Lesbian geographies: gender, place and power
Bloemlezing van primair bronnenmateriaal over lesbisch bestaan in het verleden. De uittreksels komen uit rechtbankverslagen, krantenverslagen, literaire bronnen, teksten over lesbianisme door psychologen, artsen en antropologen, of komen uit persoonlijke brieven en dagboeken.
"A reappraisal of women who are known by history but whose histories are incomplete, To Believe in Women examines how their lesbianism may in fact have facilitated their accomplishments. Lillian Faderman persuasively argues that even before a "lesbian identity" was defined, many…
"A reappraisal of women who are known by history but whose histories are incomplete, To Believe in Women examines how their lesbianism may in fact have facilitated their accomplishments. Lillian Faderman persuasively argues that even before a "lesbian identity" was defined, many…
The place of sexual and gender minorities in the contemporary Islamic world is the subject of fascinating new directions in research and scholarly thought. Islam and Homosexuality gathers together 20 experts exploring these issues to provide an expansive look at the treatment of…
"LGBT activism is often imagined as a self-contained struggle, inspired by but set apart from other social movements. Lavender and Red recounts a far different story: a history of queer radicals who understood their sexual liberation as intertwined with solidarity against imperi…
These remarkable diaries are a piece of lost lesbian history. Anne Lister defied the role of womanhood seen in the novels of Jane Austen: she was bold, fiercely independent, a landowner, industrialist, traveller - and lesbian. She kept extensive diaries, written partly in code, …
This book discusses the mature gay and lesbian movements of the European Union, North America, and Australia, and new and emerging movements in Latin America, Eastern Europe, and parts of Asia and Africa. The book examines the social and political conditions that have shaped eac…
"The Construction of Attitudes Toward Lesbians and Gay Men explores the widespread social acceptance of heterosexism in the United States by examining today's social and political systems. You will discover current indicators of heterosexism and homophobic attitudes from many di…