'R. Collis' in OBA Collectie

Lesbian Portraits is a celebration of women who have dared to defy convention. From the ancient societies of the tribeswomen of the Libyan Amazons, to the monarchy and nobility of 17th and 18th century Europe and the non-conformist spirit of the 20th ce...

Beschrijving van de ervaringen van Rose Collis tijdens haar onderzoek naar en het schrijven van de biografie over de lesbische detective-schrijfster Nancy Spain.

Over de dierenliefde van lesbische vrouwen, o.a. Gertrude Stein (witte poedels), Radclyffe Hall (paarden) en Rita Mae Brown (katten).

Over het leven van de dichteres Olive Custance (1874-1944), die van 1902 tot 1913 getrouwd was met Lord Alfred Douglas, de ex-minnaar van Oscar Wilde.

Interview met de Britse activiste Barbara Bell, n.a.v. haar autobiografie Just take your frock off, over haar inspanningen voor de homo/lesbische beweging waarin zij al voor de tweede wereldoorlog actief was.

Mede met assistentie van de lesbische uitbaatster Jo Purvis van de Londense Rehearsel Club had de lesbische drag king Randy Knight een carrière in de jaren zeventig met haar impressies van Tom Jones, Frank Sinatra en Elvis Presley.

Former editor of Gay News' Literary Supplement, Alison Hennegen, discusses the important literary influences on her lesbianism, excerpts of which she has collected into a book, The Lesbian Pillow Book.

In 1948, Margaret Allen (also known as "Bill"), a woman who had been cross-dressing for over 10 years, was convicted of murder and executed. Although guilty of the killing, prosecutorial homophobia played a role in the murder charge (instead of manslaug...

Constance Spry is famous as a garden designer and floral arranger to British royalty and the upper class, as well as for bringing classic French cuisine to London during the 1920s and 1930s; though she was married, she also had a serious lesbian relatio...