Emma Donoghue: Inseparable

Desire Between Women in Literature. USA 2010, 273 pp., brochure, € 19.95
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This book explores the little-known literary tradition of love between women in Western literature, from Chaucer and Shakespeare to Charlotte Brontë, Dickens, Agatha Christie, and many more. The author brings to bear all her knowledge and grasp to examine how desire between women in English literature has been portrayed, from schoolgirls and vampires to runaway wives, from cross-dressing knights to ... Weiterlesen

Mary McCarthy: The Group

UK 2009, 437 pp., brochure, € 17.95
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»The Group« is a sharply-pointed satire of upper-class New England society which follows the post-college lives of eight Vassar graduates, class of '33. Helena was registered for Vassar at birth. Pokey forged her mother's signature on her college application. Out in the »real« world, Dottie loses her virginity to a »bad sort« but discovers that she enjoys sex, while Kay ... Weiterlesen

Pamela A. Brand (ed.): Lesbians and Work

The Advantages and Disadvantages of »Comfortable Shoes«. UK/USA 2009, 115 pp., brochure, € 36.39
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What differences and similarities exist at work between lesbian women in various careers around the world? This book discusses the variability among lesbians in their experiences of and responses to workplace heteronormativity and cites the similarities among this population across geographical and national boundaries. Presented in their own words, these women's viewpoints reveal a wide spectrum of experiences - both ... Weiterlesen

Mattilda Bernstein Sycamore (ed.): That's Revolting!

Queer Strategies for Resisting Assimilation. USA 2008 (Rev., expanded edition), 350 pp., brochure, € 19.95
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Publishers Group West
As the growing gay mainstream prioritizes the attainment of straight privilege over all else, it drains queer identity of any meaning, relevance, or cultural value. What's more, queers remain under attack. Gay youth shelters can be vetoed because they might reduce property values. Trannies are out because they might offend straights. »That's Revolting!« offers a bracing tonic to these trends. ... Weiterlesen

Maria Beatty (R): Post Apocalyptic Cowgirls

USA 2008, OF, 65 min., € 39.99
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Clitclips
Was passiert, wenn ein abgebrühtes Cowgirl, ohne Herde und allein, am Straßenrand steht und trampt? Eine sexy Frau in rostiger Karre - ohne Ziel, aber mit klaren Absichten - hält an! Zwei postapokalyptische Cowgirls in Leder und Westernhüten treffen aufeinander und machen Sex, der heißer ist als die Sonne Arizonas! Sie begeben sich auf eine lustvolle Reise durch die heiße ... Weiterlesen

Alison Bechdel: The Essential Dykes to Watch out for

USA 2009, 395 pp., brochure, € 34.95
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For 25 years Allison Bechdel's »Dykes to Watch out for« strip has been collected in 11 volumes, syndicated in 50 alternative newspapers, and translated into many languages. Now, at last, this book gathers a rich, funny, deep, and impossible to put down selection from all »Dykes« volumes. Plus 60 of new strips. Settle into this wittily illustrated soap opera ... Weiterlesen

Susan Driver (ed.): Queer Youth Cultures

USA 2008, 307 pp., brochure, € 29.20
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Engaging a wide range of cultural practices, including zine-making, drag performance, online chatting, music, gay porn, and organizing resistance, the essays explore the creative, political, energetic, and artistic worlds of contemporary queer youth. The research in this collection bridges the perspectives of academics and queer youth, and the voices the youth resonate throughout the analyses of their communities and lives. ... Weiterlesen

Joanne Passet: Sex Variant Woman

The Life of Jeannette Howard Foster. USA 2008, 353 pp., hardback, € 0.00
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Jeannette Howard Foster's life illuminates lesbian history at several critical junctures: the waning of the romantic friendship, the sexually charged 1920s, the pre-World War II era of invisibility, the repressive 1950s, and the 1970s movement culture that emerged in the wake of the civil rights, feminist, and gay rights movements. This is the biography of the long-neglected, firebrand author of ... WeiterlesenDieser Titel ist leider vergriffen, wir versuchen aber gern, ihn bei Interesse antiquarisch zu besorgen.

