The lesbian couples' guide : finding the right woman and creating a life together / Judith McDaniel.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

McDaniel, Judith.

Contributor:

Penn Sexuality Collection (University of Pennsylvania)

Gift of the William Way LGBT Community Center (University of Pennsylvania)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Lesbian couples.

Physical Description:

xii, 276 pages ; 24 cm

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : HarperPerennial, ©1995.

Summary:

A complete guide to lesbian relationships that explores both the practical and emotional dimensions of being a lesbian couple in today's society.

Contents:

PART I: DEFINING OURSELVES. Introduction ; Finding the past, creating the future ; The women next door

PART II: LESBIANS AND SEX. Is she a lesbian? ; What will we be? Friends, lovers, partners? ; Lesbian passion ; Sex for the first time

with a new lover ; Sex and our past lives ; Sexual styles ; Safe sex for lesbians

PART III: LIVING AS LESBIANS. The homophobia thing ; The closet ; Opening our own closet doors

PART IV: COUPLING. The couple concept ; Naming ourselves ; Setting boundaries ; Creating rituals ; Things we do together, things we do apart ; Changing midstream without getting thrown

PART V: LIVING TOGETHER. Making a home for ourselves ; Making a match with your mate ; Money: hers, hers, and ours ; Lesbian couples and the world of legalities ; We're lovers but we're not having sex

PART VI: PARENTING. Lesbian mothers? ; Families of circumstance ; Lesbians who become moms ; So what about the kids?

PART VII: POWER ISSUES. Power and mutuality ; Defining the norm ; Race and class ; Body image and disability ; I've lived longer than you (and learned more) ; The trouble is we don't understand one another ; By these hands

betrayal ; Accountability

PART VIII: UNCOUPLING. The perfect lesbian-feminist ending ; Secrets ; Naming the problem ; The nonmonogamy shuffle ; It's over when... ; Our children and divorce ; Trying again

PART IX: GOING LONG TERM. How long is long term? ; The comfort factor ; Illness and the relationship ; Aging and the relationship: the opening out ; Aging and relationship: managing the transitions.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Local Notes:

Gift of the William Way LGBT Community Center.

ISBN:

0060950218

9780060950217

OCLC:

32311105

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