Queer Recommendations

[DapperButch]

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]

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!)

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.

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']

"stone butch blues"

[Medusa]

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]

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.

Our own Leftwritefemme also has a whole slew of books available on Amazon too. Check out her sig line for links


Bard...Who's Radclyffe? Is it Radclyffe Hall or another author?

If said Radclyffe is a contemporary author then Radclyffe Hall, author of one of the errrm seminal lezzer books, The Well of Lonliness should be added to the list



I recommend checking out the old Women's Press and Virago back catalogues too.

[silkepus]

Originally Posted by Daktari

Our own Leftwritefemme also has a whole slew of books available on Amazon too. Check out her sig line for links


Bard...Who's Radclyffe? Is it Radclyffe Hall or another author?

If said Radclyffe is a contemporary author then Radclyffe Hall, author of one of the errrm seminal lezzer books, The Well of Lonliness should be added to the list



I recommend checking out the old Women's Press and Virago back catalogues too.

I finished The Well of Loneliness a little while ago, it was painfully awesome.