Dyke Life: From Growing Up to Growing Old, a Celebration of the Lesbian Experience

By Karla Jay

Book Overview

Written by lesbians of different ages, races and religions--and compiled by one of the gay movement's best-known writers and activists--these original essays give vibrant voice to the diversity of the lesbian experience. Celebrating the many ways in which the lesbian experience is unique from all others, many of these pieces focus on specific lesbian concerns such as sexual practices, raising children and higher incidence of certain illnesses.Beyond pointing out these differences, the essays also provide a comprehensive view of the many phases of lesbian life by covering diverse topics like body piercing, coming out and work. Short narratives--"To Mother or Not to Mother," "Confessions of a Lesbian Vampire," "About Being an Old Lesbian in Love," and more--complement and enrich the main essays, adding a unique personal tone to the collection. A mix of the serious and the irreverent, Dyke Life is an important contribution to gay and lesbian literature.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0465039081
• ISBN13: 9780465039081
• Release Date: May 1996
• Publisher: Basic Books
• Length: 384 Pages
• Weight: 1.01 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

Fabulous collection of authors provide their insight of lesbian life

I bought this book when I saw the terrific table of contents. Two essays alone made this book a must have - Lee Lynch's 'Something Snapped' Tee A. Corinne's "Breaking Up' Also included are outstanding and entertaining writing from a host of authors including - Jean Swallow Paula Martinac Joan Loulan Leslea Newman Judith Stelboum Ruthann Robson Jan Futcher Victoria Brownworth Anna Livia Donna Allegra This is a Keeper!

Dyke Life wonderful non-fiction reading matereal

The thing i enjoyed most about this non-fiction lesbian book was the wide selection of topics. From lesbians in the work place, aging lesbians, marriage, etc, this book has a great "wideness" to it. Not to mention, each topic is split up perfectly, making whatever information you are looking for easy to find.