Table of Contents
Introduction Nancy Vosburg Jacky Collins 9
Part I
Representation and the Politics of Visibility Margaret Frohlich 31
Transitions and Representations of Lesbianism in the Spanish Media Raquel Platero Méndez 60
Living Out/Off Chueca Marta Sofía López Rodríguez Yolanda Sánchez Paz 104
Politics and Language: The Representation of Some "Others" in the Spanish Parliament Encarnación Hidalgo-Tenorio 119
Lesbian Literary Identities in the Chueca Book Business Jill Robbins 149
Part II
"Sisters Are Doing It for Themselves": Lesbian Identities in Contemporary Spanish Literature Jacky Collins 175
"All L Breaks Loose": Lola Van Guardia's Lesbian Trilogy Nancy Vosburg 193
The Aesthetics of Murder in Carme Riera's "Gloria": Writing Sexually Subversive Violence Maria DiFrancesco 211
Flavia Company: From Lesbian Passion to Gender Trouble Inmaculada Pertusa-Seva 236
Notes on Contributors 269
Index 272