Sexo Entre Mulheres: um Guia Irreverente

by Susie Bright

Cansada de ler manuais nebulosos sobre o que duas mulheres fazem na cama, Susie escreve com honestidade e bom humor sobre sexo, brinquedos, fantasias de mulheres. É quase impossível ler este livro sem aprender alguma coisa de útil e sem das boas risadas.

Genres: Nonfiction, Queer, Sexuality, Lesbian, Essays, LGBT, Feminism

111 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1988

About the author

Susannah "Susie" Bright (also known as Susie Sexpert) is a writer, speaker, teacher, audio-show host, performer, all on the subject of sexuality. She is one of the first writers/activists referred to as a sex-positive feminist.

Reviews

[Imogen · Rating 4 out of 5]

Aw, this was adorable! Susie Bright is pretty awesome, right? It was nice that this was a bunch of columns from On Our Backs in the mid and late eighties, but for the most part it was fucked up- especially considering how often people who write sex columns continue to say fucked up shit, even though it is the future. (I'm looking at you, Dan Savage.)

At one point she's talking to a room of women with AIDS and their partners, and she asks everybody a question then goes "Partners, just respond as if you were the one with AIDS," which seems kind of messed up. But that's it! The rest of the book is all kind of adorable advice and body positivity and sex positivity and sex toy positivity and love. (I was reading it in the bathtub and then I felt so accepted that I jacked off.)

There is also a part which seems dated now that's like 'there are drag queens, but how come there's basically no such thing as drag kings?' Oh, Susie. Prescient!





I'm sorry I haven't been reviewing any books for you lately- we got internet access at my house, so all I do now is watch Gilmore Girls.

[Jonah · Rating 3 out of 5]

The two stars is mainly due, as others have stated, to the fact this was rather dated. Many of us who lived through the 80s can find enjoyable nostalgia, but there was a lot of cultural horror, too. I read the updated (still dated) version, which extends the articles enclosed to the far-flung year of 1998.

My favourite article was the final one in which Susie gives a blistering reply to a call-in she received on Dan Savage's "Love Live" radio program. The caller questioned her right to consider herself a "lesbian sex expert" when she had "been a bisexual breeder for years".

Fuck it. I'm adding another star for that article alone.

[Isa · Rating 4 out of 5]

I disagree with Bright on most things, feminism-wise, and I almost put the book down when she basically called Dworkin a Reaganite (don't even start). But I also don't and won't pretend that lesbians don't have sex, and this is a pretty solid book on it even if it's full of pro-porn stuff and the author gets really hopped up about asking Sontag her opinion on lesbian-made porn. Hence only four stars. Otherwise, a relatively enjoyable read.

[Ash Nesbitt · Rating 3 out of 5]

Love a book that demystifies lesbian sex! This was quite an enjoyable book to read, but it’s very dated in terms of its social consciousness. Although the premise of “learning to enjoy the sexuality of gender instead of being terrorized by it” is an option for many, it’s a pretty privileged view in such a horrific world full of LGBTQ+ violence. Funny and informative book tho!

[Sarah · Rating 4 out of 5]

I read the second edition….Susie Bright is just fun/funny. Her writing is totally distinctive—a no-nonsense yet tongue-in-cheek-style—she writes like someone who gets a kick out of surprising people. Essays about sex and sexual politics. I liked reading about her consulting with the Wachowskis for their film Bound.

[Noah Moore · Rating 5 out of 5]

picked it up at random in a lending library, now i am a massive fan of susie sexpert

[Julia · Rating 4 out of 5]

A look into the feminist sex wars and 1980s lesbian culture. Susie Sexpert is an entertaining and delightfully scandalous writer.

[Rosie · Rating 4 out of 5]

Though undeniably dated, this collection of Susie Bright's articles is, nonetheless, well worth the read. Despite the loss of relevance of certain aspects, due to the passage of time, Bright's writing is frank, funny, and refreshingly free of agenda. The topics she discuss are by no means entirely without merit for readers today. You don't have to agree with her take on many topics to appreciate the value of open discussion and humor she brings to the table. Her freshness, as well as her brevity, make her an enjoyable read.

[Korey · Rating 3 out of 5]

Feels a bit dated (columns are from the second half of the 80's). Very quick read, I finished it in about an hour, and very breezy tone. Since it is such a minor time commitment I would say it is worth reading although I doubt most people will find the information contained within revelatory.

[Javier · Rating 3 out of 5]

D-A-T-E-D.

[Rachel · Rating 5 out of 5]

Hilarious!

[Liza]

i had always thought of this as just a cultural relic, but susie's breezy, hilarious treatment of fraught sexual issues was super refreshing! now more than ever, honestly.