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Modern Homosexualities By:Kenneth Plummer Published on 1992 by Psychology Press ( DOWNLOAD NOW ) This book of nineteen original essays by activists and academics documents and analyses the dramatic changes in lesbian and gay experience over the last twenty years. It charts the growth of lesbian and gay studies, and examines key issues around communitites, identities, relationships, sexualities and politics. These essays, edited by a leading author in the field, herald a new confidence and maturity for the growing field of lesbian and gay studies. This Book was ranked at 35 by Google Books for keyword Lesbian. Book ID of Modern Homosexualities's Books is pydVbk_7GAoC, Book which was written byKenneth Plummerhave ETAG "zYtb2zvIU2Y" Book which was published by Psychology Press since 1992 have ISBNs, ISBN 13 Code is 9780415064200 and ISBN 10 Code is 0415064201 Reading Mode in Text Status is false and Reading Mode in Image Status is true Book which have "281 Pages"

The History of Sexuality By:Michel Foucault Published on 2012-04-18 by Vintage ( DOWNLOAD NOW ) Michel Foucult offers an iconoclastic exploration of why we feel compelled to continually analyze and discuss sex, and of the social and mental mechanisms of power that cause us to direct the questions of what we are to what our sexuality is. This Book was ranked at 26 by Google Books for keyword Lesbian. Book ID of The History of Sexuality's Books is DwkYO9KveeEC, Book which was written byMichel Foucaulthave ETAG "9U4+7Wnvvk0" Book which was published by Vintage since 2012-04-18 have ISBNs, ISBN 13 Code is 9780307819284 and ISBN 10 Code is 0307819280 Reading Mode in Text Status is true and Reading Mode in Image Status is false Book which have "176 Pages" is Printed at BOOK under CategoryPhilosophy This Book was rated by 3 Raters and have average rate at "4.0" This eBook Maturity (Adult Book) status is NOT_MATURE Book was written in en eBook Version Availa

Lesbian and Gay Parenting By:Yvette Taylor Published on 2009-09-15 by Palgrave Macmillan ( DOWNLOAD NOW ) This book explores the intersections between class and sexuality in lesbians and gay men's experiences of parenting and the everyday pathways navigated therein, from initial routes into parenting, to location preferences, schooling choice and community supports. This Book was ranked at 2 by Google Books for keyword Lesbian. Book ID of Lesbian and Gay Parenting's Books is 7ZonAQAAIAAJ, Book which was written byYvette Taylorhave ETAG "NId6vvBAp3E" Book which was published by Palgrave Macmillan since 2009-09-15 have ISBNs, ISBN 13 Code is 9780230202726 and ISBN 10 Code is 0230202721 Reading Mode in Text Status is false and Reading Mode in Image Status is false Book which have "224 Pages" is Printed at BOOK under CategoryFamily and Relationships This Book was rated by Raters and have average rate at "" This eBook Maturity (Adult Book) status is

The Lesbian in Literature By:Barbara Grier Published on 1981 by ( DOWNLOAD NOW ) This Book was ranked at 4 by Google Books for keyword Lesbian. Book ID of The Lesbian in Literature's Books is fDvgAAAAMAAJ, Book which was written byBarbara Grierhave ETAG "xsg0eCfNnKc" Book which was published by since 1981 have ISBNs, ISBN 13 Code is and ISBN 10 Code is Reading Mode in Text Status is false and Reading Mode in Image Status is false Book which have "168 Pages" is Printed at BOOK under CategoryLiterary Criticism This Book was rated by 1 Raters and have average rate at "4.0" This eBook Maturity (Adult Book) status is NOT_MATURE Book was written in en eBook Version Availability Status at PDF is falseand in ePub is false Book Preview ( DOWNLOAD NOW ) Colm Tóibín, the particular award-winning contributor of Any Become an expert inand Brooklyn, transforms your boyfriend's care towards the complex interactions concerning daddies plus sons—actually this

