Lesbian Love and Relationships

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Author: Suzanna M. Rose

ISBN-10: 1560232641

ISBN-13: 9781560232643

Category: Lesbianism

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Scholars of psychology and women's studies discuss such topics as the dating experiences of adolescent lesbian and bisexual women, why some relationships endure and others end, and cross-generational friendships with older lesbians. The 13 articles are published simultaneously as Journal of Lesbian Studies, vol. 6, no. 1 (2002). Annotation c. Book News, Inc.,Portland, OR

Introduction: Lesbian Love and Relationships1"Having a Girlfriend Without Knowing It": Intimate Friendships Among Adolescent Sexual-Minority Women5Against All Odds: The Dating Experiences of Adolescent Lesbian and Bisexual Women17The Impact of Group Membership on Lesbians' Physical Appearance31Butch/Femme in the Personal Advertisements of Lesbians45Lesbians in Love: Why Some Relationships Endure and Others End53Not Any One Thing: The Complex Legacy of Social Class on African American Lesbian Relationships65A Butch Among the Belles75Lesbian Dating and Courtship from Young Adulthood to Midlife85Beyond "Lesbian Bed Death": The Passion and Play in Lesbian Relationships111Lesbian Intimate Partner Violence: Prevalence and Dynamics121Couples Therapy for Lesbians: Understanding Merger and the Impact of Homophobia129Young Sexual Minority Women's Perceptions of Cross-Generational Friendships with Older Lesbians139Building Bridges: Examining Lesbians' and Heterosexual Women's Close Friendships with Each Other149Index163