List of lesbian periodicals in the United States

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A timeline of notable lesbian magazines, periodicals, newsletters, and journals in the United States organized by the initial publication date and then title. For a global list, see the list of lesbian periodicals.

Contents

EraNameStart dateEnd dateLocationPublishersFrequencyNotesIdentifierReferences

1940s–1960s (Before Stonewall riots) ​

 Vice Versa [lower-alpha 1] 19471948 Los Angeles, California Lisa Ben MonthlyFirst documented lesbian periodical in the United States. OCLC   1624255 [1] [2]
The Ladder 19561972 San Francisco, California Daughters of Bilitis Monthly/bimonthFirst widely distributed lesbian periodical in the United States. ISSN   0023-7108 [2]
Daughters of Bilitis–Philadelphia Newsletter19671968 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Philadelphia chapter of Daughters of Bilitis [1] [3]
No More Fun and Games [lower-alpha 2] 19681973 Somerville and Cambridge Massachusetts Cell 16 and Female LiberationIrregularConsidered by some scholars to be the first lesbian magazine to espouse separatist feminism. Untitled (1968) and titled The Female Slate (1970). OCLC   2265148 [4] [5] [6]
Come Out! 19691972 New York City Gay Liberation Front SporadicOne of the newspaper's purposes was to promote lesbian feminism OCLC   14078148 [7] [8]
Maiden Voyage 19691970Boston, MassachusettsBoston chapter of Daughters of BilitisContinues as Focus: A Journal for Gay Women (1971–1983) OCLC   42316511 [9] [10] [11]