Everyday Mutinies By:Esther D Rothblum,Nanette Gartrell Published on 2013-09-13 by Routledge ( DOWNLOAD NOW ) Who are the women who struggled to form lesbian communities--and how did they fund their activism? In Everyday Mutinies: Funding Lesbian Activism, two dozen lesbians--including well-known activists such as Martina Navratilova, Alison Bechdel, Dee Mosbacher, and Jewelle Gomez--tell the stories of their activism, with an emphasis on how they support themselves and fund their political activities. Their examples can help you deal with raising and allocating money. Less than 0.3 of all philanthropic dollars are awarded to lesbian and gay projects each year. Yet Everyday Mutinies shares amazing success stories of women surviving, thriving, and making an impact by using the resources they have with intelligence and skill. You will be moved and inspired by the stories behind Naiad Press, The Ladder, Straight from the Heart, and the National Center for Lesbian Rights. Everyday Mutinies

Out in the Field By:Ellen Lewin,William L. Leap,William Leap Published on 1996 by University of Illinois Press ( DOWNLOAD NOW ) |Lesbian and gay anthropologists write in |Out in the Field| about their research and personal experiences in conducting fieldwork, about the ethical and intellectual dilemmas they face in writing about lesbian or gay populations, and about the impact on their careers of doing lesbian/gay research. The first volume in which lesbian and gay anthropologists discuss personal experiences, |Out in the Field| offers compelling illustrations of professional lives both closeted and out to colleagues and fieldwork informants. It also concerns aligning career goals with personal sexual preferences and speaks directly to issues of representation and authority currently being explored throughout the social sciences. This Book was ranked at 16 by Google Books for keyword Lesbian. Book ID of Out in the Field's Books is 9sK2x1ZZ9TUC, Book which was written byEllen Lewi

Closeted Writing and Lesbian and Gay Literature By:David M. Robinson Published on 2006 by Ashgate Publishing, Ltd. ( DOWNLOAD NOW ) Arguing for renewed attention to covert same-sex-oriented writing (and to authorial intention more generally), this study explores the representation of female and male homosexuality in late sixteenth- through mid-eighteenth-century British and French literature. The author also uncovers and analyzes long-term continuities in the representation of same-sex love, sex, and desire. Covering multiple genres (poems, plays, novels) and modes (such as satire, scandal, and pornography), this study engages with the historiography of sexuality as a whole. This Book was ranked at 6 by Google Books for keyword Lesbian. Book ID of Closeted Writing and Lesbian and Gay Literature's Books is LdXlsCzzPgEC, Book which was written byDavid M. Robinsonhave ETAG "QL/0wRpGZW8" Book which was published by Ashgate Publishing, Ltd. since 2006 have ISBNs, ISBN 13 Cod

The Bermudez Triangle By:Maureen Johnson Published on 2005-10-06 by Penguin ( DOWNLOAD NOW ) Grade 9 Up–Johnson begins this exceptional novel in a lightweight fashion but quickly segues into more serious issues that affect the three young women who make up the Bermudez Triangle. It is the summer before their senior year in Saratoga Springs, NY. At first, organized, serious Nina has trouble adjusting to her leadership workshop at Stanford University. Although she desperately misses Avery and Mel, who are waitresses at a restaurant back home, she quickly falls head over heels for eco-warrior Steve, who has grown up in a commune on the West Coast–so different from Nina's secure middle-class experience. When she returns to New York, she immediately senses that Mel and Avery are keeping secrets and soon discovers that they have become lovers. Rocked to the core, Nina wishes them happiness, but feels excluded and lonely, especially as her long-distance relationship begins to deteriorate.

Queer Blues By:Kimeron Hardin,Marny Hall Published on 2001-06-25 by New Harbinger Publications ( DOWNLOAD NOW ) Queer Blues is the only guide to focus on the triggers of depression specific to the gay and lesbian community and to offer concrete strategies to overcome them. The authors explain the many forms of depression and explore its unique impact on lesbians and gay men. If you're a lesbian or a gay man struggling with depression, this book offers you real tools for real change. A self-test helps you determine your own level of depression and assess its impact on your life. With this information, go on to explore the reciprocal relationship between mood and self-esteem. Examine your core beliefs about self-worth and identify self-sabotaging habits that may make you vulnerable to both insecurity and depression. A final section provides tested, practical methods distilled from the authors' more than twenty-five years of clinical experience to help you build a plan to effecti

