The Femme MystiqueLesléa Newman "Written by femmes, former femmes, femme wanna-bes, femme admirers, and, of course, femme fatales, The Femme Mystique offers a fascinating look at the world of femme identity within the lesbian community. Through poetry, essays, short fiction, and photography, The Femme Mystique reveals and celebrates the world of lipstick and lingerie, while providing insight into this newly mainstreamed style of lesbian self-expression."--Page [4] of cover. |
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Page 256
... felt both insecure and relieved . I recognized that I was like this friend of mine , and I wanted to wear a skirt out in the world , too . I began to wear scarves as my friend had taught me . I had long since allowed my hair to grow ...
... felt both insecure and relieved . I recognized that I was like this friend of mine , and I wanted to wear a skirt out in the world , too . I began to wear scarves as my friend had taught me . I had long since allowed my hair to grow ...
Page 290
... felt the lust they warned us about in the tenth - grade health textbooks that was supposed to make it " hard to stop at petting . ” I had felt an outsider many times in my life , as brainy , unathletic kids often do , but never because ...
... felt the lust they warned us about in the tenth - grade health textbooks that was supposed to make it " hard to stop at petting . ” I had felt an outsider many times in my life , as brainy , unathletic kids often do , but never because ...
Page 295
... felt alienated , absent . And I worried secretly that I didn't look pretty enough . When I'd go out with lesbian ... felt proud and defiant . Among lesbians I felt strangely invisible . Bloodless . I look back at this time , which I now ...
... felt alienated , absent . And I worried secretly that I didn't look pretty enough . When I'd go out with lesbian ... felt proud and defiant . Among lesbians I felt strangely invisible . Bloodless . I look back at this time , which I now ...
Contents
The Letter | 57 |
A Woman Wearing | 107 |
How Lovely to Be a Woman | 143 |
Copyright | |
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