A review by moonyreadsbystarlight
This Is What Lesbian Looks Like: Dyke Activists Take on the 21st Century by

informative inspiring

5.0

I picked this up because of the small handfull of names I recognized, but the vast majority of this ended up being amazing. This was such an incredible collection of essays from a diverse array if lesbians. Of course this talks about what it means to be a lesbian and be an activist as a lesbian, it goes far beyond that, talking about race, disability, immigration, age, capitalism, colonialism, and more. While this was published in 1999, it remains relevant. So many issues discussed today were being discussed here -- and with so much more nuance than it often is. It is definitely one that needs to continue to be read. 

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism, Racism, Homophobia, Transphobia, Ableism, and Xenophobia

Moderate: Cancer and War

Most of the sexism, misogyny, racism, etc are because those are the topics covered in this volume. There is some language or phrasing that is outdated or would be awkward by today's standards, but that is to be expected reading something published over 20 years ago.