'Lesbian' Category
The L Word is here!
That’s right…the final season has arrived. I’ve already taken in the first 5 episodes of the season and am still amazed at just how crazy Jenny can be! My friends and I like to discuss what mental illnesses she could be diagnosed with in each episode. We’re currently discussing narcissistic and borderline personality disorders…any other […]
Book Review: Love and Politics: Radical Feminist and Lesbian Theories
by Carol Anne Douglas.
San Francisco: ism press, 1990.
363 p., illus.
In her book Love and Politics, Carol Anne Douglas makes a commendable effort to delineate the sometimes overlapping and confusing discourses of “traditional” radical feminism. Focusing on various points of contention between different schools of thought, from women’s lib-era critiques of gender to the late-80’s battles […]Book Review: Being, Being Happy, Being Gay: Pathways to a Rewarding Life for Lesbians and Gay Men
by Bert Herrman.
San Francisco, CA : Alamo Square Press, 1990.
125 p., illus.
his little volume follows a familiar format for self-help books, with chapters on various topics that pair observations from the psychologist author with case anecdotes from clients. In this instance, the author is gay and his clients gay or lesbian, but the focus of […]June is Gay Pride!
June is gay pride month! In celebration of the Stonewall Riots that “kicked-off” the gay rights movement on June 28th, 1969. Make sure to get your pride on this summer with these gayeriffic reads!
Gay Pride: A Celebration of All Things Gay & Lesbian – William J. Mann
Does what the title says: all things gay. […]Sun Signs and Love Signs
How do gay and lesbian astrology guides differ from straight astrology guides? According to astrologer Michael Yawney, sun signs express themselves differently, based on the specifics of one’s life. These books break down psyches and relationships with an eye kept out for gay and lesbian love!
Lesbian Love Signs: An Astrological Guide for Women Loving Women […]Book Review: Go the Way Your Blood Beats: An Anthology of Lesbian and Gay Fiction by African-American Writers
edited by Shawn Stewart Ruff.
New York, NY : Henry Holt, 1996.
544 p.
Go the Way Your Blood Beats compiles fiction by African-American authors which uses bisexuality and homosexuality as literary themes. Shawn Ruff, editor of the anthology, clarifies in the introduction that the collection is not based on the sexual orientation of the authors. Rather, the […]Stella Duffy
If you enjoyed the mysteries of sleuth Saz Martin, you may have wondered how author Stella Duffy learned how to tie together such an engaging story. The answer: theater. This and more can be found at AfterEllen.com’s interview with the New Zealand writer.
“I started off writing mysteries, what we call crime novels,” Duffy explained of […]Books that Dare: Coverage of the Lammies
We’ve already post the winners of the Lambda Literary Awards, but the most exciting part of the awards is the awards show. And coverage is pouring in from everywhere.
The Advocate writes:
Perhaps that’s because in a part of the world where awards […]Revolutionary Voices : A review
Say, you want a revolution? Do you find yourself turned off by the racism, sexism, classism, biphobia, transphobia, heterosexism, and ableism that dominates the struggle for LGBT rights? Are you an intersex bisexual or poor Latina dyke wondering why you can’t find yourself in the gay community or most of the literature? […]
Couples in Cali getting re-married
The Advocate has a lovely article up about couples in California who married in San Francisco in 2004 getting re-married - legally this time. And it includes some familiar faces, like actvists Del Martin and Phyllis Lyon and writer Jewel Gomez.
We have some excellent documentaries about marriage equality in California, including One Wedding and A […]Author Interviews at AfterEllen
In a two-part series, AfterEllen.com is interviewing some of the leading ladies in literature, from a wide variety of genres. Go see what your favorite writers have to say about their writing and how their fields have developed.
Sarah Waters - Historical Romance, author of Tipping the Velvet and Fingersmith.
Lillian Faderman - Nonfiction, author of Surpassing […]Queerspawn.org
Want to hear the truth about being the child of queer parents? Check out the Queerspawn Diaries, “an independent audio documentary project by and about young adults from lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer families. Through audio interviews, young adults who […]
Lammies are in!
Last night was the 20th Annual Lambda Literary Awards were announced. Pay special attention to Cris Beam’s Transparent - it’s one of the newest books at the GLBT Library!
And the winners are:
LGBT ANTHOLOGY
First Person Queer, edited by Richard Labonte and Lawrence Schimel
LGBT ARTS & CULTURE
The View From Here by Matthew HaysLGBT CHILDREN’S/YOUNG […]
Queerspawn Speak!
This Monday is the third annual Blogging for LGBT Families Day, and even the GLBT Library is getting in on the action!
The first generation of children raised by gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender parents are now adults. This gives GLBT folk an enormous opportunity to listen as they reflect on childhood trials, their relationship […]Book Review: Borderlands = La Frontera: The New Mestiza
by Gloria Anzaldua.
San Francisco, CA : Spinsters/Aunt Lute, 1987.
203 p.
This most influential book explores, performs, and exhibits the experience of living simultaneously in two places, cultures, languages, realities at once. Probing autobiographically into the mystical perceptions, strategic possibilities, sexual pleasures, and gender displacements of being a lesbian chicana or border person living and working […]Picture Books
Whether for an education class, to read to your children, or to recapture your own queer childhood, these gay picture books will bring a smile to your face.
Daddy’s Roommate - Michael Willhoite
A modern classic in GLBT children’s literature, this is a story about a boy who’s Mom and Dad divorce, and Dad’s friend Frank […]Dante’s Cove: Season 1: A Guest Review from Nick Butcher
Dante’s Cove: Season 1
(2.5 out of 5 stars)If you’ve come across Dante’s Cove then chances are you’re like me, and by that I mean you’re drawn to shows that heavily focus on the paranormal. When it was on the air, I was a huge fan of Buffy the Vampire Slayer. I adored […]
Travelling the Gay USA: Book Reviews
Fodor’s Gay Guide to the USA
edited by Andrew Collins.
New York, NY: Fodor’s Travel Publications, 1996.
489 p., illus., maps.
The Queerest Places: A National Guide to Gay and Lesbian Historic Sites
by Paula Martinac.
New York, NY: Henry Holt, 1997.
350 p., illus.
Whenever I travel, I’m the sort who reads alot before I head for the airport. So […]