My Dangerous Desires: A Queer Girl Dreaming Her Way Home

My Dangerous Desires: A Queer Girl Dreaming Her Way Home

Duke University Press, PO Box 90660, Durham, NC 27708-0660. 277p., bibliog., index. ISBN 0-8223-2625-6, 0-8223-2619-1pbk. $17.95pbk.
Amber L. Hollibaugh. 2000.

"Amber L. Hollibaugh is a lesbian sex radical, ex-hooker, incest survivor, gypsy child, poor-white-trash, high-femme dyke." She is also an award-winning film-maker, left political organizer, public speaker, and journalist. This book presents over 20 years of her writing. "She explores the concept of labeling and the associated issues of categories such as butch or femme, transgender, bisexual, top or bottom, drag queen, b-girl, or drag king." This is a fascinating and moving book that once you begin to read, you do not want to put it down. The book is not an AIDS-specific book but Amber is an AIDS activist, producing videos for the NYC Commission on Human Rights AIDS Discrimination Unit, worked with the Global Program on AIDS and was founding Director of the Lesbian AIDS Project at Gay Men's Health Crisis. She now works as a consultant on international and national health care, human rights, labor, and women's and gay issues. This is a recommended book for all public and academic libraries.

Keywords: Lesbian; Social Conditions; Interviews; Feminism)
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