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  • Mortimer’s Deep

    Mortimer’s Deep by Simon TaylorBalnain Books, 1992. A house of men on an island at the end of the world… Mortimer’s Deep is a dangerous stretch of water in Fife. […]

  • Create your own queer LGBT+ digital books library

    You’ve got your own collection of queer LGBT+ books at home, right? We are encouraging you to create your own queer LGBT+ digital books library and then share it with […]

  • The Left Hand of Darkness

    The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula LeGuinAce Books, 1969. Exploring new worlds A love story between a man from earth and a double-sexed alien? This was a genuine case […]

  • The Iron Ladies: Why do Women Vote Tory?

    The Iron Ladies: Why do Women Vote Tory? By Bea CampbellVirago Press, 1987ISBN 0860686892 Why do women vote Tory? How would a lesbian Communist journalist know? Bea Campbell, who worked […]

  • Murder in the Collective

    Murder in the Collective by Barbara WilsonWomen’s Press, 1984ISBN 0704339439 ‘Safe spaces’ in 1984 were thin on the ground ‘Safe spaces’ for queer  people were rarely heard of in 1984. […]

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