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Before the rise of celebrities like Ellen DeGeneres and k.d. lang, lesbians were rarely in the limelight and the few that were often did not fare well. Times have changed and today's famous lesbians are popular icons. Entertaining Lesbians charts the rise of lesbians in the public eye, proposing that celebrity has never been a simple matter of opening closet doors, portraying ""positive images,"" or becoming ""role models."" Gever traces the history of lesbians in popular culture during the twentieth century, from Radclyffe Hall and Greta Garbo to Martina Navratilova and Rosie O'Don

Gays in popular culture --- Lesbianism --- Celebrities --- Popular culture --- Social psychology --- Sociology of culture --- Sociology of the family. Sociology of sexuality --- Sociology of occupations --- Community organization --- Sexology --- Recreation. Games. Sports. Corp. expression --- Millett, Kate --- Navratilova, Martina --- Johnston, Jill --- United States --- United States of America --- Homosexuality --- Female homosexuality --- Lesbian movements --- Sports professions --- Second feminist wave --- Book --- Coming out --- Gay people in popular culture