A Woman Like That: Lesbian And Bisexual Writers Tell TheirThe 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 to determine the shape of her own life. Together they form an ornate tapestry of lesbian and bisexual experience in the United States over the past half-century. |
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A WOMAN LIKE THAT: Lesbian and Bisexual Writers Tell Their Coming Out Stories
User Review - Jane Doe - KirkusA diverse and lively anthology of popular lesbian and bisexual authors writing about the multifaceted phenomenon of coming out. The paradoxical central beauty and flaw of this anthology is the ... Read full review
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User Review - thanemal - LibraryThing'A Woman Like That' is a series of collected personal essays and reflections by various queer females from across the country. Many of the stories are very endearing and heart wrenching as women of ... Read full review
Contents
WIDOWS | |
MAD FOR HER | |
FIRST LOVE | |
NOVELTIES | |
THE SECRET AGENT | |
MY DEBUT | |
A LETTER TO SOME LESBIANS WHOVE BEEN OUT FOR A LONG TIME | |
WAKING UP | |
BANDITOS | |
COMING OUTOR GOING MORE DEEPLY IN? | |
A COVER GIRL COMES OUT | |
MIND AND BODY | |
ALWAYS COMING | |
THIS GIRL IS DIFFERENT | |
RED LIGHT GREEN LIGHT | |
A VISION | |
RICHARD NIXON AND ME | |
CHERRY PICKER | |
BORN QUEER | |
WHAT COMES FIRST | |
HOUSE OF CORALS | |
BRIDE OF CHRIST | |
THE COMING OUT OF A GAY PRIDE CHILD | |
EASTER WEEKEND | |
POT LUCK | |
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A Woman Like That:: Lesbian And Bisexual Writers Tell Their Coming Out Stories Joan Larkin No preview available - 1999 |
A Woman Like That: Lesbian And Bisexual Writers Tell Their Coming Out Stories Joan Larkin No preview available - 2000 |