  A Kind of Guerilla Warfare In 1981, Lynne Cheney, second lady of the Union, published Sisters , a "novel of the American Frontier that breaks bold, new ground," "bold new ground" being code for "lesbian romance. " (Reportedly, of course. I haven't read it myself. ) See the cover urlLink here . (Via urlLink Maud Newton ) I think this pretty much speaks for itself. I'm not generally a fan of irony, but you've got to savor it on the rare occasion that it isn't cheap. If conservative moralists didn't set inhuman and judgmental standards of behavior, this sort of thing wouldn't be so embarrassing for them. 
