Lesbian Resource Center

November 29, 2007

Theme: Addiction in the LGBT Community

Readings:
-- Addictions in the Gay and Lesbian Community by Jack Drescher and Jeffrey R. Guss
-- "Internalized Homophobia and Substance Use Among Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Persons" by Dean M. Amadio & Y. Barry Chung
-- "Sexual Orientation and the Addictions" by Robert Paul Cabaj, MD
-- "Alcohol & Other Drug Use in Female Medical Students: A Comparison of Lesbians & Heterosexuals" by Dee Mosbacher, MD, PhD

October 25, 2007

Theme: Lesbian Fiction

Reading:
-- Patience and Sarah by Isabel Miller is the story of two young women who fall in love in early 19th century America. They want nothing more than to be together and to own their own farm. They face many obstacles, both internal and external, in pursuit of their dream.

September 27, 2007

Theme: Lesbians and Bisexual Women in Film

Readings / Movies:
-- Vampires and Violets: Lesbians in Film by Andrea Weiss
-- "Better Than Chocolate"
-- "Small Town Gay Bar"
-- "If These Walls Could Talk 2"

Don't forget that the NC Gay & Lesbian Film Festival is August 23 - 26, 2007. They always have excellent films showing.

August 23, 2007

Theme: Bisexuality

NOTE: This month's group is open to everyone -- female, male, genderqueer, trans, gender-neutral, etc.

Readings:
-- The Bisexual Option by Fritz Klein and Regina U. Reinhardt
-- Bi Any Other Name: Bisexual People Speak Out by Loraine Hutchins and Lani Kaahuman
-- More readings TBA

July 26, 2007

Theme: Lesbian Sex

Readings: (feel free to read any of the following)
-- The Lesbian Sex Book by Wendy Caster
-- Sapphistry: The Book of Lesbian Sexuality by Pat Califia
-- Sex for One: The Joy of Selfloving by Betty Dodson
-- Lesbian Passion: Loving Ourselves and Each Other by JoAnn Loulan
-- Lesbian Sex by JoAnn Loulan
-- Lesbian Couples by Clunis and Green, p. 111-134
-- Dyke Life by Karla Jay, p. 195-220
-- NEWLY POSTED -- The Topping Book by Dossie Easton & Catherine A. Liszt (CLICK HERE)

June 28, 2007

Theme: Lesbians and Bisexual Women in Current Media

Readings: In lieu of assigned readings this month, our discussion will revolve around information identified by the participants. Please bring at least one article or news story to share with the group. This can be either a positive or negative reflection of the LGBT community and can range from magazines to television shows to music to news -- any form of current media. If you have questions, please email lrcreadinggroup@yahoo.com.

May 24, 2007

Theme: Segregation Within Our Own Community

Readings:
-- The Combahee River Collective Statement, April 1977 (read the short version or the long version)
-- "Fear of a Black Planet" by Samiya Bashir - Curve Magazine, http://www.curvemag.com/Detailed/4.html
-- Internalized Biphobia, http://www.biresource.org/features/triangle_biphobia.html
-- "The Michigan Women's Music Festival Continues to Promote Discrimination", http://www.fuah.org/MWMF_press-statement.html
-- "Under the Rainbow: Racial Tension in Cincinnati's Gay and Lesbian Community" http://www.citybeat.com/2002-01-31/cover.shtml


Additional Readings of Interest:
-- Does Your Mama Know?: An Anthology of Black Lesbian Coming Out Stories by Lisa C. Moore (1997)
-- Lesbian Communities: Festivals, RVs, and the Internet by Esther D. Rothblum and Penny Sablove

April 26, 2007

Theme: Religion and Homosexuality

Readings:
-- Homosexuality and Religion by Religion Facts
-- The Church and the Homosexual: An Historical Perspective, 1979 by John Boswell
-- Inventing Sin: Religion and Homosexuality by Larry Gross

Additional Readings of Interest:
-- What the Bible Really Says About Homosexuality by Daniel A. Helminiak

March 22, 2007

Theme: Coming Out

Readings:
-- Resource Guide to Coming Out (HRC) - pdf online
-- Excerpt from Is It A Choice by Eric Marcus - pdf
-- Excerpt from Outing Yourself by Michelangelo Signorile - pdf

Additional Readings of Interest:
-- From Wedded Wife to Lesbian Life by Deborah Abbott and Ellen Farmer - book of short stories
-- Excerpt from The Girls Next Door: Into the Heart of Lesbian America by Lindsy van Gelder and Pamela Robin Brandt - pdf
-- Resource Guide to Coming Out for African Americans (HRC) - pdf online
-- Coming Out as Bisexual - website
-- Coming Out as Transgender - website

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