
Lesbians
Julie Bindel(Author)
Swift Press
Published on 10. April 2025
Book
Paperback/Softback
210 pages
978-1-80075-574-1 (ISBN)
Description
'Bracing, nourishing and wonderfully pro-woman' Victoria Smith, author of Hags
¿What does it mean to be a lesbian now? Has the quest for lesbian liberation stalled, and if so, why?
Part-memoir, part frontline reportage and part cultural commentary, Julie Bindel examines what defines lesbian culture, love, friendship and happiness today. She distinguishes the particular challenges facing lesbians from the very different experiences of gay men, and asks: why do lesbians so often seem to face particular hostility? Comparing past attitudes to today, she argues that lesbians continue to suffer from bigotry and discrimination because sexism and enforced gendered roles are still left unchallenged. She explores why many of the biggest assaults on lesbian freedom and wellbeing around the world now come, not just from conservatives, but also from so-called progressives, who are often antagonistic to lesbians organising and socialising autonomously.
Rooted in her own remarkable story, this personal and passionate book is both an investigation into the obstacles to lesbian flourishing, and a testament to the particular delights of being a lesbian.
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Language
English
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Dimensions
Height: 235 mm
Width: 153 mm
Thickness: 12 mm
Weight
323 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-80075-574-1 (9781800755741)
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Person
Julie Bindel is journalist, author and feminist campaigner. She is co-director and founder of 'The Lesbian Project', and has been campaigning for the rights of abused and marginalised women and against male violence for four decades. Her previous books include Feminism for Women: The Real Route to Liberation and The Pimping of Prostitution: Abolishing the Sex Work Myth.