sg94's review against another edition
informative
fast-paced
3.0
This book is incredibly of its time. It's mean spirited and catty, transphobic, somewhat racist, hateful towards butch and any more masculine women, and oh so many other things. Still, there's a bit of charm in it. The sentiment of it shines through and it's a good one, even if it didn't age well. This book's goal is, very clearly, to offer an idea of community and I can't fault it for that. The chapter that especially worked for me is chapter 14, which talks about elderly lesbians and the way they had grown up (in the late 19th century) and survived into the 1950s. I wouldn't say to read it unless you're specifically using it for research, but I think it's still a valuable resource.
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