Sinister Wisdom is one of the greatest historical resources for the lesbian community. As the oldest surviving lesbian literary journal, it is now celebrating 37 years in publishing. Devoted to publishing work that represents the whole spectrum of lesbian lives, Sinister Wisdom emphasizes lesbians’ voices with a variety of complex identities. Read More
Dreaming in French (University of Chicago Press) is a fascinating triple biography examining the effects of study abroad on three very different women. In a little over a decade, between 1949 and 1963, Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy, Susan Sontag, and Angela Davis studied abroad in France. This unexpected combination of women, together in a single book, makes for an engaging read and a notable one for LGBTQ readers. Read More
A dozen long-stemmed red roses? Ho hum. How 50s heterosexual can you get? It’s not that I’m disenchanted with roses,...
Every editor has a stack of boxes somewhere in her home: extra copies of the current issue of the journal...
One vibrant expression of the Women’s Liberation Movement (WLM) in the 1970s and 1980s was poetry. The recent passing of...
Batman and Robin, a couple? Jase Peeples sure thinks so. Check out a couple of strips that expose this “more...
Do you know how to navigate your autogeography? Reginald M. Harris does! In his forthcoming collection Autogeography, Harris explores “self”...
What does it mean to be a Jewish writer? To write about the Jewish Lesbian experience? How do we passionately engage with thinking about identity while considering the intersection of both lesbian and Jewish politics and the inherent aversion to labels?
This collection of poetry offers several insights into the hermeneutics of identity in literature and religion. Read More
Córdova expertly narrates her story with drama, compelling dialogue, and wit. Clearly written, with close attention to historical details, When We Were Outlaws is an important contribution to the burgeoning collection of memoirs by lesbian-feminists. Read More
For three decades, professor, activist, and author Michelle Cliff has explored the complexities of modern life in her prose and...
