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1 2 >>>     sort list by title | author Sister Spit Writing, Rants and Reminiscence from the Road Michelle Tea The inaugural book of the new City Lights/Sister Spit Series! A collection of writing and artwork from Sister Spit, the hilariously feminist, gender-bending, genre-busting literary roadshow. The Meaning of Freedom And Other Difficult Dialogues Angela Y. Davis NOW AVAILABLE! Angela Davis' first book in nearly a decade, and her only book of speeches on racism, community, freedom, and politics in the United States. Inside/Out Selected Poems Marilyn Buck Just published! The first-ever collection of Marilyn Buck's poetry, searing, soaring, a living tribute to her indomitable spirit, revolutionary intelligence, and poet's vision. Advice for Lovers Julian Talamantez Brolaski Inspired by Ovid and renaissance sonnet cycles, Advice for Lovers is a queer re-imaginging of the art of courtly love. Why Are Faggots So Afraid of Faggots? Flaming Challenges to Masculinity, Objectification, and the Desire to Conform Mattilda Bernstein Sycamore Gay culture has become the ultimate nightmare of consumerism, whether it's an endless quest for Absolut vodka, Diesel jeans, rainbow Hummers, pec implants, or Pottery Barn. As backrooms are shut down to make way for wedding vows, and gay sexual culture... The Second Sex Simone de Beauvoir Newly translated and unabridged in English for the first time, Simone de Beauvoir's masterwork is a powerful analysis of the Western notion of "woman," and a groundbreaking exploration of inequality and otherness.  This long-awaited new edition... Girls to the Front The True Story of the Riot Grrrl Revolution Sara Marcus In the early 1990s a group of friends in Olympia, Washington decided to tell the world what it felt like to be young and female in America. Through consciousness-raising meetings, zine exchanges, and numerous kick-ass all-girl punk bands, with the... Smash the Church, Smash the State! The Early Years of Gay Liberation Tommi Avicolli Mecca From the first high heel thrown at Stonewall to the last performance of the drag burlesque group the Cockettes, enter the wild days of the late '60s and early '70s with the individuals who lived them! American Romances Essays Rebecca Brown New England Puritanism meets West Coast hedonism in an inventive remix of America's cultural history. So Many Ways to Sleep Badly Mattilda Bernstein Sycamore "Sycamore kicks mainstream literature in the teeth." —San Francisco Bay Guardian That's Revolting! Queer Strategies for Resisting Assimilation As the growing gay mainstream prioritizes the attainment of straight privilege over all else, it drains queer identity of any meaning, relevance, or cultural value. What's more, queers remain under attack: Gay youth shelters can be vetoed because they... The Female Brain Louann Brizendine, MD Men and women. What are we even doing on the same planet? Everything you've suspected is true. Though our bodies function a little bit differently, the real gulf between the sexes is in the place where we really exist: the brain. Neurophysiological.... Queer Beats How the Beats Turned America on to Sex Regina Marler The writings that shocked America out of the 1950s. Blasting through the crew-cuts and conformism of their day, the Beat writers were queer in the fullest sense of the word: their fluid sexuality challenged all sexual and romantic conventions. Most... Insurgent Muse Life and Art at the Woman's Building Terry Wolverton In the 1970s, the West Coast feminist art movement coalesced around the Woman's Building in Los Angeles, founded by artist Judy Chicago. Arriving as a young art student in 1976, Terry Wolverton stayed on to become a teacher and co-founder of the... 1 2 >>>