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 145
... talk to a femme , I would have learned how skewed my perceptions were . I imagine this conversation : my nineteen - year - old , beatnik , baby - butch self having coffee with an older femme . A femme I'd watched in the bar for weeks ...
... talk to a femme , I would have learned how skewed my perceptions were . I imagine this conversation : my nineteen - year - old , beatnik , baby - butch self having coffee with an older femme . A femme I'd watched in the bar for weeks ...
Page 249
... talk like a man . So I ran , and I kept running for twenty years . I fell in love with women along the way . But they were my friends and they were straight femmes , so the energy never clicked . We would give each other long embraces ...
... talk like a man . So I ran , and I kept running for twenty years . I fell in love with women along the way . But they were my friends and they were straight femmes , so the energy never clicked . We would give each other long embraces ...
Page 311
... Talk in My Sleep ( 1979 ) . Extremes ( Blue Giant ) was published in 1981 . She has received PEN Syndicated Fiction and Urban Arts awards for her stories . Currently , she is working on a novel and teaching fiction privately and at the ...
... Talk in My Sleep ( 1979 ) . Extremes ( Blue Giant ) was published in 1981 . She has received PEN Syndicated Fiction and Urban Arts awards for her stories . Currently , she is working on a novel and teaching fiction privately and at the ...
Contents
The Letter | 57 |
A Woman Wearing | 107 |
How Lovely to Be a Woman | 143 |
Copyright | |
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