The Persistent Desire

Posted on 08 June 2018 by Joan Nestle

Gay Lesbian Studies, Homosexuality, Women s Studies Best Read [ The Persistent Desire ] Author [ Joan Nestle ] For Kindle ePUB or eBook – kino-fada.fr I ve been looking for stories like these for a long time I m glad I finally found the time to read them I would love for there to be an ebook version someday so this text could reach a wider audience Here are some quotes that jumped out at me After I left home my brother found out that I hung out in the Starlet Lounge and he and his friends used to come and taunt us There was nothing that could be done about that, because that s what the bars were, that s where they made their money with th I ve been looking for stories like these for a long time I m glad I finally found the time to read them I would love for there to be an ebook version someday so this text could reach a wider audience Here are some quotes that jumped out at me After I left home my brother found out that I hung out in the Starlet Lounge and he and his friends used to come and taunt us There was nothing that could be done about that, because that s what the bars were, that s where they made their money with the tourists coming to look at the queers We were only a small part of the population of the bar actually we were the sideshow No wonder we all did drugs and stuff I didn t acknowledge to myself that I was part of a sideshow and that I was on display, but that was exactly what it was Doris Lunden, 117 Many of today s feminist see us as ahistorical, as if we are stuck in a time and never change, as if we are a...Crucial to the femme butch history, this anthology is diverse, incredible, and well written.On a major Joan Nestle kick Even though The Persistent Desire gets referenced all the time in newer books, I couldn t find it in any bookstore and had to special order Well worth the postage, and a great one to read aloud The book feels like a conversation held under a big warm tent that could only have been pitched by a great humanist editor like Nestle Her busy mending and minding of these stories is evident in the way it s knitted all together, beautifully patterned by Nestle web spinning On a major Joan Nestle kick Even though The Persistent Desire gets referenced all the time in newer books, I couldn t find it in any bookstore and had to special order Well worth the postage, and a great one to read aloud The book feels like a conversation held under a big warm tent that could only have been pitched by a great humanist editor like Nestle Her busy mending and minding of these stories ...Some of my favorite pieces from this for my reference Gayle Rubin Of Calamities and Kings Reflections on butch, gender, and boundaries Pat Califa Diagnostic Tests Bonni Barringer When Butches Cry Recollecting History, Rena...I ve never felt any affinity with a butch or femme label, but to my surprise I loved this There is a great variety of talented voices captured here in a variety of prose and poetry, fiction and not.I recently read a lesbian history book, and reading an overview of all the lesbian cultures that sprang up throughout the years made me tired For the most part, the cultures came off as exhausting and restrictive But this book shed a different light on Butch Femme culture and hearing about differ I ve never felt any affini...I place a high value on knowing where your community started and how far it has come, so this is a pretty important book for me You should approach it as a history book, though, not a present day reader on butch femme things, because it is a fairly dated perspective.This book really synthesized and solidified my identity as a fem I loved the historical perspective on queer culture It s really affirming of the roles that queers have taken over the years that are not generally celbrated Bless Joan NestleMUST READ without a doubt my favorite Butch Femme book a beautiful and powerful anthology that has held up to the test of time, core to a Butch Femme literary cannonoh joan, how could i have ever found femme without you one of my favorite covers too.

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08 June 2018

Joan Nestle