Introduction: Leading Lesbians Fight Disease and Disability

This thematic issue of the Journal of Lesbian Studies focuses on the ways in which lesbian leaders have dealt with disease and disability. In the articles that follow, eight prominent lesbians describe what it means to cope with serious illness and medical treatment in the context of lesbian identit...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Published in:Journal of lesbian studies 2014-01, Vol.18 (1), p.1-6
Main Authors: Gartrell, Nanette, Rothblum, Esther
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adaptation, Psychological - physiology
Adult
best medical practices
Disabled Persons - psychology
Female
Homosexuality, Female - psychology
Humans
Leadership
lesbian leaders
lesbian support systems
lesbians and medical treatment
lesbians coping with illness
lesbians fighting disease and disability
Citations: Items that cite this one
Online Access:Get full text
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
Description
Summary:This thematic issue of the Journal of Lesbian Studies focuses on the ways in which lesbian leaders have dealt with disease and disability. In the articles that follow, eight prominent lesbians describe what it means to cope with serious illness and medical treatment in the context of lesbian identity and community. This introduction provides an overview of some of the themes that arose in the various articles, focusing on lesbian support systems as well as best medical practices.
ISSN:1089-4160
1540-3548
DOI:10.1080/10894160.2013.836429