Dell Richards presents biographies of twelve lesbians who made important contributions to modern society, including Florence Nightingale, Jane Addams, Alice Hamilton, Anna Freud, and Vita Sackville-West.

A 170-page book titled 'Different Daughters - A Book by Mothers of Lesbians' and edited by Louise Rafkin contains essays by women about their experiences with their gay daughters. The cover includes a painting of a middle-aged woman in a yellow sweater and a spreading, floral skirt, holding a cup in both hands.

Nici inherited a love for beauty and music and delicious foods from her Italian American parents. They give her a strong work ethic by teaching her how to do all the jobs involved in running a restaurant in addition to expecting her to do well in the Catholic school they have chosen for her. By the time she finishes high school, Nici has worked every job involved in running a successful restaurant and graduates into a managerial position. Life appears...

One of the ironies of the Cuban Revolution was that, from the beginning, it persecuted many of its loyal supporters because of their sexual orientation. "Looking for a Space" examines the cultural, political and historical reasons behind the persecution of lesbians and gay men during the early years of the Revolution, and takes a fresh look at this issue from the perspectives of Cubans who are living on the island today. We meet a diverse group of...

Highlighting how and why the concerns of lesbians are often overlooked during the "change of life," this book draws on lesbians' menopausal experiences to illustrate how menopause can be a time to rejoice, not despair. Hormone replacement therapy, health services, body image, and homophobia are some of the topics discussed in this illuminating guide that doctors, heterosexual, and homosexual women will learn from and enjoy.

The bestselling author of the definitive history of the AIDS epidemic, And the Band Played On, provides the most thorough analysis yet of the place of gay men and women in the US military Published during the same year the American military instituted Don't Ask, Don't Tell, and eighteen years before President Barack Obama repealed it, Conduct Unbecoming is a landmark work of social justice and a searing indictment of the military establishment's historic...

A half century ago gay men and lesbians were all but invisible in the media and, in turn, popular culture. With the lesbian and gay liberation movement came a profoundly new sense of homosexual community and empowerment and the emergence of gay people onto the media's stage. And yet even as the mass media have been shifting the terms of our public conversation toward a greater acknowledgment of diversity, does the emerging "visibility" of gay men...

Violet and Nova are ready for some big changes. A lot of people are going to get hurt. Violet is fed up with her boring life and society in general. Angry at her latest commute, she bumps into Dr Harper Roan at just the right time. Violet accidentally takes something of Harper's: a device with the incredible power to shrink things – or make them grow. And with a little encouragement from her bombastic partner Nova, Violet realises it might be just...

Warning: Contains explicit descriptions of lesbian sexual acts. Intended for adults over the age of 18.In "Lesbian Conversions," ten formerly heterosexual women describe in intimate detail the sexual experiences that led them to discover their lesbianism. Their intense, passionate stories reveal the nuances and depths of lesbian love, and uncover its transformative power.