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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... heterosexual tomboy , could not understand why a perfectly healthy eight - year - old girl was totally disinterested in climbing trees , beating people up , playing football , and the like . Why I liked wigs and dolls and makeup and not ...
... heterosexual tomboy , could not understand why a perfectly healthy eight - year - old girl was totally disinterested in climbing trees , beating people up , playing football , and the like . Why I liked wigs and dolls and makeup and not ...
Page 87
... heterosexual constructs is an act of bravery well deserving of notice and acclaim . But to those who say I am blurring distinctions in a problematic way , I respond with the following : when the day comes that I am routinely recog ...
... heterosexual constructs is an act of bravery well deserving of notice and acclaim . But to those who say I am blurring distinctions in a problematic way , I respond with the following : when the day comes that I am routinely recog ...
Page 279
... heterosexuality when she is seen in public with a femme . In other words , a butch is challenging . A couple is even ... heterosexual culture defines straight women in rela- tionship to men . I started to feel as if everything that I had ...
... heterosexuality when she is seen in public with a femme . In other words , a butch is challenging . A couple is even ... heterosexual culture defines straight women in rela- tionship to men . I started to feel as if everything that I had ...
Contents
The Letter | 57 |
A Woman Wearing | 107 |
How Lovely to Be a Woman | 143 |
Copyright | |
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