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Lesbian Epiphanies: Women Coming Out in Later Life | 
| Author: Karol Jensen
Publisher: Routledge
Category: Book
List Price: $22.95
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Rating:  6 reviews
Media: Paperback
Edition: 1
Pages: 228
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.9
Dimensions (in): 8.2 x 6.5 x 0.7
ISBN: 1560239646
Dewey Decimal Number: 305.244
EAN: 9781560239642
ASIN: 1560239646
Publication Date: June 16, 1999
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Product Description
Exploring identity development and gender orientation, Lesbian Epiphanies: Women Coming Out in Later Life contains firsthand information about the experiences and difficulties of women who discover and reveal their newfound lesbian sexuality in later life. Psychologists, social workers, counselors, and professors will find that Lesbian Epiphanies is the first book to extensively quote from interviews of lesbians and bisexuals who had entered into heterosexual marriages. From the analysis of these 24 interviews, the psychological, erotic, and social processes of women who come out as lesbians or bisexuals after a heterosexual marriage are clearly explained so you can better assist your clients throughout this coming-out process. Discussing the personal and societal standards which clouded early self-awareness for these women, Lesbian Epiphanies lifts the veil of confusion to clearly illuminate the issues at hand to assist you in understanding and helping your clients. From the case studies in this important book, you will learn how some women came to realize their same gender attractions and the barriers they faced, including negative attitudes toward lesbian women and the lack of strong role models. Helpful and informative, Lesbian Epiphanies explores the development of sexual identity in women in the United States today and provides you with essential information to help you improve your services to lesbian and bisexual clients by:
- examining how the role of marriage in American culture stifles a woman's self-awareness of her sexuality in order to help clients avoid the mistake of a heterosexual marriage before husbands and children are involved
- examining reasons behind the lack of valuable sexual information in America that limits a woman's general awareness of herself, her body, her sexuality, and her life options
- understanding the challenges that lesbians and bisexuals experience when attempting to establish their true identities to assist your clients in overcoming these barriers
- suggesting support groups for clients who are having a difficult time becoming used to the ideas and feelings of some same gender attractions This insightful book knocks down the sociological and psychological barriers that keep women from realizing or acknowledging their real sexual orientation by dispelling societal and cultural myths about what it means to be a woman in the United States. Offering you invaluable advice on how to help clients effectively and happily live with their new identities, Lesbian Epiphanies provides solutions to the challenges that women experience in establishing their other-than-heterosexual orientation in a heterosexist society.
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 Just 'look inside' the cover..... January 17, 2008
Sharon_MyFavBkSelr (PA)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
.....because 'Lesbian EPIPHANIES' clearly states what this wonderful book sets out to do. (I'm a bit 'tetchy' about reviewers faulting the books they review when the title and chapter descriptions are available. If you're looking for a 'HOW TO leave your husband' text, might I suggest "From Wedded Wife to Lesbian Life" )
I agree with the reviewer who wrote that she no longer feels she is 'alone'.
This book's entitled...." Coming Out in Later Life" and it's an important emphasis. I grew up in the 60's/70's and my own epiphany while reading this was, "WOW, back then I really never knew I had any CHOICE!" I didn't fall in love with women because, well, just BECAUSE! It might make little sense to my children's generation in light of LGBT awareness these days.
If you have any questions/ ambiguities, I'm sure delving into the thoughts, fears, and experiences of 24 'peers' can address at least one of them. And really, for me that could have been enough, but I also found a shared voice and objectivity during a time when I felt crazy and confused.
 Would have liked more indepth information about the "process" of the transformation of the women December 2, 2007
J. McGehee (California)
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
I would have liked more information about the "process" these women took to leave their lives with husbands, to fully become "lesbian". Otherwise the book was smart with the questions and answers from those interviewed. It would seem all the women interviewed always knew their orientation, but didn't act upon it. I was looking for a good "process" book for female clients in their early stages of "coming out".
A three star rating. from Judy, Family Therapist
Educational February 23, 2007
Lez critique
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
This book is quite educational...but is a STUDY about 24 women. Make sure you realize that before buying it! It is very bogged down with psychology and quoting Erickson and those guys...so be ready to put your thinking cap on for this one. It is not a story...it is a study. Filled with quotes from the 24 women who were RESEARCHED. As long as you know that...then go for it.
Treatise on Older Lesbians November 5, 2006
Messed Up Old Broad (Midwest)
5 out of 6 found this review helpful
This read like a doctoral treatise; I would like to have had it in plainer, everyday language!
If you want to understand Lesbianism - Read this book!! April 28, 2005
Ellen Morrison (Sequim WA)
22 out of 22 found this review helpful
Lesbian Epiphanies deserves MORE than 5 stars!! The best book out there on understanding WHY some women come out late in life. I being one of them came out in my later years and wondered WHY I missed not coming out earlier. This book from the 25 life studies explains why. It seems we all have [almost] the same or similar stories and making the discovery of being a Lesbian and understanding WHY I was born this way, as I know I was having loved women ALL my life, it just takes a little *push* to finally go over the edge of society's regulations and come out - OUT & PROUD.
Ya all have to read this book, it's a *winner* fo sho!! And for all you *HET* folks, this is a great read if you want to appreciate where we are coming from and where we are going. I found out it is NOT a life style BUT a way of life, a persona, my authentic self. Be proud of WHO YOU ARE and don't hide behind the *mask* of deception.
Contact me if you want. Would love to hear from other Lesbians who have read this book or who are interested in possibly reading it!!
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