Women Together: Portraits of Love, Commitment, and Life

Women Together was given to my partner and I as a gift. We never knew such a book existed! Women Together celebrates and honors lesbian partnerships in a positive and powerful light. The couples in the book span all nationalities, professions and age groups. Their stories of love and committment and honest discussion of how they live their lives and keep their committment to eachother was inspiring to both myself and my partner. If you have a chance sit down with this book and treat yourself to some positive energy! The photographs alone will draw you in and spark your curiosity to find out more about these interesting womyn. I believe you may even find encouragement or reaffirm your own place in life and love through these shared tales. What a wonderful sense of community.

I thought it best to simply post the review from our local gay and lesbian magazine:From "Perceptions" June 2, 1999 by Gerrie RossThis book is an excellent piece of art and history. It affirms lesbian relationships. The book honours similarities and differences. If you're a lesbian couple reading this book, you and your partner will find your own story written in the pages. If you're a single woman and want to know about lesbian relationships, you will find it here. So, too, will you find hope for the future. Run, walk, ride to pick up a copy at your local bookstore. It will certainly be the topic of choice in the community. It has been a work long needed in our community. The photography is exquisite, the writing is poignant and real and sensitive.

I only was able to look at this book at a bookstore (I couldn't afford it), but it was one of the most beautiful books I've ever seen. The black and white photographs illustrate women of all races and ages, with one thing in common- they love other women. I'm sure each story is very amazing, but I didn't get the chance to read them (they discourage reading whole books in bookstores ;) ) If you have the money, I definately recommend it. It is absolutely beautiful.