Publications and Research
Document Type
Book Chapter or Section
Publication Date
1990
Abstract
Lesbian and gay people lay special claim to the power of the printed word. It is through the printed word, consumed privately and anonymously, that we often first call ourselves queer. Coming out stories are thick with accounts of self-discovery through reading and exploration in libraries.
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Comments
This work was originally pubilshed in “Representation, Liberation, and the Queer Press,” edited by Brian Wallis. (Bay Press)