Queer Recommendations

imperfect_cupcake · 03-23-2014, 02:46 PM

Extra and extra west still run in canada.

The pink paper is in the UK.

I'm sure there are a few places in the bigger cities that have the readership for them. I find they have more events listed. Don't forget the dyke magazines like DIVA you can order.

dykeumentary · 03-23-2014, 02:58 PM

If you have a copy of THIS BRIDGE CALLED MY BACK on your shelf, you'll be doing fine.

GO Magazine is a NYC-based publication and website that has lots of lesbo info.

I traveled around Europe for years with copies of Gaia's Guide. I wish I had the ones I made notes in. "Lesbian Connection"! still exists too. So analogue!

DapperButch · 03-23-2014, 06:28 PM

http://damron.com/

I remember the above as the first travel guide (outside of the one I can't think of).

Sorry to derail the thread so much!

Back to books!

Really, you can just walk into a gay/lesbian bookstore or look online. What are you looking for? Fiction? Non-fiction? Gay/lesbian history? Erotica? How to have lesbian sex (I remember a GF of mine who had never been with a woman before bought such a book before our first date..lol).

Hopefully, people will come in with suggestions.

silkepus · 03-24-2014, 11:33 AM

Thank you thank you thank you to everyone for suggestions! I've looked through them all and have added a few to my amazon wishlist (also how cool is it that several of BFP members have published their own!)

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Originally Posted by DapperButch

Back to books!

Really, you can just walk into a gay/lesbian bookstore or look online. What are you looking for? Fiction? Non-fiction? Gay/lesbian history? Erotica? How to have lesbian sex (I remember a GF of mine who had never been with a woman before bought such a book before our first date..lol).

Hopefully, people will come in with suggestions.

How to have lesbian sex, I need that lol

There are unfortunately no gay bookstores anywhere near where I live but I have tried to look some up at Amazon. I want to get really into queer literature and culture but dont know where to start.
I found one called The Well of Loneliness which is really good so far.
Lesbian history would be really good though. If someone could recommend something like that, especially butch/femme history I would be much obliged.

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honeybarbara Oh yeah, der, I have a book too.

There are several places that carry it, but if you order from the original publisher, you can see some reviews, read a sample and pick the platform you want.

https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/168747

I'll show you mine
8 Short Stories spanning 18 years and three countries: coming out as lesbian from bisexual, discovering a "Femme" ID and her desires in a dyke sub-culture sexuality, losing her first long-term relationship, learning about kink, disclosing an abused past to a lover, rediscovering sex after depression and (dyke) divorce, and ending with a dream of new love and sexual adventure.

*shameless self plug*

Looks very interesting, definetely adding that!

Again thankyouthankyouthankyouthankyou

puddin' · 03-24-2014, 08:31 PM

"stone butch blues"

Medusa · 03-24-2014, 08:42 PM

For a fun read, try Fannie Flagg's "Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe". The Lesbian content was removed for the film but it's definitely there in the book

aishah · 04-07-2014, 10:42 AM

stone butch blues is one of my favorites, and i loved the fried green tomatoes movie, now i have to check out the book!

http://zahrawithaz.livejournal.com/12471.html has a list of books written by queer people of color authors, many of whom are lesbian and several who write about lgbtq issues and characters.

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