List of lesbian periodicals in the United States
A timeline of the initial publication dates of notable Lesbian magazines, periodicals, newsletters, and journals in the United States. For a global list, see List of lesbian periodicals
1947
Vice Versa was the first documented lesbian periodical in the United States.
1956
The Ladder was the first widely-distributed lesbian periodical in the United States.
1968
No more fun and games is considered by some scholars to be the first lesbian magazine to espouse separatist feminism.[4]
1969
- Maiden Voyage - Boston, MA, 1969–1971, magazine published by the last surviving chapter of Daughters of Bilitis - the Boston chapter (formed in 1969). The first issues of this periodical were called Maiden Voyage; in 1971 the magazine's name was changed to Focus: A Journal for Gay Women [5][6][7][8]
1970
1971
- Amazon: a Midwest journal for women - Amazon Collective, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 1971-?[12]
- Focus: A Journal for Lesbians - Boston and Cambridge, MA, 1971-1982[1][13]
- Killer Dyke - Lesbian Separatist Magazine by the "Flippies" (Feminist Lesbian Intergalactic Party), Chicago, Illinois. 1971-1972[8][14]
- Lavender Visions - Cambridge, MA. 1971[5]
- Lavender Woman - Chicago, IL. 1971-1976[5]
- Mother - Stanford, CA. 1971[5]
- Purple Star: Journal of Radicalesbians - Ann Arbor, MI. 1971[5][8]
- Reach Out - Detroit, MI. 1971- ?[8]
- Scarlett Letter - Madison, WI. 1971- ?[8]
- Siren: A Journal of Anarcho-Feminism - Chicago, IL. 1971-?[8]
- Spectre - Ann Arbor, MI. 1971-1972[5]
1972
- Amazon Quarterly - West Somerville, MA, 1972–1975[13][15][16]
- Better Homes and Dykes newsletter of the Lesbian Alliance, Iowa City, IA, c1972-1982[17]
- Echo of Sappho - Brooklyn, NY, 1972-1973[1][18]
- Furies - Washington, D.C. - Newsletter of The Furies Collective, 1972-1973[1][2]
- Lesbians Fight Back - Philadelphia, PA. 1972[1][8]
- Maine Freewoman's Herald: a mostly lesbian journal, Portland, Maine, 1972-?[12]
- National Lesbian Information Service News- San Francisco, CA. 1972[5]
- Portcullis - Los Angeles, CA. 1972[5]
- Purple Rage - New York City, 1972[5]
- Proud Woman - Stanford, CA. 1972[5]
- Sinister Wisdom: A multicultural Journal by and for Lesbians - published in Charlotte, North Carolina, Berkeley and Oakland, CA, at various points. 1972–Present[15][19] Sinister Wisdom is likely the longest-surviving lesbian literary journal in the United States.
- Tres Femmes - San Diego, CA, 1972[5]
1973
1974
- Albatross: the Lesbian Feminist Satire Magazine - East Orange, New Jersey, c1974-1980[25][26]
- Lesbian Connection - Michigan 1974–present[2]
- Lesbian Resource Center Newsletter - Rochester, N.Y., c1974. Continues Women in Sunlight[21][27]
- Lesbian Voices - San Jose, CA. 1974-1981[5]
- Mom's Apple Pie: Newsletter of the Lesbian Mother's National Defence Fund - Seattle, WA, c1974-?[28]
- Quest: a feminist quarterly - radical feminist journal 1974-1984[29][30]
- Satin for Gay Women - San Jose, CA. 1974[5]
- Wicce - Philadelphia, PA. 1973-1974[5]
- Women in Sunlight - Rochester, N.Y. c1974[21][27]
1975
- Pointblank Times a lesbian-feminist paper - Houston, TX, 1975-?[12]
- Dyke: A Quarterly- New York City, 1975-1978[1][31]
- Lesbian - Feminist Union News - Louisville, KY, 1975-1978[32]
- Lesbian Herstory Archives Newsletter - New York City, 1975-?[14]
- (The) Lesbian Lipservice - Ann Arbor, Michigan. 1975-1976[5]
- Lesbian News - Los Angeles, California, 1975–Present[24][33][34]
- (The) Lesbian Newsletter - Ann Arbor, Michigan. 1975[5]
- We Got It - Madison, Wisconsin. 1975-1976[5]
1976
- Conditions (magazine) : a Feminist Magazine of Writing by Women with an Emphasis on Writing by Lesbians - Brooklyn, New York, 1976-1990 Conditions was especially dedicated to publishing the work of lesbians, in particular working class lesbians and lesbians of color.[15][21][35]
- Lesbiana Speaks - Miami, Florida, 1976-1977[36]
- Lesbian Milepost - Anchorage, Alaska. c1976[37]
- Out and About - Seattle, Washington, 1976-c1986[5][38]
