Comments on: Before "The L Word," There Was Lesbian Pulp Fiction http://www.autostraddle.com/before-the-l-word-there-was-lesbian-pulp-fiction-139636/ The World's Most Popular Independently-Owned Website for Lesbian, Bisexual and Queer Women Wed, 19 Jun 2013 14:01:19 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: kpee http://www.autostraddle.com/before-the-l-word-there-was-lesbian-pulp-fiction-139636/#comment-213187 kpee Sat, 16 Jun 2012 17:18:47 +0000 http://www.autostraddle.com/?p=139636#comment-213187 maple points for meeee

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]]> By: Brittani http://www.autostraddle.com/before-the-l-word-there-was-lesbian-pulp-fiction-139636/#comment-212714 Brittani Thu, 14 Jun 2012 17:30:49 +0000 http://www.autostraddle.com/?p=139636#comment-212714 No, thank you! You spelled it favourite and now I feel second hand classy.

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]]> By: kpee http://www.autostraddle.com/before-the-l-word-there-was-lesbian-pulp-fiction-139636/#comment-212578 kpee Thu, 14 Jun 2012 05:12:22 +0000 http://www.autostraddle.com/?p=139636#comment-212578 brittani you are one of my favourite writers on this site. i mean, i am fascinated by this topic anyway but your article is SO well written and readable. thank you so much for posting! i really love that you brought it home with the comment that shitty representations can be a big jumping off point – an important fact that i think we forget sometimes when we are so hungry for something better. anyhow. thanks thanks thanks! xox

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]]> By: kpee http://www.autostraddle.com/before-the-l-word-there-was-lesbian-pulp-fiction-139636/#comment-212576 kpee Thu, 14 Jun 2012 05:08:58 +0000 http://www.autostraddle.com/?p=139636#comment-212576 ohmygod SECONDED! i remember watching this in my history of feminism in canada class in second year wmst and having all kinds of tingly feelings….

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]]> By: Sarah Sokolski http://www.autostraddle.com/before-the-l-word-there-was-lesbian-pulp-fiction-139636/#comment-212270 Sarah Sokolski Wed, 13 Jun 2012 05:19:56 +0000 http://www.autostraddle.com/?p=139636#comment-212270 it’s the give and the take.

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]]> By: Megan http://www.autostraddle.com/before-the-l-word-there-was-lesbian-pulp-fiction-139636/#comment-211828 Megan Tue, 12 Jun 2012 05:29:35 +0000 http://www.autostraddle.com/?p=139636#comment-211828 Oh, I think I love you.

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]]> By: Hana http://www.autostraddle.com/before-the-l-word-there-was-lesbian-pulp-fiction-139636/#comment-211796 Hana Tue, 12 Jun 2012 03:52:15 +0000 http://www.autostraddle.com/?p=139636#comment-211796 The Beebo Brinker Chronicles are definitely worth a mention… they’ve also been adapted into a contemporary play!

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]]> By: Waldsen http://www.autostraddle.com/before-the-l-word-there-was-lesbian-pulp-fiction-139636/#comment-211759 Waldsen Tue, 12 Jun 2012 02:52:24 +0000 http://www.autostraddle.com/?p=139636#comment-211759 http://www.strangesisters.com/

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]]> By: Megan http://www.autostraddle.com/before-the-l-word-there-was-lesbian-pulp-fiction-139636/#comment-211703 Megan Tue, 12 Jun 2012 00:44:07 +0000 http://www.autostraddle.com/?p=139636#comment-211703 I have a secret fantasy in which I’m browsing a thrift store and stumble upon a whole box of lesbian pulp fiction. They may make everyone look like assholes, but I still want them. A whole box full of them.

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]]> By: Annie D http://www.autostraddle.com/before-the-l-word-there-was-lesbian-pulp-fiction-139636/#comment-211688 Annie D Tue, 12 Jun 2012 00:05:28 +0000 http://www.autostraddle.com/?p=139636#comment-211688 Irene Chaiken: purveyor of lesbian sex to the tvs of straight men and responsible for the war of the ring.

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]]> By: oxfordcommas http://www.autostraddle.com/before-the-l-word-there-was-lesbian-pulp-fiction-139636/#comment-211683 oxfordcommas Mon, 11 Jun 2012 23:49:20 +0000 http://www.autostraddle.com/?p=139636#comment-211683 My first and only encounter with lesbian pulp fiction was when my awesome mom bought me Odd Girl Out by Ann Bannon (http://www.amazon.com/Odd-Girl-Out-Ann-Bannon/dp/1573441287). I didn’t love the book, but it was interesting in a queer-history way. Thanks for the background!

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]]> By: lyricmelody http://www.autostraddle.com/before-the-l-word-there-was-lesbian-pulp-fiction-139636/#comment-211680 lyricmelody Mon, 11 Jun 2012 23:45:12 +0000 http://www.autostraddle.com/?p=139636#comment-211680 i love the beebo brinker series…it’s lesbian pulp fiction at it’s best.

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