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Zest for Life is how lesbians describe their experience of menopause. This book suggests that the experience of menopause can be significantly altered through shifting perceptions about body image. Based on a survey of over one hundred women, Kelly's research shatters the myths promoted by the pharmaceutical companies and the medical industry. Instead of the false eternal youth presented to women, this book shows that many other factors are involved in how we experience our bodies. This is an important, uplifting book for both l... read more

Girlosophy wisdom for love and all affairs of the heart in a format small enough to carry in your bag (or close to your heart).If you've ever been in a relationship, ended one, had one ended on you or want to end one, then The Breakup Survival Kit is for you. Bestselling girlosopher Anthea Paul puts her positive spin on the traumas of breakup, offering comfort and practical advice to guide you through the relationship wilderness.The Breakup Survival Kit is divided into three sections - Body, Mind and Spirit - to help you figure out... read more

This collection of illustrated interviews with people who grew up with a lesbian or gay parent is a first of its kind. To the sixteen people in this book there is no mystery or contradiction about the arrangement it is simply a fact of their lives. Overall the book suggests that what matters most to children has little to do with their parents' sexuality, and more to do with loving, attentive parenting and adequate living standards Upfront and upbeat. First published 1999.

The diverse contibutions in this book discuss how the reframing of 'queer' as a proud, border-crossing identity challenges conventional views of gay, lesbian, transsexual and heterosexual identities. They bring together wide-ranging commentaries on the history, politics and culture of thirty years of sexual history in Aotearoa/New Zealand.

"A heroically imaginative account of gay metropolitan culture, an elegy and an apologia for a generation."New York Times Book Review "A fierce critical intelligence animates every page of Queer Street. Its sentences are dizzying divagations. The postwar generation of queer New York has found a sophisticated bard singing 'the elders' history' " (New York Times). James McCourt's seminal Queer Street has proven unrivaled in its ability to capture the voices of a mad, bygone era. Beginning with the influx of liberated veterans into... read more

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Sexy and provocative, this is your one-stop guide to gay male sex. Lavishly illustrated and packed with advice and information on relationships, gay image, coming out and mental well-being, Ultimate Gay Sex is the most up-to-date gay sex manual on the market. All the lowdown on health issues as well as gay sex practices, sexual tastes and erotica, makes this essential bedtime reading! First published 2004.

The gay male world today is characterized by seductive beauty, artful creativity, flamboyant sexuality, and, encouragingly, unprecedented acceptability in society. Yet despite the progress of the recent past, gay men still find themselves asking, "Are we really better off?" The inevitable byproduct of growing up gay in a straight world continues to be the internalization of shame, a shame gay men may strive to obscure with a faade of beauty, creativity, or material success. Drawing on contemporary psychological research, the author... read more

What is femme? French for woman? A feminine lesbian? A queer girl who loves to dress up? Think again!Going beyond identity politics and the pleasures of plumage, Femmes of Power captures a diverse range of queerly feminine subjects whose powerful and intentional redress explodes the meaning of femme for the 21st century.Femmes of Power features both every-day heroines and many queer feminist icons, including Michelle Tea, Virginie Despentes, Amber Hollibaugh, Itziar Ziga, Lydia Lunch, Kate Bornstein and Valerie Mason-John.Femmes of... read more

100 photographs, 25 in color. This book, the first to chart the explosive rise of drag kings, combines the photographs of Del LaGrace Volcano with the text of Judith Halberstam. The text, a savvy mix of interviews and theory, contains important insights on the notion of female masculinities as exhibited by the drag king scene. The photographs of drag kings in London, New York, and San Francisco showcase these exuberant performers with an appropriate sense of admiration. They include posed studio shots, live action pictures, as well... read more

Homosexuality is a taboo subject in Arab countries. Clerics denounce it as a heinous sin, while newspapers write cryptically of "shameful acts." Although many parts of the world now accept sexual diversity, the Middle East is moving in the opposite direction. In this absorbing account, journalist Brian Whitaker calls attention to the voices of men and women who are struggling with gay identities in societies where they are marginalized and persecuted by the authorities. He paints a disturbing picture of people who live secretive, f... read more

"Innovative, revealing and brave, this book peers through previously forbidden portholes and unravels a neglected strand of British history. It tells many fascinating stories of lives lived against the odds..." - Andy Medhurst, University of Sussex

A great record of one of New Zealand's most colourful and exhuberant festivals. Murray Savidan's stunning photographs are well complemented by Witi Ihimaera's witty comments. A most topical book!

"Gay Life and Culture" is the first ever comprehensive, global account of gay history. It is spectacularly illustrated throughout and includes an extensive selection of images, many of them only recently recovered. From Theocritus' verses to Queer as Folk, from the berdaches of North America to the boy - wives of Aboriginal Australia, this extraordinarily wide-ranging book illustrates both the commonality of love and lust, and the various ways in which such desires have been constructed through the ages.

When filmmaker Derek Jarman ( Caravaggio , The Last of England , Blue , and other films) discovered in 1986 that he was HIV-positive, he decided to construct a garden at his cottage on the coast of Dungeness, Kent. This is his personal account of how his remarkable garden evolved, from its beginning