Lesbians

Books and resources for and about lesbian women.

See also: Sexual health

Recommended reading

The Essential Guide to Lesbian Conception, Pregnancy, and Birth by Kim Toevs and Stephanie Brill

A guide for lesbian mothers to the physical and emotional aspects of IVF, donor insemination, pregnancy, and childbirth. Read more.

So You Want to Be a Lesbian? by Liz Tracey and Sydney Pokorny

A tongue-in-cheek guide to life as a lesbian. Read more. 

Why Marriage?: The History Shaping Today's Debate Over Gay Equality by George Chauncey

An account of the history of the struggle for legal recognition of same-sex partners and the current controversy over gay marriage. Read more.

The L Word (TV Series)

The hit television show is now available on DVD from Amazon.

Lesbian fiction from A Different Light Bookstore

Other resources

• Abuse/domestic violence in lesbian relationships
• AfterEllen.com - Lesbian and Bisexual Women in Entertainment and the Media
• Australian Lesbian and Gay Archives
• The Lesbian History Project
• List of lesbian email lists
• Gay & Lesbian Rights Lobby (Australia)
• The National Latina/o Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Organization (US)
• Outlink Network - rural lesbian, gay & bisexual youth (Australia)
• GayMatchMaker - Australia & New Zealands premier gay and bisexual dating site.
• Magazines of America's Gay and Lesbian magazines - The Advocate, Pride, Queer Ramblings, Curve, Xodus, plus many more.
• Private Life Survey - This survey aims to examine the health and wellbeing of individuals in the Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender and Intersex (GLBTI) community. It is being carried out through Gay and Lesbian Health Victoria (GLHV) in partnership with the Australian Research Centre in Sex, Health and Society (ARCSHS) at La Trobe University.

More on relationships from the Sex and Gender Resource

• Relationships and Lifestyle main page
• Meeting people
• Heterosexuality
• Gay men
• Bisexuality
• Asexuality
• Polyamory
• Transgender

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