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Lesbian

Politics, Culture, Existence

Susan Hawthorne author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Spinifex Press

Published:3rd Sep '24

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A history of feminist and lesbian thinking from the 1970s to the present Across almost 50 years of writing, Susan Hawthorne’s essays on lesbian culture and politics take the reader on a journey through the concerns of radical feminists engaged in the Women’s Liberation Movement. Not only does she trace the experiments of lesbians creating a vibrant woman-loving culture, but she also traces the backlash against lesbians and a history of violence perpetrated by the state, corporations and individual men. She begins with a recollection of a rape in her pre-feminist days, followed by a critique of the institution of heterosexuality and the role of lesbian feminism as a strategy. She is soon asking questions about lesbian existence. The essays span reflections on lesbian literature and the development of lesbian culture, including the politics of physical expression in circus. Susan Hawthorne writes about cultural appropriation, depoliticisation and the erasure of lesbian inventiveness. She researches violence against lesbians including rape, torture and murder and the way in which this violence is ignored and often distorted by the media. Her investigations include lesbian refugees, lesbian economics, violation of lesbian human rights and the impact of the transgender industrial complex on the existence of lesbians as a political force.

Jennifer Bilek remains a unique and heroic figure in revealing the truth of transhumanism and its impact on women and children. She scrupulously follows the money and concepts that are the foundations of the transhumanist industrial complex and alerts us to the social transformations waiting for us down the line. Everyone concerned about protecting the integrity of women’s and children’s bodies from theft by men – already eroded by gender identity ideology – should read this book so that we can be armed for the future —Heather Brunskell-Evans, author of Transgender Body Politics Jennifer Bilek is one of the most brilliant and courageous people I've ever met. Like a prophet, she shakes us out of our slumber to confront the ‘trans assault on our humanity. It is, as her blog is called, the 11th hour. For yourselves, your loved ones, and for our civilization, put down what you are doing, read this book, and join this epic battle. — Miriam Grossman, MD, psychiatrist and author of Lost in Trans Nation: A Child Psychiatrist's Guide Out of the Madness. You must read Jennifer Bilek’s book to gird yourself against the onslaught of the technocratic cult of transhumanism that’s attacking our children, our personal relationships, and our very humanity. Jennifer Bilek is a brilliant prophet who connects the dots with clarity, precision, and prescience. —Stella Morabito, author of The Weaponization of Loneliness and senior contributor at The Federalist

ISBN: 9781925950984

Dimensions: 228mm x 152mm x 20mm

Weight: 460g

360 pages