title: Introduction to the special issue on lesbians of African descent: contemporary perspectives.
abstract: This article serves as an introduction to the special issue entitled, "Lesbians of African Descent: Contemporary Perspectives." We briefly discuss our framing of this collection as a contemporary contribution to the canon of Black lesbian writing and art, and identify themes that appear to transcend both earlier and current works of lesbians of African descent.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, California State University-Long Beach, 1250 Bellflower Blvd., Long Beach, CA 90840, USA. bwilson@csulb.edu
authors.forename: Bianca D M
authors.initials: BD
authors.lastname: Wilson
authors.forename: Verlena L
authors.initials: VL
authors.lastname: Johnson
mesh_terms: D001741:Black or African American / Q000523:psychology*; D001154:Art; D005260:Female; D018452:Homosexuality, Female / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D008091:Literature; D008913:Minority Groups / Q000523:psychology; D012917:Social Adjustment