![]() "Ann Bannon is a pioneer of dyke drama." - On Our Backs "Little did Bannon know that her stories would become legends, inspiring countless fledgling dykes to flock to the Village, dog-eared copies of her books in hand, to find their own Beebos and Lauras and others who shared the love they dared not name." - San Francisco Bay Guardian ![]() ![]() Oh, the twisted passions of the twilight world of lesbian pulp fiction." - Chicago Free Press Their struggles with love and relationships are engrossing today, and half a century ago they were revolutionary." - New York Times Whereas most lesbians in pulp are stereotypes who get punished for their desires, Beebo and her friends are accessibly human. Her characters also have historical value. ![]() Bannon's descriptions of bars, clubs and apartment parties vividly evoke a vanished community. Most are set in Greenwich Village, and Ms. "For contemporary readers the books offer a valuable record of gay and lesbian life in the 1950s. ![]()
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