“Of course many of us were loaded with self-hate and wanted to change. How could it have been otherwise? All we heard and read about homosexuality was that crap about how we were inverts, perverts, queers — a menace to… — Lillian Faderman Copy Share Image
“Some women who married and also had lesbian relationships were genuinely bisexual. Many others married because they could see no other viable choice in… — Lillian Faderman Copy Share Image
“Perhaps rage was an inextricable part of lesbian-feminism, because once these women analyzed the female's position in society they realized they had much to… — Lillian Faderman Copy Share Image
“Love between women could take on a new shape in the late nineteenth century because the feminist movement succeeded both in opening new jobs… — Lillian Faderman Copy Share Image
“hey’d say that heterosexual women become feminists when they finally understand that society doesn’t allow them to be complete and free human beings— but… — Lillian Faderman Copy Share Image
“Of course many of us were loaded with self-hate and wanted to change. How could it have been otherwise? All we heard and read… — Lillian Faderman Copy Share Image
“To learn of the existence of other lesbians through the media, no matter how unfortunate those characters were, must have been reassuring to women… — Lillian Faderman Copy Share Image
“A woman who dared to live as an overt homosexual in such unwelcoming times might well have an ego of impressive strength and health… — Lillian Faderman Copy Share Image
“Education continued to come under particularly strong fire...: If women learned how to manage in the world as well as men, if they learned… — Lillian Faderman Copy Share Image
