Different Daughters

Author : Marcia M. Gallo
Publisher : Seal Press
ISBN 13 : 9781580052528
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.25/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Different Daughters written by Marcia M. Gallo and published by Seal Press. This book was released on 2007-09-28 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Nearly fifteen years before the birth of gay liberation, the Daughters of Bilitis (DOB) was the world's first organization committed to lesbian visibility and empowerment. Like its predominantly gay male counterpart, the Mattachine Society, DOB was launched in response to the oppressive anti-homosexual climate of the McCarthy era, when lesbian and gay people were arrested, fired from jobs, and had their children taken away simply because of their sexual orientation. It was against this political backdrop that a circle of San Francisco lesbians formed a private club where lesbians could meet others in a safe, affirming setting. The small social group evolved over the next two decades into a national organization that counted more than a dozen chapters, and laid the foundation for today's lesbian rights movement. "Different Daughters" chronicles this movement and the women who fought the church and state in order to change not only our nation's perception of homosexuality, but how lesbians see themselves. Marcia Gallo has interviewed dozens of former DOB members, many of whom have never spoken on record. Through its leaders, magazine, and network of local chapters, DOB played a crucial role in creating lesbian identity, visibility, and political strategies in Cold War America.

Author : Louise Rafkin
Publisher : Cleis Press
ISBN 13 : 1573448559
Total Pages : 162 pages
Book Rating : 4.50/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Different Daughters written by Louise Rafkin and published by Cleis Press. This book was released on 2001-05-01 with total page 162 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This book will help your mom understand. Give it to her."—Betty DeGeneres Coming out to mom is a lesbian rite of passage. In Different Daughters, thirty mothers of lesbians come together to trace their journeys towards acceptance of their daughters. Facing their fears and confusion, prejudice and misunderstandings, they speak honesty and bravely about the difficulties and joys of life with their "different daughters." Writing about families, community, religion, grandchildren, bisexuality, transgender issues, and coming out, the authors of Different Daughters raise questions shared by all mothers: How can we accept our children for who they are? How can we love our children even when they are different from us? This updated and expanded third edition of Louise Rafkin's landmark anthology includes new stories by mothers of bisexual women and young lesbians, a sister of a lesbian, and the brave testimony of one mother whose lesbian daughter is in the process of redefining her gender.

Author : Richard Stern
Publisher : Open Road Media
ISBN 13 : 1497685311
Total Pages : 179 pages
Book Rating : 4.14/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Other Men's Daughters written by Richard Stern and published by Open Road Media. This book was released on 2014-12-16 with total page 179 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “A beautifully written novel that should be read by everyone who cares about the human condition.” —The Philadelphia Inquirer Harvard physiologist Robert Merriwether has four whip-smart children, an attractive and intelligent wife, and a successful, stimulating career. True, he and Sarah have not slept together in years, and when he decides to stay behind in Cambridge for the summer while the rest of the family vacations in Maine, his newfound freedom is deeply unsettling. But that does not mean that Merriwether wants to change his life or feels unloved. To a man of science, desire is nothing more than a biological reaction. And Merriwether’s personal philosophy is that once you’re in your forties, real love is nothing but lust and nostalgia. Then Cynthia Ryder walks into his life. Twenty years old, she is beautiful, intelligent, witty, and kind. And, to Merriwether’s great surprise, she wants to be with him. Initially, he evades her advances, sure that hers is just a passing fancy. But as he gets to know her better, Merriwether realizes that Cynthia is more mature than he first suspected and that the joy he feels when they are together has been missing from his life for a long, long time. When the summer ends and their need for each other does not fade, Merriwether realizes that he is being given a chance at true love. The question is, will he be brave enough to take it? Considered by many critics to be Richard Stern’s finest novel, Other Men’s Daughters is a tender, honest, witty, and life-affirming portrait of a love as transcendent as it is unlikely.

Author : Joanna Philbin
Publisher : Poppy
ISBN 13 : 0316088420
Total Pages : 304 pages
Book Rating : 4.28/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Daughters written by Joanna Philbin and published by Poppy. This book was released on 2010-05-01 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Ever wonder what it's really like to grow up in Manhattan with a famous mom or dad? Well, Joanna Philbin is going to tell you. The Daughters is authentic and well-told. Gossip Girl herself would love this new series." --Cecily von Ziegesar, author of the #1 New York Times bestselling series Gossip Girl They didn't ask for fame. They were born with it. The only daughter of supermodel Katia Summers, witty and thoughtful Lizzie Summers likes to stick to the sidelines. The sole heir to Metronome Media and daughter of billionaire Karl Jurgensen, outspoken Carina Jurgensen would rather climb mountains than social ladders. Daughter of chart-topping pop icon Holla Jones, stylish and sensitive Hudson Jones is on the brink of her own music breakthrough. By the time freshman year begins, unconventional-looking Lizzie Summers has come to expect fawning photographers and adoring fans to surround her gorgeous supermodel mother. But when Lizzie is approached by a fashion photographer that believes she's "the new face of beauty," Lizzie surprises herself and her family by becoming the newest Summers woman to capture the media's spotlight. Don't miss this insider's look at what it's like to be the child of a world-famous celebrity, all while trying to navigate the ups and downs of high school.

Author : Carol Anderson Anway
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 228 pages
Book Rating : 4.39/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Daughters of Another Path written by Carol Anderson Anway and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Experiences of American women choosing Islam.

Author : Alan Miller
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 1101203471
Total Pages : 282 pages
Book Rating : 4.77/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Why Beautiful People Have More Daughters written by Alan Miller and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2007-09-04 with total page 282 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Now available in paperback?a provocative new look at biology, evolution, and human behavior ?as disturbing [as it is] fascinating? (Publishers Weekly). Why are most neurosurgeons male and most kindergarten teachers female? Why aren?t there more women on death row? Why do so many male politicians ruin their careers with sex scandals? Why and how do we really fall in love? This engaging book uses the latest research from the field of evolutionary psychology to shed light on why we do the things we do?from life plans to everyday decisions. With a healthy disregard for political correctness, Miller and Kanazawa reexamine the fact that our brains and bodies are hardwired to carry out an evolutionary mission? an inescapable human nature that actually stopped evolving about 10,000 years ago.

Author : Louise Rafkin
Publisher : Skyhorse Publishing
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 188 pages
Book Rating : 4.48/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Different Mothers written by Louise Rafkin and published by Skyhorse Publishing. This book was released on 1990 with total page 188 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In a valuable resource, several sons and daughters of lesbians candidly discuss their experiences growing up, offering hope to other families of gays and lesbians.

Author : K. White
Publisher : SUNY Press
ISBN 13 : 9780791468180
Total Pages : 144 pages
Book Rating : 4.86/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Other Daughters of the Revolution written by K. White and published by SUNY Press. This book was released on 2007-06-01 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Presents two of the earliest autobiographies of American women.

Author : Sarah Gray
Publisher : Kensington Books
ISBN 13 : 0758266847
Total Pages : 288 pages
Book Rating : 4.42/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Just Like Other Daughters written by Sarah Gray and published by Kensington Books. This book was released on 2013 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With grace and warmth, Colleen Faulkner tells an unflinching, yet heartrending, story of mothers and daughters, and of the risk we all take, both in loving and in letting go.

Author : Lauren Cowen
Publisher : Courage Books
ISBN 13 : 9780762411092
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.90/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Daughters and Mothers written by Lauren Cowen and published by Courage Books. This book was released on 2001-08 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The relationship between daughters and mothers is revealed in this collection of essays and photographs. The women in these pages share their thoughts and discover universal truths about family ties and the roles of women in life.