Lesbian Communities: Festivals, RVs, and the Internet
Lesbian Communities: Festivals, RVs, and the Internet takes you inside flourishing communitiesphysical, spiritual, and virtual (online)that provide lesbians with practical help, emotional support, and outlets for creative expression. From groups functioning in harmony with mainstream society, to separatist communities and back-to-the-land groups, to festival communities and informal online groups, this book offers a ray of light to those whose search for community is still ongoing. It...
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Sixteen articles describe a diverse array of communities created by and for lesbians. These range from an Internet discussion list for lesbian mothers to the Hallomas land trust in Northern California. Other topics include (for example) an examination of the current role of feminist bookstores and a description of how women enter the lesbian world in Japan. Co-published simultaneously as Journal of Lesbian Studies, v.9, nos.1/2, 2005. Harrington Park Press is an imprint of The Haworth Press. Annotation ©2006 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
ForewordThe mirror dance in retrospect1Entering the lesbian world in Japan : debut stories11Lesbian quarters : on building space, identity, institutional memory and resources31My life in a lesbian community : the joys and the pain45Negotiating lesbian worlds : the festival communities55Hallomas : longevity in a back-to-the-land women's group in Northern California63The Friday night bunch : a lesbian community in West Texas73Dykes and tykes : a virtual lesbian parenting community81The heirs of Aradia, daughters of Diana : community in the second and the third wave95Lesquire's pub - an essay on virtual community building111"Amazon music party drummers," Santa Cruz, California, mountains, 1974125The visible lesbian : the lesbian community action association and lesbian visibility127Lesbian community : from sisterhood to segregation135More than a bookstore : the continuing relevance of feminist bookstores for the lesbian community145A new generation of lesbian Jewish activism161Lesbian communities across the United States : pockets of resistance and resilience169
