Reclaiming the L-word : Sappho's daughters out in Africa

Summary: This brave and moving collection of stories by South African lesbian women from different backgrounds reminds us, again, that rights are never finally won in legislatures or in court rooms. They are won by people exercising them. The authors of the stories and poems in this book have done just that. They have stood up to celebrate the dignity of lesbian women in South Africa. Each contribution is different. And each intensely personal. And each one reminds us of the urgent need for us to stop hate crime and to create a safe society for all LGBT South Africans.

Record details

ISBN: 1920397876
ISBN: 9781920397876
ISBN: 1920397892
ISBN: 9781920397890
Physical Description: 1 online resource (xix, 201 pages) : illustrations
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Publisher: Athlone, South Africa : Modjaji Books : Ma Thoko's Books, 2011.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references (page 201).
Formatted Contents Note:	COVER PAGE -- TITLE PAGE -- COPYRIGHT PAGE -- CONTENTS -- FOREWORD -- INTRODUCTION -- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS -- PULLED OUT OF THE CLOSET INTO MY FAMILY'S EMBRACE -- I HAVE TRULY LOST A WOMAN I LOVED -- THE DOG, THE CAT, THE PARROT AND THE PIG AND OTHER TALES -- A COMFORTABLE FIT -- FINDING THE REAL ME IN A STORM OF VIOLENCE -- MY JOURNEY -- ORIENTATION QUIZ -- WHO ARE YOU TO TELL ME WHO I AM? -- A LIFE IN-BETWEEN -- LIVING A LIE: ISSUES OF IDENTITY -- DOES YOUR MOTHER KNOW THAT YOU'RE OUT? -- THE "STEVE" IN ME HAS A RIGHT -- THEN AND NOW -- DISCOVERING MY IDENTITY -- LOOKING FOR MISTER -- OR IS IT MS? -- RIGHT: ON BEING CLASSIFIED LESBIAN -- THINKING THROUGH LESBIAN RAPE.
Restrictions on Access Note:	NLC staff and students only.
Source of Description Note:	Print version record.