In Changing Times By:Martin P. Levine,Peter M. Nardi,John H. Gagnon Published on 1997-08-18 by University of Chicago Press ( DOWNLOAD NOW ) The HIV/AIDS epidemic has been a major catastrophe for gay communities. In less than two decades, the disease has profoundly changed the lives of gay men and lesbians. Not just a biological and viral agent, HIV has become an opportunistic social invader, reshaping communities and the distribution of wealth, altering the social careers of gay professionals and the patterns of entry into gay and lesbian life, and giving birth to groups like ACT UP and Queer Nation. The distinguished contributors to this volume discuss the ways HIV/AIDS has changed collective and individual identities, as well as lives, of gay men and lesbians, and how these alterations have changed our perceptions of the epidemic. They cover such topics as the impact of the epidemic on small towns, cultural barriers to AIDS prevention, gay youth and intergenerational relations, and t

The Disappearing L By:Bonnie J. Morris Published on 2016-07-29 by SUNY Press ( DOWNLOAD NOW ) Investigates the rise and fall of US American lesbian cultural institutions since the 1970s. LGBT Americans now enjoy the right to marry—but what will we remember about the vibrant cultural spaces that lesbian activists created in the 1970s, 80s, and 90s? Most are vanishing from the calendar—and from recent memory. The Disappearing L explores the rise and fall of the hugely popular women-only concerts, festivals, bookstores, and support spaces built by and for lesbians in the era of woman-identified activism. Through the stories unfolding in these chapters, anyone unfamiliar with the Michigan festival, Olivia Records, or the women’s bookstores once dotting the urban landscape will gain a better understanding of the era in which artists and activists first dared to celebrate lesbian lives. This book offers the backstory to the culture we are losing to mainstreaming and assimilation. Through int

Critical Essays By:Emmanuel Nelson Published on 2013-09-13 by Routledge ( DOWNLOAD NOW ) This pioneering work is the first book to systematically explore the literature of gay and lesbian writers of color in the United States. Critical Essays challenges the marginalization and tokenization of gay men and lesbians of color in the dominant academic discourses by focusing exclusively on the imaginative work of representative Native-American, Asian-American, Latino(a), and African-American gay and lesbian writers. As the first book offering a scholarly assessment of ethnic gay and lesbian writing in the U.S., Critical Essays simultaneously defies ethnic and mainstream homophobia as well as straight and gay/lesbian racism. This deliberate counter to the dominant white discourse of gay and lesbian literature offers a lively contribution to the debate on the intersections of race, ethnicity, gender/sexuality and class in American literature. A wide range of critical approaches, including hist

Feminism, the Family, and the Politics of the Closet By:Cheshire Calhoun Published on 2000-09-07 by OUP Oxford ( DOWNLOAD NOW ) Feminism, the Family, and the Politics of the Closet is about placing sexual orientation politics within feminist theorizing. It is also about defining the central political issues confronting lesbians and gay men. The book brings the study of lesbians from the margins of feminist theory to the center by critiquing the analytic frameworks employed within feminist theory that renders invisible lesbians' difference from heterosexual women. This book also outlines the basic features of lesbian and gay subordination by exploring the differences between heterosexual dominance and gender and race relations. Throughout, Calhoun aims to re-center lesbian and gay politics away from concerns with sexual regulations and toward concern with the displacement of gays and lesbians from the public sphere of visible citizenship and from the private sphere of romance, marri

The Well Of Loneliness By:Radclyffe Hall Published on 2016-01-12 by Radclyffe Hall ( DOWNLOAD NOW ) Radclyffe Hall (born Marguerite Radclyffe Hall on 12 August 1880 – 7 October 1943) was an English poet and author, best known for the novel The Well of Loneliness. The novel has become a groundbreaking work in lesbian literature. The Well of Loneliness is a 1928 lesbian novel by the British author Radclyffe Hall. It follows the life of Stephen Gordon, an Englishwoman from an upper-class family whose |sexual inversion| (homosexuality) is apparent from an early age. She finds love with Mary Llewellyn, whom she meets while serving as an ambulance driver in World War I, but their happiness together is marred by social isolation and rejection, which Hall depicts as having a debilitating effect on inverts. The novel portrays inversion as a natural, God-given state and makes an explicit plea: |Give us also the right to our existence|. This Book was ranked at 2 by Google Books for keyword Lesb

