Desperately Seeking Susan Among the Trash: Reinscription, Subversion and Visibility in the Lesbian Romance Novel
Keywords:
Fiction, Homosexuality, Lesbianism in literature, Love stories, RomanceAbstract
This paper begins to examine the practice of reading the lesbian romance novel through surveys and interviews of selected readers, booksellers and publishers. Findings suggest that while the notion of escape similarly motivates both straight and lesbian romance readers, the psychological effects upon those readers differ significantly. Ultimately, this paper acknowledges that producers and consumers look to lesbian romances to counter the often invisible status of gay life in today's world.Metrics
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