- Rubyfruit Reader - Santa Cruz, California - 1976-1978.[39]
- Salsa Soul Sisters/Third World Women's Gay-zette, published by the Salsa Soul Sisters Collective (now called African Ancestral Lesbians United for Societal Change, 1976–1985
- Wishing Well - Santa Rosa, California, 1976-?[8]
1977
- Amazon Farmers - by "Ozark Wimmin on Land" Fayetteville, Arkansas, c1977
- Atlanta Lesbian Feminist Alliance Newsletter - Atlanta, Georgia, 1977?-1994.[21][28]
- Austin Dyke - lesbian separatist newsletter, Austin, Texas 1977-?[12]
- Azalea: A Magazine by Third World Lesbians, 1977–1983, published by the Salsa Soul Sisters Collective (now called African Ancestral Lesbians United for Societal Change, New York[31][40][41]
- Dinah: A Monthly Publication of the Lesbian Activist Bureau, 1977
- Goodbye to All That: a lesbian feminist publication- Austin Lesbian Organization - Austin, Texas ?-1977[21]
- Klondyke Kontact: The Anchorage Lesbian Newsletter - Anchorage, Alaska. 1977-1980[42]
- (The) Leaping Lesbian - Ann Arbor, Michigan. 1977-1981[1]
- Lone Star Lesbians - Austin, Texas, 1977-1978[43]
- Matrices: A Lesbian Feminist Research Newsletter, 1977–1982
- Pearl Diver - Portland, Oregon. Black Lesbian Magazine 1977-1978[44][45]
- Tribad : A Lesbian Separatist Newsjournal - New York City 1977-1979[2][46][47]
- Two Dykes & Others, a Texas lesbian periodical - 1977[12]
1978
1979
1980
1981
1982
- Black Lesbian Newsletter - San Francisco, California. San Francisco Women's Center's Black Lesbian Newsletter, 1982[21]
- The Celibate Woman, A Journal for Women Who Are Celibate or Considering this Liberating Way of Relating to Others - Washington, D.C. 1982-1988[8][52]
- Dyke Separatist / Amazon Magick Amethyst / Artemis, Berkeley, California c1982[22]
- Maize: a Lesbian Country Magazine - Minneapolis, Minnesota[53] Preston-Potter Hollow, New York,[54] Serafina, New Mexico c1982-1997.[55][56]
1983
- Woman to woman - Lake Charles, Louisiana. Personal newsletter, edited by Linda Parks, issued free to lesbians and other women in prisons. 1983-1985.[57]
1984
- Hot Wire: The Journal of Women's Music and Culture"- 1984-1994 started by Toni Armstrong Jr. Back Issues still available from Ladyslipper Records.[58]
- Lesbian Ethics - Venice, California, 1984, begun by Jeannette Silveira.[21][59]
- On Our Backs - 1984-2006.[60]
- (The) Other Black Woman - Committee for the Visibility of the Other Black Woman: the Black Lesbian, - Jackson Heights, Queens, New York, 1981.[61]
- Asian Lesbians of the East Coast Newsletter - New York City, c 1984.[49][62]
- I know you know; lesbian views and news Indianapolis, Indiana, c1984-1985?[63]
1985
- Anamika - Asian American focus Brooklyn, NY, c1985-?[64]
- Lesbian Health Resource Center Newsletter - Lesbian Health Resource Center (LHRC), Durham, NC, c1985.[65]
- Golden Threads - Network for older lesbians - Demorest, Georgia, 1985–Present.[66]
- WAVELENGTH. A lesbian feminist publication - newsletter of "Groundswell", a lesbian feminist revolutionary political group. Seattle 1985-?[67][68]
1986
1987
- Colores: Newsletter of Bay Area Lesbians of Color - San Francisco c1987-?[69]
- Visibilities - Print version 1987-1991, On-Line version 2000-?[68][70][71]
1988
- A P L Network news - Asian Pacific Island Lesbian Network (APL) c/o ALOEC, , New York, NY, 1988
- Dykes, Disability and Stuff: Cause we always have stuff to share - geared to lesbians with disabilities. Available Formats: standard print, large print, audio cassette, Braille, Electronic. Madison, Wisconsin / Boston, Massachusetts 1988-?[21][72]
- The L-Word Newsletter - Bayside, California, 1988–present.[73]
1989
- Aché: A (Free) Publication for Black Lesbians - also subtitled: "The Bay Area's Journal for Black Lesbians" , "A Journal for Black Lesbians" & "A Journal for Lesbians of African Descent" Albany/Berkeley, California, 1989-1993[21][31][74]
- Cheek to cheek: the gay lesbian partner dancing newsletter Oakland, California, c1989.[75]
