Thank You for Calling the Lesbian Line by Lovatt, Elizabeth

Thank You for Calling the Lesbian Line

A narrative blend of history, cultural criticism, and memoir in celebration of everyday queer women, based on...
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Author: Elizabeth Lovatt
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Language: English
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Thank You for Calling the Lesbian Line by Lovatt, Elizabeth

Thank You for Calling the Lesbian Line

$43.91

Thank You for Calling the Lesbian Line

$43.91
Author: Elizabeth Lovatt
Format: Hardcover
Language: English

A narrative blend of history, cultural criticism, and memoir in celebration of everyday queer women, based on a lesbian helpline that existed in North London in the nineties, and "a clear-eyed and moving addition to the still-expanding record of lesbian lives" (Publishers Weekly).

With warmth and humour, Elizabeth Lovatt reimagines the women who called and volunteered for the Lesbian Line in the 1990s, whilst also tracing her own journey from accidentally coming out to disastrous dates to finding her chosen family. With callers and agents alike dealing with first crushes and break-ups, sex and marriage, loneliness and illness, this is a celebration of the ordinary lives of queer women.

Through these revelations of the complexities, difficulties and revelries of everyday life, Lovatt investigates the ethics of writing about queer 'sheros' and the role living-history plays in the way we live today. What do we owe to our lesbian forebears? What can we learn from them when facing racism, transphobia and ableism in the community today?

Steeped in pop culture references and feminist and queer theory, Thank You for Calling the Lesbian Line is a timely and vital exploration of how lesbian identity continues to remake and redefine itself in the 21st century, and where it might lead us in the future.

Author: Elizabeth Lovatt
Publisher: Legacy Lit
Published: 05/27/2025
Pages: 272
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.00lbs
Size: 9.10h x 6.00w x 1.10d
ISBN: 9781538774496


Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 03/10/2025
Booklist 04/01/2025 pg. 6
Kirkus Reviews 05/15/2025
BookPage 05/01/2025

About the Author
Elizabeth Lovatt is a writer living in London. She currently manages the Buying and Product Development team for Tate shops. She holds an MA in Creative and Critical Writing. Her dissertation was awarded the Lynne Segal BiGS Prize in Gender and Sexuality. Her work appears in Popshot Magazine, Spread the Word, 404 Ink, C ipher, and Press and Penguin Features.

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