Pam Mitchell Knihy

A courageous woman challenges the medical establishment by advocating for an unconventional treatment she believes is essential for her survival. Her journey highlights themes of resilience, faith, and the struggle between personal conviction and societal norms within the healthcare system. This compelling narrative explores the impact of her fight not only on her own life but also on those around her, ultimately questioning the boundaries of medical authority and the power of individual belief.

"To link socialism and lesbianism is to link the unpopular with the taboo" Though the interpretations of the interplay between sexism and capitalism, between the personal and the political, vary across this spectacularly wide ranging collection, each essay shares two fundamental premises. First, that the oppression of gays and lesbians is not an isolated case, and therefore their struggle is necessarily part of a larger movement for social liberation. And second, that the experience of gays and lesbians uphold the basic tenants of a foundational marxism, and that they are uniquely placed to contribute to a revitalization of marxist theory.