I came out as a lesbian in Boston in 1977, into a subculture of women's bars, women's music, women's theatre, and feminist newspapers and political activism. To my relief, I became part of a thoughtful, creative community that formed itself against the era's dominant culture, which mostly sneered with dismissive antipathy at lesbians and gay [...]
SOURCE: The Feminist Spectator at 03:54AM on December 25, 2012