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A review by apenguinkeeper
A Place of Our Own: Six Spaces That Shaped Queer Women's Culture by June Thomas
4.25
Love love love all the information in this book. It revealed so much about the history of my community I had no idea about.
I read this for a forensics speech I’ve been working on, and I do think this raises the idea that many lesbian stereotypes derive from the lesbian community itself, formed from desperation to be able to recognize each other, and that society then adopted those ideals and used them as a gaydar, much like the lesbians of the past. It’s an unfortunate but necessary thing that needed to happen.
I read this for a forensics speech I’ve been working on, and I do think this raises the idea that many lesbian stereotypes derive from the lesbian community itself, formed from desperation to be able to recognize each other, and that society then adopted those ideals and used them as a gaydar, much like the lesbians of the past. It’s an unfortunate but necessary thing that needed to happen.
Lesbianism isn’t something that needs to be hidden away in a distant neighborhood. You don’t need to be half drunk to do it. It isn’t just for intellectuals. It doesn’t have to be solemn and serious. It can be fun and healthy and loud and sweaty and untamed.
Overall, I loved all of these stories and information, and while the language wasn’t especially colorful nor was all of the information necessarily needed, I do think this book is important and I’m very glad I read it.