Violence In Lesbian Relationships; In this anthology of essays by a number of informed academics, social workers and members of the lesbian community, a taboo and complex subject is explored, offering a comprehensive scope and groundbreaking conclusions. Extremely well-edited and including full bibliographies and an index, this is an extremely useful resource for individuals, couples and family therapists as well as clinicians and researchers, training courses and students of women's studies and gender studies." Click to buy this book in USA, Canada, UK:
	All Books by Monika Kehoe - Author of : Lesbians Over 60 Speak for Themselves Paperback - 111 pages (January 1989) Harrington Park Pr; ISBN: 0918393558 "Lesbian Studies; Physical Health - Lesbianism and Aging" Click to buy this book in USA, Canada, UK:
	All Books by Madiha Didi Khayatt - Author of : Lesbian Teachers : An Invisible Presence Hardcover - 304 pages (November 1992) State Univ of New York Pr; ISBN: 0791411710 "Lesbian Studies; The context is Canada for this study, which is an expansion of the author's doctoral thesis on the experiences and dilemmas of lesbian teachers in the educational system." Click to buy this book in USA, Canada, UK:
	All Books by Dolores Klaich - Author of : Woman Plus Woman : Attitudes Toward Lesbianism Paperback - 287 pages (February 1989) Unknown; ISBN: 0941483282 "Lesbian Studies; Woman + Woman gives an interesting view of lesbianism from a historical perspective. That perspective shows the damage done by both the religious and medical communities and the overall impact of society's negative view of all women. Yet it also shows us our strength by connecting us to our past and giving voices to present day lesbians." Click to buy this book in USA, Canada, UK:
	All Books by Kris Kleindienst - Editor of : This Is What Lesbian Looks Like : Dyke Activists Take on the 21st Century Paperback - 256 pages (November 1999) Firebrand Books; ISBN: 1563411164 "Lesbian Studies; One of the greatest civil rights success stories of the 20th century has been the movement for gay liberation, and the century's end is the perfect--in fact, irresistible--moment for summing up its enormous but uneven achievements and for plotting its future. In This Is What Lesbian Looks Like, dyke activists reflect on race, class, conflict, and differences within the movement, and the rise of the religious right. Carol Queen pieces together her erotic awakenings amid the sex wars of the early 1970s. Dorothy Allison writes about her and her partner's recent decision to move in with their son's birth father and form their "own design of a happy family." Carmen Vazquez argues against the urge to conform, claiming that we are so wounded "by the denial of belonging, by the loss of family, community, and a right to faith in whatever we understand to be god, that we accept the absurdity and the illusion that we can belong to America's family if we are 'good.'" If the collection as a whole strikes a less-than-celebratory note, it is a mark of the ground yet to cover, as well as the vigilance of those on the front lines." Click to buy this book in USA, Canada, UK:
	All Books by Susan Krieger - Author of : The Family Silver : Essays on Relationships Among Women Paperback (November 1996) University of California Press; ISBN: 0520203119 *~~ Featured Book Review ~~* "In an inventive and controversial collection of essays, sociologist Susan Krieger considers the many forms of wealth, both material and emotional, that women pass on to each other. This domestic heritage the "family silver" is the keystone for a discussion of mother-daughter relationships, intimate relationships between lesbians, ties between students and feminist teachers, the dilemmas of women in academia as well as in the broader work world, and the importance of female separatism. Drawing on her experiences as a lesbian, a feminist, and a teacher, Krieger presents a stunning critique of higher education. She argues for acknowledging gender in all areas of women's lives and for valuing women's inner realities and outer forms of expression. Krieger has developed a distinctly feminist approach to understanding and scholarship. Her style is self-revelatory, emotional, and at the same time deeply analytical. Her essays pioneer a new method of locating, defining, and honoring female values. The Family Silver includes a thought-provoking discussion of gender roles among women, including the author's experience of being mistaken for a man; an exploration of teaching in a feminist classroom; and a description of the controversy that resulted when the author refused to allow a hostile male student to take one of her courses. Beautifully written, The Family Silver addresses issues of central concern to feminists, postmodernists, and queer theorists and encourages new insights into how gender profoundly affects us all." Click to buy this book in USA, Canada, UK:
	All Books by Ellen Lewin - Author of : Recognizing Ourselves Paperback - 288 pages 0 edition (November 15, 1999) Columbia Univ Pr; ISBN: 023110393X "Lesbian Studies; In April 1993, as part of the March on Washington for Lesbian, Gay, and Bi Equal Rights and Liberation, hundreds of couples participated in "the Wedding," a symbolic commitment ceremony held in front of the Internal Revenue Service building. Part protest and part affirmation of devotion, the event was a reminder that marriage rights have become a major issue among lesbians and gay men, who cannot marry legally and can only claim domestic partner rights in a few locations in the United States. Yet despite official lack of recognition, same-sex wedding ceremonies have been increasing in frequency over the past decade. Ellen Lewin, who has consecrated her own lesbian relationship with a commitment ceremony, decided to explore the myriad ways in which lesbians and gay men create meaningful ceremonies for themselves. She offers the first comprehensive account of lesbian and gay weddings in modern America....." Click to buy this book in USA, Canada, UK:
	All Books by Kerry Lobel - Editor of : Naming the Violence : Speaking Out About Lesbian Battering Paperback - 233 pages (August 1986) Seal Pr Feminist Pub; ISBN: 0931188423 "Lesbian Studies; Essays tell the stories of battered lesbians and discuss community organizing activities, support groups, and the possible causes of this form of domestic violence." Click to buy this book in USA, Canada:

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