Alive and Well

A Lesbian Health Guide

Plot

Information on the health concerns of lesbians has been scarce. Cuca Hepburn and Bonnie Gutierrez have put together a well-informed, loving guide to lesbian health, both mental and physical. Rather than to prescribe basic health care, their goal is to present a wide range of health care options for lesbians to consider. Subjects include legal issues and options, nutrition, exercise, stress, relationships, teenage lesbians, lesbian mothers, middle age, elders, coming out, hygiene, sexually transmitted diseases, survivors of abuse and violence, sadomasochism, AIDS, addictions, homophobia, lesbian battering, weight, tobacco, sex, prescription drugs, alcohol, and the overall well-being of lesbian communities