1970s ​

Ain't I A Woman [lower-alpha 2] 19701974 Iowa City, Iowa AIAW Collective/Iowa City Women's Liberation Front Publications CollectiveTwice a month ISSN   0044-6939 OCLC   2221525 [12] [13]
off our backs [lower-alpha 3] 19702008 Washington, D.C. off our backs, inc. ISSN   0030-0071 OCLC   1038241
Sisters: By and For Lesbians [lower-alpha 4] 19701975San Francisco, CaliforniaSan Francisco chapter of Daughters of BilitisMonthly ISSN   0049-0644 [2] [14] [15] [16] [17] [11]
Amazon: A Midwest Journal for Women [lower-alpha 2] 19711984 Milwaukee, Wisconsin Amazon CollectiveMonthly (1972–1976), bimonthly (1976–1984) ISSN   2381-0718 [18] [19]
Focus 19711983Boston and Cambridge, MassachusettsBoston chapter of Daughters of BilitisContinues as Maiden Voyage (1969–1971). Subtitled A Journal for Gay Women (1971–1977), A Journal for Lesbians (1977–1983). OCLC   233599645 , 233599608 [1] [20] [16]
Killer Dyke19711972 Chicago, Illinois "Flippies" or the Feminist Lesbian Intergalactic PartyOnce a yearSatire magazine OCLC   25217267 , 1000821785 [10] [21]
Lavender Vision [lower-alpha 2] 1971Cambridge, Massachusetts OCLC   2263450 [11]
LA DOB Newsletter19711972Los Angeles, CaliforniaLos Angeles chapter of Daughters of BilitisContinued as Lesbian Tide (1971–1980)
Lavender Woman [lower-alpha 2] 19711976Chicago, Illinois OCLC   28896850 [11]
Lesbian Tide [lower-alpha 2] 19711980Los Angeles, California Jeanne Córdova Continued as LA DOB Newsletter (1971–1972) ISSN   0270-8167 [11] [2] [14] [22]
Mother1971 Stanford, CaliforniaMother PublicationsContinues as Proud Woman (1972) OCLC   2264422 [11]
Purple Star: Journal of Radicalesbians1971 Ann Arbor, Michigan Women's Liberation of Ann Arbor OCLC   942695178
Reach Out19711972 Detroit, MichiganDetroit chapter of Daughters of Bilitis OCLC   2266772 , 1000926490 [10]
Scarlet Letter19711972 Madison, Wisconsin [10] [23]
Siren: A Journal of Anarcho-Feminism1971Chicago, Illinois [10]
Spectre [lower-alpha 2] 19711972Ann Arbor, Michigan OCLC   18917439 [11]
Amazon Quarterly [lower-alpha 2] 19721975Oakland, California and West Somerville, Massachusetts OCLC   2750571 [1] [16]
ALFA Newsletter19731976 Atlanta, Georgia Atlanta Lesbian Feminist AllianceContinues as Atalanta (1977–1994) [10] [14]
Better Homes and Dykes Newsletter of the Lesbian Alliance1972Iowa City, Iowa [24]
Echo of Sappho [lower-alpha 2] 19721973 Brooklyn, New York Sisters for Liberation OCLC   2320647 [1] [14]
Furies [lower-alpha 2] 19721973Washington, D.C. The Furies Collective ISSN   0046-5305 OCLC   2334944 [1] [2]
Lesbians Fight Back1972 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania [1] [10]
Maine Freewoman's Herald: A Mostly Lesbian Journal1972 Portland, Maine [18]
National Lesbian Information Service News1972San Francisco, California [11]
Portcullis1972Los Angeles, California [11]
Purple Rage1972 NYC [11]
Proud Woman1972Stanford, CaliforniaMother PublicationsContinues as Mother (1971) OCLC   25185782 [11]
Tres Femmes1972 San Diego, California [11]
Coming Out Rage1973NYC [1]
Cowrie19731974NYCCommunity of Women [1] [14]
Cries from Cassandra1973Chicago, IllinoisThe Amazon Nation [14]
Desperate Living19731977Baltimore, Maryland [1] [25]
Dykes and Gorgons [lower-alpha 2] 1973 Berkeley, California OCLC   55515875 [1] [26]
Gay Revolution of Women Newsletter19731974 Rochester, New YorkGay Revolution of Women (GROW)Continues as Women in Sunlight (1974), New Women's Times (1974–1985), and Lesbian Resource Center Newsletter (1974) [27] [28]
The Lesbian Feminist19731979NYC [1]
Moonstorm19731980St. Louis, MissouriLesbian Alliance of St. Louis, Missouri [29]
Mother Jones Gazette19731974 Knoxville, Tennessee [11]
One-to-One: A Lesbian/Feminist Journal of Communication1973NYC [11] [10]
Sapphire1973San Francisco, California [11]
So's Your Old Lady19731979 Minneapolis, Minnesota [11]
