Forbidden Love: The Unashamed Stories of Lesbian Lives
Ten Canadian women discuss lesbianism in the 1940s, 1950s, and 1960s: discovering the pulp fiction of the day about women in love, their own first affairs, the sorrow of splitting up, frequenting gay clubs, facing police raids, men's reactions, and the etiquette of butch and femme roles. Four dramatized chapters from the pulp book "Forbidden Love" are interspersed with the interviews and archival material.
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Ten Canadian women discuss lesbianism in the 1940s, 1950s, and 1960s: discovering the pulp fiction of the day about women in love, their own first affairs, the sorrow of splitting up, frequenting gay clubs, facing police raids, men's reactions, and the etiquette of butch and femme roles. Four dramatized chapters from the pulp book "Forbidden Love" are interspersed with the interviews and archival material.
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