Modern Homosexualities: Fragments of Lesbian and Gay ExperiencesKen Plummer 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. |
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... STRATEGIES AND ADJUSTMENTS 87 Maggie French 8 DARING TO PRETEND? MOTHERHOOD AND LESBIANISM Pat Romans 9 THAT'S WHAT FRIENDS ARE FOR: FRIENDS AS FAMILY IN THE GAY AND LESBIAN COMMUNITY Peter M.Nardi A COCKTAIL OF ALARM: SAME-SEX COUPLES ...
... STRATEGIES AND ADJUSTMENTS 87 Maggie French 8 DARING TO PRETEND? MOTHERHOOD AND LESBIANISM Pat Romans 9 THAT'S WHAT FRIENDS ARE FOR: FRIENDS AS FAMILY IN THE GAY AND LESBIAN COMMUNITY Peter M.Nardi A COCKTAIL OF ALARM: SAME-SEX COUPLES ...
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... STRATEGIES FOR LESBIAN AND GAY EQUALITY IN BRITAIN Peter Tatchell A briefguide tofurther reading Bibliography Name index Subject index 187 200 217 227 237 249 255 272 276 CONTRIBUTORS Barry D.Adam is Professor of Sociology at the ...
... STRATEGIES FOR LESBIAN AND GAY EQUALITY IN BRITAIN Peter Tatchell A briefguide tofurther reading Bibliography Name index Subject index 187 200 217 227 237 249 255 272 276 CONTRIBUTORS Barry D.Adam is Professor of Sociology at the ...
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... strategies of change. Some recent commentators have suggested that we should smarten up our act and behave more like 'normals'. At the other extreme, some have grown so weary of so little progress within a generation that they have ...
... strategies of change. Some recent commentators have suggested that we should smarten up our act and behave more like 'normals'. At the other extreme, some have grown so weary of so little progress within a generation that they have ...
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Contents
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The Turkish and Mesoamerican experience | 27 |
Part III CONSTRUCTING COMMUNITIES AND IDENTITIES | 51 |
Pretending to be families? | 85 |
Models of love support and activism | 149 |
The lesbian case | 185 |
Radicalism rights and citizenship in the UK | 215 |
A BRIEF GUIDE TO FURTHER READING | 249 |
BIBLIOGRAPHY | 255 |
NAME INDEX | 272 |
SUBJECT INDEX | 276 |
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