Here are heartfelt writings from some renowned names in lesbian and gay literature, as well as some debut appearances. These essays explore a kind of love uncomplicated by romance, but surprisingly sensual. As the writers pursue their relationships with the oposite sex, they ultimately lay bare the nature of friendship itself. Joan Nestle's published work includes "Women on Women - An Anthology of American Lesbian Short Fiction". John Preston's many books include "My Life as a Pornographer".
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In this engaging collection, Nestle (Persistent Desire) and the late Preston (Hometowns) have assembled 30 original essays, some written by well-known figures (Paul Monette, Cherrie Moraga), others by less familiar ones (Michael Lowenthal, Clifford Chase, Gabrielle Glancy) on friendship and solidarity between gay men and lesbians. In the co-written introduction, as in three other pieces, the editors recount in alternate sections the history of their own relationship. The book also includes essays in which friendships founder on the differences not merely between gay and lesbian politics but between men and women: Susan Fox Rogers writes memorably about the intrusion of sexist stereotypes among her otherwise enlightened straight friends; James Merrett recounts marrying his Latino lover's lesbian sister to enable her to get her green card, and his chagrin at her expectations: "How can a gay man love a lesbian?"
Copyright 1994 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Copyright 1994 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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This collection of 30 vignettes profile gay and lesbian relationships. Who are these people? Some are famous (Paul Monette and Jewelle Gomez), but most are not that well known. Most are young, but a few are older. Some are affluent, while others exist barely above the poverty line. What links all of them is their fierce loyalty and intense feeling for each other. Some ot these stories chronicle serious and often violent situations (rape, assault, police arrest, AIDS, etc.). Others explore how people found the courage to come out, accept themselves, and even go on to expand the concept of the family, with gay men fathering children for lesbians. This book overwhelmingly celebrates the differences of the participants-differences, as one writer points out that "did not alienate us but enhanced us both." A beautiful anthology that affirms the human spirit; highly recommended for all gay and lesbian collections.
Richard Drezen, Washington, D.C.
Copyright 1994 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Richard Drezen, Washington, D.C.
Copyright 1994 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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