Gay and Lesbian Rights By:Richard Peddicord Published on 1996 by Rowman & Littlefield ( DOWNLOAD NOW ) 'This book is unique in setting the question of homosexuality in its historical, legal, political, and religious contexts in North America. It is no longer possible in Catholic ethics to address sexual morality with a model of absolute moral norms, immune from the ambiguities and complexities social justice issues introduce. Peddicord looks at the personal and social sides of homosexuality, and fairly examines all sides of the Roman Catholic response.' Lisa Sowle Cahill, Boston College| This Book was ranked at 28 by Google Books for keyword Lesbian. Book ID of Gay and Lesbian Rights's Books is GaDXSkJX-3EC, Book which was written byRichard Peddicordhave ETAG "KzQR14iTxEE" Book which was published by Rowman & Littlefield since 1996 have ISBNs, ISBN 13 Code is 9781556127595 and ISBN 10 Code is 1556127596 Reading Mode in Text Status is true and Reading Mod

The Miseducation of Cameron Post By:emily m. danforth Published on 2012-02-07 by Harper Collins ( DOWNLOAD NOW ) The acclaimed book behind the 2018 Sundance Grand Jury Prize-winning movie |LGBTQ cinema is out in force at Sundance Film Festival,| proclaimed USA Today. |The acerbic coming-of-age movie is adapted from Emily M. Danforth's novel, and stars Chloë Grace Moretz as a lesbian teen who is sent to a gay conversion therapy center after she gets caught having sex with her friend on prom night.| The Miseducation of Cameron Post is a stunning and provocative literary debut that was named to numerous best of the year lists. When Cameron Post’s parents die suddenly in a car crash, her shocking first thought is relief. Relief they’ll never know that, hours earlier, she had been kissing a girl. But that relief doesn’t last, and Cam is forced to move in with her conservative aunt Ruth and her well-intentioned but hopelessly old-fashioned grandmother. She knows that from this point on,

Slutever By:Karley Sciortino Published on 2018-02-06 by Hachette UK ( DOWNLOAD NOW ) |Slut| is a great word. It just sounds perfect-so sharp and clear and beautiful. It's one of those satisfying four letter words, like cunt and fuck. Slut also happens to be an anagram for lust, which is one of those divine coincidences that makes you wonder if God actually exists. We're lucky that slut is such a great word, because it's safe to say that almost every woman will be called a slut at least once in her lifetime. Despite a slowly shifting sexual double standard, it's still taboo to be a woman who's openly sexual-let alone one who sleeps around. Now Vogue columnist Karley Sciortino is on a mission to reclaim the word |slut| to represent a person who seeks out visceral experiences through sex, and who isn't ashamed about it. Sluts are special. Sluts are radical. And sluts are skilled at time management, because they can handle multiple partners on rotation, plus their j

Gay and Lesbian Parenting By:Jack Drescher,Deborah Glazer Published on 2001-08-29 by CRC Press ( DOWNLOAD NOW ) Find sources of support for raising a nontraditional family in a straight world! The experience of parenting is commonly overlooked in psychological theory, and lesbians and gay men are not typically considered as parents or parents to be. Gay and Lesbian Parenting examines the psychological issues related to developing family and becoming parents for gay men and lesbians. Instead of pathologizing gay and lesbian families, it explores the emotional growth and development issues inherent in child-rearing. Traditionally, coming out as gay or lesbian meant abandoning any hope of becoming a parent or keeping your children if you already had them. But with the “gayby boom” in full swing, more and more gay and lesbian couples are having new babies, adopting children, and continuing to raise the offspring of previous heterosexual relationships. Although gay and lesbian parents still

