Table of Contents

Introduction: The Individual and Her Stories
Chapter 1: Narratives
Chapter 2: Appearance
Chapter 3: Not Bisexual
Chapter 4: Not Lesbian
Chapter 5: Not Straight
Chapter 6: Hetero-cash

About the Author

Ahoo Tabatabai is assistant professor of sociology in the Psychology and Sociology Department at Columbia College.

Reviews

What happens when you’re a (former?) dyke in love with a dude? In this book, Tabatabai presents dazzling narratives from women who are not straight, not bisexual, not lesbian—their identities suspended in parentheses, question marks, and ellipses. This group of women, often misunderstood and on the margins of many communities, work to make their identities coherent to themselves and others through a series of embodied choices that Tabatabai deftly disentangles. Ultimately, these are stories about belonging and boundaries as women work to build lives that are both visible and meaningful.
*Carla A. Pfeffer, University of South Carolina*

An engaging study from which much can be learned about the power of narratives in orchestrating the fluidity of our sexual lives.
*Ken Plummer, University of Essex*