Sinister Wisdom 82: In Amerika They Call Us Dykes: Lesbian Lives in the 70s

In Amerika They Call Us Dykes: Lesbian Lives in the 70s

Sinister Wisdom 82: In Amerika They Call Us Dykes: Lesbian Lives in the 70s is a special issue that documents the conference sponsored by the Center for Lesbian and Gay Studies (CLAGS) titled In Amerika They Call Us Dykes: Lesbian Lives in the 70s in October 2010. This issue explores the questions: How do we narrate and share history between generations? How can we pass on traditions, ideas, and values to new generations while still giving younger women the space to experiment and formulate their own traditions, ideas, and values? How do we honor the past and think critically about it as a way to refine strategies for change? The goal for this issue is to help lesbians contribute to a productive and on-going conversation about lesbian herstory and its meaning in our lives today.

Special Features

Work from the October 2010 Conference
sponsored by the
Center for Lesbian and Gay Studies
(CLAGS)
in New York City

Creative Work By

Agatha Beins
Evelyn Torton Beck
Cheryl Clarke
Madeline Davis
Tucker Pamella Farley
Myriam Fougère
Alexis Pauline Gumbs
Patricia A. Gozemba
Jeri Hilderley
Bonnie J. Morris
Amanda Ream
Mimi Iimuro Van Ausdall
Fran Winant

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Gloria Anzaldúa

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― Charlene Carruthers

"Your silence will not protect you."

Audre Lorde

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― Leslie Feinberg

“The problem with the use of language of Revolution without praxis is that it promises to change everything while keeping everything the same. “
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