Books, Plays and Film
Books
Secret Service: Untold Stories of Lesbians in the Military
In Secret Service, readers meet the can-do troops who do battle with discrimination– from the high-ranking Washington-insider who closes the door to much more than her apartment when she leaves for the capitol each morning, to the rank-and-file enlistee whose make-believe boyfriend helps her fend off daily inquisitions. These women – nurses, clerks, commanders, and artillerymen – are part of an extraordinary community of dedicated professionals whose commitment extends above and beyond. They are smart. They are skilled. They are lesbian. And that fact alone – ten years after the passage of “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” – still means discharge.
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Gay Old Girls
What would it have been like to have been a lesbian in 1920s Alabama? 1940s New York? 1950s Texas? Gershick traveled the country to find out, and the result is laid out in Gay Old Girls. A lively and fascinating oral history of life before the birth of the modern LGBT political movement, Gay Old Girls introduces us to nine remarkable women who provide a rare glimpse into the past.
