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Why Is Everything “Lesbian” Always Dying?

Outward: Slate's LGBTQ podcast

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The Promise of Lesbian Separation

One of the more fascinating chapters of your book for me was the one about lesbian breast cancer activism which is something I knew very very little about. So can you tell us what exactly was going on in the public discourse at that time and how lesbian groups activated? You mark this merit as one of many moments that contribute to the public understanding of the lesbian as a demographic that can demand inclusion and recognition from the state rather than sort of just subverting the structures that exist.Yeah, it's absolutely and thanks because that chapter is actually in many ways where the whole book begins because prior to starting my PhD, I actually worked in lesbian breast cancer research and I worked with women who were trying to get

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