- Hag Rag - Intergalactic Lesbian Feminist Press, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, c1989.[49][76]
- Hikané: The Capable Womon - Disabled Wimmin's Magazine for Lesbians and our Wimmin Friends. Hillsdale, New York, 1989-?.[21][72]
- Tacoma Lesbian Concern (TLC) newsletter - Tacoma, Washington, c1989-c2003.[38]
1990
1991
1992
- Canswers: the Quarterly Newsletter of the Lesbian Community Cancer Project - Chicago, c1992.[90]
- MATRICES. Lesbian Feminist Resources and Research Network - Minneapolis, c1992.[67]
1993
- Dykespeak - 1993-?[91]
- Girlfriends - USA 1993-2006
1994
1995
- Conmoción: an international Latina lesbian vision - Revista y Red Revolucionaria de Lesbianas Latinas Miami, Florida 1995-1996[85][86][94]
1997
1998
2000 to Present
Year Unknown
- Amazonian - Pioneer Valley, Massachusetts
- Threads Newsletter of Astraea Lesbian Foundation For Justice, New York City
- Atalanta Newsletter of the Atlanta Lesbian Feminist Alliance - Atlanta, Georgia [60]
- Big Apple Dyke News (B.A.D. News). New York City
- C A L F A Notes - Cleveland Area Lesbian Feminist Alliance (CALFA), Cleveland Heights, Ohio, c1976 [61]
- Carolina Lesbian News - Charlotte, North Carolina [62]
- Desperate Living - Baltimore, Maryland [28]
- Gay Revolution of Women - Rochester, New York [63]
- Island Lesbian Connection - Paia, Hawaii [64]
- Lesbian Lifeline - Daytona Beach, Florida [65]
- Lesbian Visual Artists Newsletter San Francisco, California [66]
- Lesbians in Colorado - Denver, Colorado [67]
- Lesburbia - Montgomeryville, Pennsylvania
- Moonstorm - St. Louis, Missouri - published by the St Louis Lesbian Alliance[28]
- Multi-Cultural Jewish Dyke Newsletter - Huntington, New York ?-1993?[68]
- Old Lesbians Organizing for Change Reporter - Houston, Texas / Athens, Ohio OLOC- ?-Present [69]
- Pointblank Times - Houston, Texas[28]
- Purple Cow - Columbus, Ohio[28][70]
- Women's Central News - Arizona [71]
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- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r [13]
- ^ a b [14]
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- ^ a b [16]
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- ^ LN history by Jinx Beers, part 2
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- ^ Holdings: Vol. 1, #2-#3 (1978), Vol. 3, #2-#3 (1980), Vol. 4, #1-#2 (1980-1981), Vol. 5, #1(1983)
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- ^ [38]
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- ^ Holdings: Vol. 1 #1, #3 (May 1985, June 1987)
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- ^ [43]
- ^ a b [44]
- ^ a b c [45]
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- ^ http://www.lword.mamajudy.com/
- ^ Holdings: Vol. 1, #2-#4, #6-#11 (1989), Vol. 2, #1-#6 (1990), Vol. 3, #1-#5 (1991), Vol. 4, #1-#3 (1992), Vol. 5, #1-#2 (1993)
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- ^ [49]
- ^ [50]
- ^ Holdings: #59 (Dec 15, 1996/Jan 15, 1997), #60 (Feb 15, 1997/Mar 15, 1997), #61 (Apr 1997), #65 (Spt 1997), #66 (Oct 1997), #76 (Aug 1998)
- ^ Holdings: #1 (Summer 1990) - #16 (1997)
- ^ Newsletter of the June L. Mazer Lesbian Archive
- ^ Holdings: #2 (Wint 1991), #3 (Sum 1992), #13 (Sum 1997) - #17 (Sum 1999), #19 (Dec 1999) - #28 (Fall 2002)
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- ^ Newsletter of Las Salamandras de Ambiente
- ^ a b Anzaldúa. This Bridge We Call Home: Radical Visions for Transformation Routledge 2002
- ^ a b Ostertag. Beacon Press 2006 pp112-115
- ^ Holdings: vol. 2 #1 (Fall 1992) - #4 (1993); vol. 3 #1 (1994)
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- ^ [55]
- ^ Armstrong, University of Chicago Press 2002, p 141
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- ^ [57]
- ^ a b [58]
- ^ Haworth Press
- ^ Rain and Thunder Magazine
- ^ Holdings: MAIN:Floor 5 MAG OpenStacks Bound: Vol. 1, no. 1 (2000)-v. 2, no. 4 (2001); MAIN:Floor 5 MAG ClosedStacks Unbound: Vol. 3, no. 1 (2002)
- ^ Ostertag. Beacon Press 2006 p112
- ^ [59]
- ^ Velvetpark Magazine