The Udder Side1973NYC [11]
Albatross19741980 East Orange, New Jersey Albatross CollectiveVaried subtitles but usually The Lesbian Feminist Satire Magazine [30]
Lesbian Connection [lower-alpha 3] 1974PresentMichiganAmbitious AmazonsFree to lesbians everywhere ISSN   1081-3217 [2]
Lesbian Resource Center Newsletter1974Rochester, New YorkContinues as Gay Revolution of Women Newsletter (1973), Women in Sunlight (1974), and New Women's Times (1974–1985) [14] [31] [32]
Lesbian Voices19741981San Jose, California [11]
Mom's Apple Pie: Newsletter of the Lesbian Mother's National Defense Fund19741985 Seattle, Washington Lesbian Mother's National Defense Fund [25] [33]
Purple Cow19741976 Columbus, Ohio [25] [34]
Quest: A Feminist Quarterly [lower-alpha 2] 19741985A radical feminist journal. [35] [36]
Satin for Gay Women1974 San Jose, California [11]
Wicce19731975Philadelphia, Pennsylvania [11] [37]
WomanSpirit [lower-alpha 2] 19741984 Wolf Creek, Oregon Ruth and Jean MountaingroveThe first lesbian-feminist periodical about spirituality. [38] [39] [40]
Women in Sunlight1974Rochester, New YorkContinues as Gay Revolution of Women Newsletter (1973), New Women's Times (1974–1985), and Lesbian Resource Center Newsletter (1974) [14] [41] [32]
Dyke: A Quarterly [lower-alpha 2] 19751978NYC OCLC   21506187 [1]
Goodbye to All That: A Lesbian Feminist Publication19751977Austin, TexasAustin Lesbian OrganizationContinues as LesBeFriends [14] [18]
Lesbian-Feminist Union News19751978 Louisville, Kentucky [42]
Lesbian Herstory Archives Newsletter1975PresentNYC Lesbian Herstory Archives ISSN   1064-0819 [42]
The Lesbian Lipservice19751976Ann Arbor, Michigan [11]
Lesbian News1975PresentLos Angeles, California Jinx Beers (until 1989)monthly ISSN   0739-1803 [22] [43] [44]
The Lesbian Newsletter1975Ann Arbor, Michigan [11]
New Women's Times [lower-alpha 2] 19751985Rochester, New YorkNew Women's Times, Inc.MonthlyContinues as Gay Revolution of Women Newsletter (1973), Women in Sunlight (1974), and Lesbian Resource Center Newsletter (1974) [27] [32]
Pointblank Times: A Lesbian-Feminist Paper1975 Houston, Texas [18] [25]
We Got It19751976Madison, Wisconsin [11]
C A L F A Notes1976 Cleveland Heights, Ohio Cleveland Area Lesbian Feminist Alliance (CALFA) [45] [46]
Conditions [lower-alpha 2] 19761990Brooklyn, New YorkDedicated to publishing lesbians, specifically working class lesbians and lesbian of color. [47] [14] [48]
Lesbiana Speaks19761977 Miami, Florida [49]
Lesbian Milepost19761977 Anchorage, Alaska Continues as Klondyke Cuntree (1976), Klondyke Kontact (1977–1980) [47] [31]
Out and About: Seattle Lesbian/Feminist Newsletter19761986Seattle, Washington [11] [50]
Rubyfruit Reader19761978 Santa Cruz, California [51]
Salsa Soul Sisters/Third World Women's Gay-zette19761985NYC Salsa Soul Sisters Third World Wimmin Inc. Collective [25]
Sinister Wisdom [lower-alpha 2] 1976Present Charlotte, North Carolina; Lincoln, Nebraska; Berkeley and Oakland, CaliforniaCatherine Nicholson and Harriet Ellenberger (Desmoines)Longest surviving lesbian literary journal in the United States. ISSN   0196-1853 OCLC   3451636 [10] [52]
Wishing Well1976 Santa Rosa, California [10]
Atalanta19771994Atlanta, Georgia Atlanta Lesbian Feminist Alliance Continues as ALFA Newsletter (1973–1976) [14] [25]
Azalea: A Magazine by Third World Lesbians 19771983NYC Salsa Soul Sisters Third World Wimmin Inc. Collective [53] [47]
Changes1977Winter Park, FloridaGreater Orlando Lesbian/Feminists [47]
Klondyke Kontact: The Anchorage Lesbian Newsletter19771980Anchorage, AlaskaBimonthlyContinued as Lesbian Milepost, Cunni Linguist, and Klondyke Cuntree. [54] [47]
The Leaping Lesbian19771981Ann Arbor, MichiganBimonthly [1]
Lone Star Lesbians19771978Austin, Texas [31]
Matrices: A Lesbian/Feminist Research

