The result is a stunning collection, a compendium of words and images that provide the clearest window yet into the thoughts, emotions, and devotion of same-sex couples and their struggles and joys enroute to each other. They represent the full spectrum of contemporary gay culture, and their revelations about coming out, family reactions to their partnerships, limitations on their rights, and forging a life together are infallibly colored with caring and commitment. At a time when domestic partnerships and same-sex marriages are increasingly visible on judicial, legislative and political agendas, Couples addresses a fundamental issue of human connections with honesty, humor, perceptiveness, and great passion.
Couples is a significant addition to gay and lesbian studies.
D.C. JEB attended Mount Holyoke College and did graduate work in political science for three at Oxford. Also an activist, JEB was a founding member of the lesbian-feminist group the Furies JEB began working in photography in the mid 70s. Taking a correspondence course, working in a camera store and shooting for a small newspaper marked the beginnings of what would become her life's work. JEB's work documents the progress of the post-stonewall era not only in photographs but in slideshows and on film. A Simple Matter of Justice.