Lesbian Teachers By:Madiha Didi Khayatt Published on 1992 by SUNY Press ( DOWNLOAD NOW ) Teachers, in general, are hired to conform with set values of the community which hires them. They are expected to reflect conventions which correspond with an ideological model of behavior sanctioned by the state and by the community in which they work. In a publicly funded educational system, not only are teachers expected to transmit dominant ideologies, but, as representatives of the state, they are assumed to embody the dominant values of the society which hires them. The notion of lesbian teachers inevitably contradicts mainstream assumptions about female teachers women whose image stereotypically corresponds with and implicitly conveys traditional female virtues of purity, dedication, and nurturance. Using an analysis that combines feminist concepts of patriarchy with Gramsci s notion of hegemony, this book is an institutional ethnography which begins from the standpoint of lesbian teachers,

Sexuality, Morals and Justice By:Nicholas Bamforth Published on 1997 by Continuum International Publishing Group ( DOWNLOAD NOW ) Against the background of the law reform debates around sexuality in Britain and America, Bamforth examines what functions it is legitimate for the law to serve and how effective law can be in achieving social goals. He provides a new and cogent argument for protecting lesbian and gay rights through law, but is sceptical about how useful law can be in eradicating discriminatory social practices. This work sheds new light on the equal rights debate and raises issues of central importance to the role of law in society. This Book was ranked at 27 by Google Books for keyword Lesbian. Book ID of Sexuality, Morals and Justice's Books is AciPAAAAMAAJ, Book which was written byNicholas Bamforthhave ETAG "jLhs+sxbEs8" Book which was published by Continuum International Publishing Group since 1997 have ISBNs, ISBN 13 Code is and ISBN 10 Code is Readin

Social Perspectives in Lesbian and Gay Studies By:Peter M. Nardi,Beth E. Schneider Published on 2013-09-13 by Routledge ( DOWNLOAD NOW ) This comprehensive reader brings a social science perspective to an area hitherto dominated by the humanities. Through it, students will be able to follow the story of how sociology has come to engage with gay and lesbian issues from the 1950s to the present, from the earliest research on the underground worlds of gay men to the emergence of queer theory in the 1990s. Bringing together classic readings and the best work of younger scholars from all parts of the English-speaking world, this reader will be an invaluable resource for courses at undergraduate and graduate level in all areas of the sociology of sexuality and gender. Separate sections cover: * theoretical foundations * identity and community making * institutions and social change * challenges for the future. Each section begins with an introduction giving readers a brief guide to the readi

Sexual Sameness (Routledge Revivals) By:Joseph Bristow Published on 2014-03-18 by Routledge ( DOWNLOAD NOW ) First published in 1992, Sexual Sameness examines the differing textual strategies male and female writers have developed to celebrate homosexuality. Examining such writers as E.M. Forster, James Baldwin, Sylvia Townsend Warner and Audre Lourde, this wide-ranging book demonstrates how literature has been one of the few cultural spaces in which sexual outsiders have been able to explore forbidden desires. From the humiliating trials of Oscar Wilde to the appalling stigmatisation of people living with AIDS, Sexual Sameness reveals the persistent homophobia that has until recently almost completely inhibited our understanding of lesbian and gay writing. In opening up homosexual literature to informed and objective methods of reading, Sexual Sameness will be of interest to a large lesbian and gay readership, as well as to students of gender studies, literary studies and the social s

The Essential Guide to Lesbian Conception, Pregnancy, and Birth By:Kim Toevs,Stephanie A. Brill Published on 2002 by Alyson Publishing ( DOWNLOAD NOW ) An indispensable book for the growing number of lesbians planning to start a family, this new step-by-step guide covers the physical and emotional aspects from conception right through delivery, providing easy-to-understand charts and illustrations, checklists, groundbreaking fertility information, and personal exercises geared specifically towards lesbians. Comprehensive, practical and inspirational, it will serve as a literary midwife to lesbian mothers everywhere. This Book was ranked at 12 by Google Books for keyword Lesbian. Book ID of The Essential Guide to Lesbian Conception, Pregnancy, and Birth's Books is KbCVsDlm8esC, Book which was written byKim Toevs,Stephanie A. Brillhave ETAG "79EgCraP8RE" Book which was published by Alyson Publishing since 2002 have ISBNs, ISBN 13 Code is 9781555836269 and ISBN 10 Code is

