The Lives of Older Lesbians Sexuality, Identity & the Life Course
This unique book sheds new light on the most invisible members of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community. Hidden from view by a combination of prevailing cultural assumptions and their own unwillingness to be seen, older lesbians have been consistently under-represented in both...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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London
Palgrave Macmillan
2016, 2016
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| Edition: | 1st ed. 2016 |
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| Collection: | Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
Table of Contents:
- Chapter 1. Introduction: Finding Older Lesbians
- Chapter 2. Hidden in Plain Sight: Home, Family and Relationships
- Chapter 3. In and Out of the Closet: Community and Friendship
- Chapter 4. Learning Difference: Childhood and Adolescence
- Chapter 5. Finding a Place: Spaces of Liberation
- Chapter 6. Gender and Politics: Butches, Femmes and Feminists
- Chapter 7. Telling stories: ‘Suffering, Surviving and Surpassing’
- Chapter 8. Looking Ahead: Older Lesbians Talk About the Future
- Chapter 9. Conclusion: ‘Now You See Me…’