Married Women Who Love Women

Originally written in 1998, this book remains a key resource for women in heterosexual marriages who discover, or are coming to terms with, their lesbianism or bisexuality. This classic edition includes a foreword from Ann Northrop that reflects on changes in language, intersectionality, and understandings of gender since first publication.

Carren Strock, equally at home with a paintbrush and canvas, a needle and thread, or a hammer and nails, is as eclectic in her writing as she is in her other interests, although she is best known for this book, Married Women Who Love Women: And More..., her definitive sociological study.

Foreword to the Classic Edition by Ann Northrop Acknowledgements Introduction 2020 or Recap Part One: The Discovery 1. Awakening 2. What Am I? 3. What Now? Part Two: A New Life 4. Do I Tell My Husband or Not? 5. The Husbands 6. What Do The Kids Think? 7. Coming Out to Friends and Family Part Three: Options 8. The Reality of Marriage 9. Redefined Marriages 10. New Kinds of Relationships Including Polyamorous Ones 11. The Single Lovers of Married Women 12. Labelling: No Longer Simple Part Four: Selfhood 13. Sexual Intimacy 14. New Beginnings 15. What Does Transgender Mean? 16 Then and Now or Woulda, Coulda, Shoulda Part Five: More Women's Stories 17. More Women's Stories Appendix: Where to Turn to for Help and Information Notes Glossary: Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Terminology and More Bibliography Additional Reading