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IST 605: Lesbian History

Learn about lesbian history from the Middle Ages to now!

References

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Biren, J. E. (Director). (1988). For Love and For Life: The 1987 March on Washington for Lesbian and Gay Rights [Video/DVD]. Frameline; Academic Video Online: Premium database. https://search.alexanderstreet.com/view/work/bibliographic_entity%7Cvideo_work%7C1854231

Burton, K. (2023). Moby Dyke: An obsessive quest to track down the last remaining lesbian bars in America. Simon & Schuster.

Canadé Sautman, F. (2001). Same sex love and desire among women in the Middle Ages (P. Sheingorn, Ed.; 1st ed.). Palgrave.

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Chávez-Silverman, S. (2000). Reading and writing the ambiente: Queer sexualities in Latino, Latin American, and Spanish culture (L. Hernández, Ed.). University of Wisconsin Press.

Dale, D. (2015, June 27). Same-sex marriage now legal across U.S. Supreme Court’s historic 5-4 vote invalidates bans of 13 conservative states. The Toronto Star. Gale OneFile: News. https://link-gale-com.libproxy.albany.edu/apps/doc/A419539929/STND?u=albanyu&sid=bookmark-STND&xid=5e2b71a1

Esterberg, K. G. (2024). From Lavender Menace to Queer Nation: The transformation of lesbian identity in the baby boom era. Journal of Lesbian Studies, 1–18. https://doi.org/10.1080/10894160.2024.2345496

Habib, S. (2007). Female homosexuality in the Middle East: Histories and representations. Routledge.

Jennings, R. (2006). The Gateways club and the emergence of a post-Second World War lesbian subculture. Social History, 31(2), 206–225. https://doi.org/10.1080/03071020600562959

Katz, J. (1983). Gay/Lesbian Almanac (1st ed.). Harper & Row.

Kłosowska, A. (2005). Queer love in the Middle Ages (1st ed.). Palgrave Macmillan.

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Miller, M. (2006). Historical Dictionary of Lesbian Literature. Scarecrow Press.

Rowe, K. (Director). (2024, June 18). Exploring the Secret Lesbian World of Interwar Paris [YouTube]. https://youtu.be/cGS1VWYYbII?si=WtUoZZKUrVi9s5rl

Salam, M. (2021, December 2). At Long Last, Onscreen Portrayals of Lesbian Relationships Are Getting Complex. The New York Times. https://www.nytimes.com/2021/12/03/t-magazine/lesbian-representation-tv-film.html

Sauer, M. M. (2007). “Where Are the Lesbians in Chaucer?” Journal of Lesbian Studies, 11(3–4), 331–345. https://doi.org/10.1300/J155v11n03_15

Toesland, F. (2025, June 6). The Palestinian activists fighting for LGBTQ+ rights against a neverending backdrop of war. LGBTQ Nation. https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2024/05/the-palestinian-activists-fighting-for-lgbtq-rights-against-a-neverending-backdrop-of-war/

Traub, V. (2002). The Renaissance of Lesbianism in Early Modern England. Cambridge University Press.

Vanita, R. (2005). Born of Two Vaginas: Love and Reproduction between Co-Wives in Some Medieval Indian Texts. GLQ: A Journal of Lesbian and Gay Studies, 11(4), 547–577. https://doi.org/10.1215/10642684-11-4-547