Paige Braddock: Jane's World, Vol.7

USA 2007, 143 pp., brochure, € 12.39
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Chelle is about to uncover the whereabouts of Virginia's missing ex, Rachel, when Jill is kidnapped by the Nevada Liberation Militia. Yes, those mullet-wearing chicks in plaid shirts hit Chelle up for a $2 million ransom, or no safe return of Jill. Meanwhile, Jane gets talked into manning the captain's chair of a 1994 Winnebago, on its annual »Priscilla Queen ... Weiterlesen

Jennifer Camper (ed.): Juicy Mother 2

USA 2007, 180 pp., brochure, € 12.39
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This anthology of gay and lesbian cartoonists returns with an added thematic component, taking on various »how we met« stories. Like the 1st installment, this one is uneven, but includes several strong entries.Leanne Franson's »Under New Management« combines breezy line work with a vaguely discomfiting romantic triangle to good effect, and Joan Hilty's »Zion« uses rough, kinetic inks to depict ... Weiterlesen

Ski Hunter: Coming Out and Disclosures

USA 2007, 219 pp., brochure, € 22.59
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This book is a one-of-a-kind guide to the coming-out process for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender individuals, how to prepare for disclosure, and how disclosure is received in various groups. It also examines sexual orientation and identities, developmental models of coming out, disclosure in adolescence, midlife, or later, coming out to parents and family members, and disclosure to non-family. Moreover, ... Weiterlesen

Jamye Waxman: Women Loving Women

USA 2007, 128 pp., brochure, € 19.39
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»Women Loving Women« explores the phenomenon of the contemporary »bi-sexual« or »lesbian« experience for the heterosexual woman. However, while lesbianism is indeed an emerging trend, it is also an age-old obsession that this book also addresses and places in a historical perspective. The book investigates the reasons modern women are more open to same-sex encounters, how these experiences can connect ... Weiterlesen

Thomas Piontek: Queering Gay and Lesbian Studies

USA 2006, 133 pp., brochure, € 27.95
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University of Illinois Press
»Queering Gay and Lesbian Studies« is a broadly interdisciplinary study that considers a key dilemma in gay and lesbian studies through the prism of identity and its discontents: the field studies has modeled itself on ethnic studies programs, perhaps to be intelligible to the university community, but certainly because the ethnic studies route to programs is well established. Since this ... Weiterlesen

Sheila Whiteley, Jennifer Rycenga (eds.): Queering the Popular Pitch

USA/UK 2006, 308 pp., brochure, € 36.95
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Taylor and Francis
This new collection of 18 essays by international scholars explores the queer iconography implicit in a variety of art forms, including film musicals, videos, cabaret, Latin House, poetry and, in some cases, cultural personae. The authors delve into issues concerning race and ethnicity, forgotten histories, the body in music, and the use of popular music in power politics - situating ... Weiterlesen

Kera Bolonik: The L-Word

Welcome to Our Planet, USA 2005, 242 pp., brochure, € 15.49
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The popular series about a group of lesbians living and loving in LA has become a genuine phenomenon since its spectacular debut in the year of 2004. The cast is wonderful, the writing impressive, and it has a lure that is undeniable. The L Word is simply hot! Now, here is the official guide to this groundbreaking show, featuring more ... Weiterlesen

Kate Clinton: What the L?

USA 2005, 264 pp., brochure, € 14.79
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This essay collection chronicles what happened to lots of Ls: lesbians, liberals, leftists, lawyers, Ellen, lifestylists, leaders, lords, liars, lapsed catholics, lovers and losers in the reign of W II. These essays are written from the perspective of, to paraphrase a certain former governor of New Jersey, a Lesbian American. Kate Clinton is a very popular lesbian comic living under ... Weiterlesen

D. Merilee Clunis etc.: Lives of Lesbian Elders

USA 2005, 209 pp., brochure, € 20.60
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This book illuminates the hopes, fears, issues, and concerns of gay women as they grow older. Based on interviews with 62 lesbians ranging in age from 55 to 95, it provides a historical account of the shared experiences of the lesbian community that is so often invisible or ignored in contemporary society. Cast off and overlooked at best or victims ... Weiterlesen

Leslie Lange: Dyke Drama

USA 2005, 235 pp., brochure, € 12.39
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Clearly, if Showtime can create an entire series dedicated to dyke drama (»The L Word«), it's way past time for it to receive the respect it deserves - and has been demanding for years. Dyke drama scholars Terri Fabris and Angela Brown have created a complete guide to this cultural institution, passed down nobly from Sappho to Gertrude Stein to ... Weiterlesen