Between 1968 and 1973, she published eight books—including poetry and fiction —that served as practical guides to contemporary lesbian life.
: While she self-identified as a lesbian and aimed to represent the community positively, her work often adopted a "salacious" tone or "androcentric appeal". This has led to her being largely absent from many modern histories written by the LGBTQ+ community themselves, who sometimes view her work as catering more to a male audience than to the women she photographed. The "Lolita" Controversy sumiko kiyooka rar