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My Lesbian Bookshelf
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Surpassing the Love of Men: Romantic Friendship and Love Between Women from the Renaissance to the PresentSurpassing the Love of Men: Romantic Friendship and Love Between Women from the Renaissance to the Present by Lillian Faderman
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Lesbian scholarship at its best
The Persistent Desire: A Femme-Butch ReaderThe Persistent Desire: A Femme-Butch Reader
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An excellent anthology, and a good introduction to the butch-femme dynamic.
Out of the Closet and Nothing to WearOut of the Closet and Nothing to Wear by Leslea Newman
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Laugh-out-loud funny.
Tipping the Velvet: A NovelTipping the Velvet: A Novel by Sarah Waters
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Okay, it's not Shakespeare, but it's a good, absorbing read.
Margaret Mead Made Me Gay: Personal Essays, Public Ideas (Series Q)Margaret Mead Made Me Gay: Personal Essays, Public Ideas (Series Q) by Esther Newton
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Wonderful, especially if you're an anthropology student, like me. :)
This Is What Lesbian Looks Like: Dyke Activists Take on the 21st CenturyThis Is What Lesbian Looks Like: Dyke Activists Take on the 21st Century
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A great collection of essays. Thought-provoking.
Don't Get Me StartedDon't Get Me Started by Kate Clinton
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Kate Clinton is hilarious, as always.
Public Sex: The Culture of Radical SexPublic Sex: The Culture of Radical Sex by Pat Califia
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An intelligent discussion of sexual politics. Guaranteed to get ya thinking.
Aimée & Jaguar: A Love Story, Berlin 1943Aimée & Jaguar: A Love Story, Berlin 1943 by Erica Fischer
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An amazing story.
Gay Old GirlsGay Old Girls by Zsa Zsa Gershick
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A wonderful look at lesbian history as told by the women who lived it.