A Queer Capital By:Brett Beemyn Published on 1997 by ( DOWNLOAD NOW ) This Book was ranked at 15 by Google Books for keyword Lesbian. Book ID of A Queer Capital's Books is ZsaGAAAAIAAJ, Book which was written byBrett Beemynhave ETAG "cqiaP89JXWc" Book which was published by since 1997 have ISBNs, ISBN 13 Code is and ISBN 10 Code is Reading Mode in Text Status is false and Reading Mode in Image Status is false Book which have "554 Pages" is Printed at BOOK under CategoryAfrican American gays This Book was rated by Raters and have average rate at "" This eBook Maturity (Adult Book) status is NOT_MATURE Book was written in en eBook Version Availability Status at PDF is falseand in ePub is false Book Preview ( DOWNLOAD NOW ) Colm Tóibíand, typically the award-winning publisher of This Expertand Brooklyn, changes his consideration in the challenging human relationships in between dads and even sons—mainly your stress between your fictional leaders Os

Lesbian and Gay Voices By:Frances Ann Day Published on 2000 by Greenwood Publishing Group ( DOWNLOAD NOW ) Organizes a list of books by and about gays and lesbians into such categories as picture books, fiction, short stories, nonfiction, biography, and books useful for librarians, educators, and parents. This Book was ranked at 6 by Google Books for keyword Lesbian. Book ID of Lesbian and Gay Voices's Books is AICD7lXohOYC, Book which was written byFrances Ann Dayhave ETAG "Ma7v/9mSWxQ" Book which was published by Greenwood Publishing Group since 2000 have ISBNs, ISBN 13 Code is 9780313311628 and ISBN 10 Code is 0313311625 Reading Mode in Text Status is true and Reading Mode in Image Status is true Book which have "268 Pages" is Printed at BOOK under CategoryLiterary Criticism This Book was rated by Raters and have average rate at "" This eBook Maturity (Adult Book) status is NOT_MATURE Book was written in en eBook Version Availability Status at PD

Butch/femme By:Sally Munt,Cherry Smyth Published on 1998 by A&C Black ( DOWNLOAD NOW ) Essays on the butch-femme designations, respecting the power that these categories have in the lesbian community while at the same time avoiding the cliched romanticism often inherent in their representation. This Book was ranked at 8 by Google Books for keyword Lesbian. Book ID of Butch/femme's Books is 1G5M13Xida0C, Book which was written bySally Munt,Cherry Smythhave ETAG "QTCn0CMt8ys" Book which was published by A&C Black since 1998 have ISBNs, ISBN 13 Code is 9780304339594 and ISBN 10 Code is 0304339598 Reading Mode in Text Status is false and Reading Mode in Image Status is true Book which have "244 Pages" is Printed at BOOK under CategorySocial Science This Book was rated by Raters and have average rate at "" This eBook Maturity (Adult Book) status is MATURE Book was written in en eBook Version Availability Status at PDF is falseand in ePub is fal

Kissing the Witch By:Emma Donoghue Published on 1999-02-27 by Harper Collins ( DOWNLOAD NOW ) Thirteen tales are unspun from the deeply familiar, and woven anew into a collection of fairy tales that wind back through time. Acclaimed Irish author Emma Donoghue reveals heroines young and old in unexpected alliances--sometimes treacherous, sometimes erotic, but always courageous. Told with luminous voices that shimmer with sensuality and truth, these age-old characters shed their antiquated cloaks to travel a seductive new landscape, radiantly transformed.Cinderella forsakes the handsome prince and runs off with the fairy godmother; Beauty discovers the Beast behind the mask is not so very different from the face she sees in the mirror; Snow White is awakened from slumber by the bittersweet fruit of an unnamed desire. Acclaimed writer Emma Donoghue spins new tales out of old in a magical web of thirteen interconnected stories about power and transformation and choosing one's own path

