baɪ kəmbˈaɪnɪŋ ɹᵻpɹˈɪntᵻd mətˈɪɹiəl baɪ sˈʌtʃ ɹᵻnˈaʊnd lˈɛsbiən ɹˈaɪɾɚz æz ˈɔːdɚ lˈɔːɹd, ʃˈɛɹəl klˈɑːɹk, dʒˈuːəl ˈɛl. ɡˈoʊmɛz, kɹˈɪstoʊz, ænd bˈɑːɹbɚɹə smˈɪθ wɪð wˈɜːk baɪ sˈʌtʃ θˈɔːtpɹəvˈoʊkɪŋ nˈuː ɹˈaɪɾɚz æz ɹˈeɪmɪnə wˈaɪ. mˈeɪz, kˈɑːɹɹɪn ˈæɡwɪlɚsˌæn hwˈɑːn, mɪlˈæɡɹoʊz pˈɛɹdz, ænd nˈaɪs ɹədɹˈiːɡɛz, sˈɪlvɚɹə kɹiːˈeɪts ɐn ɛndˈʊɹɹɪŋ tˈɛstᵻməni tə ðɪ ˌɪnɛkstɹˈɪkəbəl kənˈɛkʃən bᵻtwˌiːn lˈɪɾɚɹᵻtʃɚ ænd sˈoʊʃəl ˈæktɪvˌɪzəm fɔːɹ ɪnˈuːmɚɹəbəl mˈʌltaɪˈɛθnɪk ænd mˈʌltaɪɹˈeɪʃəl lˈɛsbiənz.
By combining reprinted material by such renowned lesbian writers as Audre Lorde, Cheryl Clarke, Jewell L. Gomez, Chrystos, and Barbara Smith with work by such thought-provoking new writers as Raymina Y. Mays, Karin Aguilar-San Juan, Milagros Paredes, and Nice Rodriguez, Silvera creates an enduring testimony to the inextricable connection between literature and social activism for innumerable multi-ethnic and multi-racial lesbians.