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The Persistent DesireThe Persistent Desire

The Persistent Desire1992

Joan Nestle

4.5(6)on Hardcover

About this book

Surveys a decade of the attempt to reconstruct and understand the meaning and value of butch-femme relations for the contemporary lesbian, drawing on oral history, fiction, poetry, and fantasy

Details

First published
1992
OL Work ID
OL1930685W

Subjects

Lesbians' writings, AmericanSexual behaviorLesbiansLiterary collectionsPoetrySexualityPersonal narrativesButch and femme (Lesbianism)IdentityLGBTQ essaysLGBTQ short storiesLGBTQ poetryLambda Literary AwardsLambda Literary Award WinnerSex roleFiction, lgbtq+, lesbianLesbians' writingsButch and femme (Lesbian culture)

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