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"Number and Identity in The Lesbian Body". “女同性恋身体中的数量和身份”。

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Journal of Lesbian Studies Pub Date : 2026-04-22 DOI: 10.1080/10894160.2026.2662784

Nora Fulton

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40th Anniversary of a Lesbian Association in Barcelona: Producing Lesbian and Feminist Genealogies through Collective Memory Work. 巴塞罗那女同性恋协会40周年纪念：通过集体记忆作品制作女同性恋和女权主义者家谱。

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Journal of Lesbian Studies Pub Date : 2026-04-15 DOI: 10.1080/10894160.2026.2655553

Julia Chrétien

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From the Male Gaze to the Female Gays: Universalizing Lesbian Experiences in Alison Bechdel's Dykes to Watch Out For. 从男性凝视到女同性恋：艾莉森·贝克德尔的《女同性恋要当心》中女同性恋经历的普遍化。

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Journal of Lesbian Studies Pub Date : 2026-03-26 DOI: 10.1080/10894160.2026.2649964

Cassia Hayward-Fitch

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The Feminary Re-Collective: A Roundtable with Eleanor Holland, Helen Langa, Mab Segrest, and Cris South. 《女性再集体：与埃莉诺·霍兰德、海伦·兰加、马布·塞格斯特和克里斯·南的圆桌会议》。

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Journal of Lesbian Studies Pub Date : 2026-03-18 DOI: 10.1080/10894160.2026.2644042

Silas Margaret Heying, Amanda Mixon

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"We Were Movement People First": Teaching Writing through Relationship and Struggle. “我们首先是运动的人”：通过关系和斗争教授写作。

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Journal of Lesbian Studies Pub Date : 2026-03-18 DOI: 10.1080/10894160.2025.2580092

Montinique McEachern, L J Jaffee, Yanira Rodríguez, Vani Kannan

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A sapphic love story as a window into sex work and rebellion at the turn of the Twentieth Century. 这是一个生动的爱情故事，是了解20世纪之交性工作和反叛的窗口。

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Journal of Lesbian Studies Pub Date : 2026-03-11 DOI: 10.1080/10894160.2026.2632330

Rikke Andreassen, Marie Lunau

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Sensing the Palace: Somatic Elicitation in Queer Oral History. 感知宫殿：酷儿口述历史中的躯体启发。

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Journal of Lesbian Studies Pub Date : 2026-03-01 DOI: 10.1080/10894160.2026.2612802

Alisha Stranges, Elspeth H Brown

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Unmarried Daughters, Caretaking Sons: Queer Transmasculinities and Natal Kinship in North India. 未婚女儿、照顾儿子：印度北部的酷儿跨男性和出生亲属关系。

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Journal of Lesbian Studies Pub Date : 2026-02-10 DOI: 10.1080/10894160.2026.2620922

Medha Asthana

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"Watching the Ferns Uncurl": Minnie Bruce Pratt and Lesbian-Feminist Community Building in North Carolina. “看着蕨类植物展开”：米妮·布鲁斯·普拉特和北卡罗来纳州的女同性恋女权主义社区建设。

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Journal of Lesbian Studies Pub Date : 2026-02-08 DOI: 10.1080/10894160.2026.2612829

Hooper Schultz

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"A woman's party: Hidden narratives in turn of the 20th century sex work". “一个女人的派对：20世纪性工作的隐藏叙事”。

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Journal of Lesbian Studies Pub Date : 2026-02-08 DOI: 10.1080/10894160.2026.2628446

Keara Sebold

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