Böcker i Between Men - Between Women: Lesbian & Gay Studies-serien

A well-informed portrait, part social critique, part memoir, of sexual mores and homosexuality in provincial Mexico.

Reading sexuality as much between the texts as through them, this work provides a critical stock-taking and intervention in the field of lesbian studies. Literary and cinematographic texts discussed include: "Basic Instinct"; "Bitter Moon"; "Friends and Relations" and "The Colour Purple".

In reassessing traditional psychoanalysis, this text fromulates new theories for evaluating women's sexuality. The author argues that the dynamics of lesbian and bisexual relationships are "part" of women's development and desires rather than "dysfunctions".

For Smith, "lesbian panic" is often a fear of losing one's identity and value within the heterosexual paradigm. This book traces the history of "lesbian panic" through key works: The Voyage Out and Mrs. Dalloway; The Little Girls and Eva Trout; King of a Rainy Country; The Golden Notebook; and The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie.

In candid, in-depth interviews, gay men discuss their experiences in the age of AIDS, their attitudes toward sex, and their motives for engaging in behaviors that are widely considered to be dangerous health risks.

Walzer explores how, within a decade, Israel has evolved from a society that marginalized homosexuals to one that offers some of the most extensive legal protections in the world.

This collection of essays, which includes a revised version of a famous article on the "male lesbian," addresses such issues as race, gender, and sexuality, and explores the body as a physical, psychological, and cultural construct.