The Sourcebook on Lesbian/gay Health Care By:Michael Shernoff,William A. Scott Published on 1988-01-01 by National Lesbian/Gay Health ( DOWNLOAD NOW ) This Book was ranked at 34 by Google Books for keyword Lesbian. Book ID of The Sourcebook on Lesbian/gay Health Care's Books is q3hrAAAAMAAJ, Book which was written byMichael Shernoff,William A. Scotthave ETAG "zhWX3uT2kwE" Book which was published by National Lesbian/Gay Health since 1988-01-01 have ISBNs, ISBN 13 Code is and ISBN 10 Code is Reading Mode in Text Status is false and Reading Mode in Image Status is false Book which have "425 Pages" is Printed at BOOK under CategoryAIDS (Disease) This Book was rated by Raters and have average rate at "" This eBook Maturity (Adult Book) status is MATURE Book was written in en eBook Version Availability Status at PDF is falseand in ePub is false Book Preview ( DOWNLOAD NOW ) Colm Tóibíin, the award-winning contributor of That Become an expert inand Bro

Trailblazers By:Ken Yeager,John Dececco, PhD Published on 1999-12 by Routledge ( DOWNLOAD NOW ) Trailblazers: Profiles of America's Gay and Lesbian Elected Officials (winner of the Victory Foundation Civic Leadership Award) is a quick reference to the most comprehensive list of the country's openly gay and lesbian officials. You'll read about 14 of these representatives in greater depth, getting to know them personally and professionally.Trailblazers identifies representatives from local, state, and national levels from all over the country. In each profile, you'll examine the relationship between the elected official and his or her constituency. You'll also explore public reactions to openly gay and lesbian politicians, some of whom are also ethnic minorities, and how this affects the job that they do. Trailblazers offers an in-depth, personal look at the lives of some of the politicians involved in the history of gay and lesbian activism over the last 20 years. Sp

A Queer World By:City University of New York. Center for Lesbian and Gay Studies Published on 1997-04 by NYU Press ( DOWNLOAD NOW ) Despite the widely accepted view that formal treatment and twelve-step groups are essential for overcoming dependencies on alcohol and drugs, each year large numbers of former addicts quietly recover on their own, without any formal treatment or participation in self-help groups at all. Coming Clean explores the untold stories of untreated addicts who have recovered from a lifestyle of excessive and compulsive substance use without professional assistance. Based on 46 in-depth interviews with formerly addicted individuals, this controversial volume examines their reasons for avoiding treatment, the strategies they employed to break away from their dependencies, the circumstances that facilitated untreated recovery, and the implications of recovery without treatment for treatment professionals as well as for prevention and drug policy. Because of the pervas

A Woman Like That By:Joan Larkin Published on 2009-10-13 by Harper Collins ( DOWNLOAD NOW ) The act of |coming out| has the power to transform every aspect of a woman's life: family, friendships, career, sexuality, spirituality. An essential element of self-realization, it is the unabashed acceptance of one's |outlaw| standing in a predominantly heterosexual world. These accounts -- sometimes heart-wrenching, often exhilarating -- encompass a wide breadth of backgrounds and experiences. From a teenager institutionalized for her passion for women to the mother who must come out to her young sons at the risk of losing them -- from the cautious academic to the raucous liberated femme -- each woman represented here tells of forging a unique path toward the difficult but emancipating recognition of herself. Extending from the 1940s to the present day, these intensely personal stories in turn reflect a unique history of the changing social mores that affected each woman's ability

Gay and Lesbian Mental Health By:Christopher J. Alexander Published on 1997 by Routledge ( DOWNLOAD NOW ) A Sourcebook for Practitioners Understanding the mental health aspects of being a sexual minority has increased greatly in recent years and clinicians are now beginning to look more closely as the problems likely to be encountered by gays and lesbians. This sourcebook covers eleven issues that gay and lesbians most commonly encounter during their lifetime and each chapter, written by a sppecialist, brings the reader up to date with the latest research. This Book was ranked at 19 by Google Books for keyword Lesbian. Book ID of Gay and Lesbian Mental Health's Books is 12aDPwAACAAJ, Book which was written byChristopher J. Alexanderhave ETAG "RYACjkALyXw" Book which was published by Routledge since 1997 have ISBNs, ISBN 13 Code is 9781560239369 and ISBN 10 Code is 1560239360 Reading Mode in Text Status is false and Reading Mode in Image Status is false Book which have &