Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Introduction 1
4. 1 The Big “Lesbian” Show in Postwar American Culture, a History 10
5. 2 Voyage to Camp Lesbos: Pulp Fiction and the Shameful Lesbian “Sicko” 41
6. 3 A Strange Desire That Never Dies: Monstrous Lesbian Camp at the Movies 66
7. 4 Spinsters, Career Gals, and Butch Comedy in 1950s Television 90
8. 5 Amazon Princesses and Sorority Queers, or the Golden Age(s) of Comic Lesbians 120
9. 6 Sexual Outlaw: Disidentification, Race, and the Postwar Lesbian Rebel 148
10. Epilogue 175
11. Acknowledgments 179
12. Notes 181
13. Selected Filmography 227
14. Index 229
15. About the Author 235