Newsletter

19771996Three times a year, irregular [55]
Pearl Diver19771978 Portland, OregonA black lesbian magazine [56] [57]
Tribad: A Lesbian Separatist Newsjournal19771979NYC [2] [58] [59]
Two Dykes & Others: A Texas Lesbian Periodical1977 [18]
Amazon Spirit1978Helena, MontanaMontana Amazons Unlimited [47]
Boulder Lesbian Network Newsletter1978Boulder, ColoradoBoulder Lesbian Network [47]
Feminary: A Feminist Journal for the South Emphasizing Lesbian Visions19781982Chapel Hill, North Carolina [47] [60] [1]
Austindyke1979Austin, TexasMonthly [47]
DONT: Dykes Opposed to Nuclear Technology Newsletter1979NYC [47]
Lesbians of Color Caucus Quarterly1979Seattle, Washington [1] [50]

1980s

Associated Lesbians of Puget Sound (ALPS) Newsletter1980s2000s [50]
Dyke Diannic Wicca: Newsletter for Biophilic Hags of Magick1980Berkeley, CaliforniaArtemis [47] [61]
Green Mountain Dyke News1980 Bennington, Vermont Green Mountain Dykes [14] [62] [47]
Lesbian Insider, Insighter, Inciter1980Minneapolis, Minnesota [63]
The Lunatic Fringe1980Chicago, Illinois [14]
Telewoman: A Woman's Newsletter19801983 Pleasant Hill, California [64]
Womyn's Braille Press Newsletter1980Minneapolis, MinnesotaWomyn's Braille Press Inc. [14]
Common Lives/Lesbian Lives [lower-alpha 2] 19811996Iowa City, Iowa OCLC   8234014
Lesbian Community News19811987 Lincoln, Nebraska Lincoln Legion of Lesbians irregular [65]
Big Apple Dyke News (B.A.D. News)19811988NYC [66]
(The) Other Black Woman1981 Jackson Heights, Queens, New YorkCommittee for the Visibility of the Other Black Woman: The Black Lesbian [67]
Black Lesbian Newsletter 1982San Francisco, CaliforniaSan Francisco Women's Center's Black Lesbian NewsletterContinues as Onyx (1983–1984) [14] [68]
The Celibate Woman: A Journal for Women Who Are Celibate or Considering this Liberating Way of Relating to Others19821988Washington, D.C. [10]
Dyke Separatist / Amazon Magick1982Berkeley, CaliforniaAmethyst/Artemis [61]
In the Life: the Newsletter of the June L. Mazer Lesbian Collection1982PresentLos Angeles, California June L. Mazer Lesbian Archives [63] [69] [70]
Maize: A Lesbian Country Magazine [lower-alpha 5] 1982PresentMinneapolis, Minnesota; Preston-Potter Hollow, New York; Serafina, New Mexico [71] [14] [72]
Woman's Journal-Advocate 19821992 Lincoln, Nebraska The WJ-A collectiveMonthly [73]
Lesbian Contradiction 19831994 ISSN   1064-4776 [63]
Onyx19831984San Francisco, CaliforniaSan Francisco Women's Center's Black Lesbian NewsletterContinued as Black Lesbian Newsletter (1982) [68]
Woman to Woman19831985 Lake Charles, LouisianaLinda ParksFree to lesbians and women in prison [74]
Hot Wire: The Journal of Women's Music and Culture [lower-alpha 6] 19841994Toni Armstrong Jr. [75]
Lesbian Ethics1984 Venice, CaliforniaJeannette Silveira ISSN   8755-5352 [14] [22]
On Our Backs 19842006Lesbian pornographic magazine as a play on off our backs [76]
Asian Lesbians of the East Coast Newsletter1984NYC [62] [77]
I Know You Know: Lesbian Views and News19841985? Indianapolis, Indiana [78]
Lesbian Health Resource Center Newsletter1985 Durham, North CarolinaLesbian Health Resource Center (LHRC) [31]
Golden Threads19852016 Demorest, GeorgiaNetwork for older lesbians [79] [80]
WAVELENGTH. A Lesbian Feminist Publication1985Seattle, WashingtonGroundswell [81]
Hag Rag19861993Milwaukee, WisconsinIntergalactic Lesbian Feminist Press OCLC   62882091 [14] [62] [82]
Yoni: Lesbian Erotica Quarterly1986Oakland, California [81]
Visibilities19871991NYC ISSN   0892-7375 [81] [83]
Dykes, Disability and Stuff: Cause We Always Have Stuff to Share 1988Madison, Wisconsin; Boston, MassachusettsFor lesbians with disabilities, formats included large print, audio, braille, and electronic. [14]
The L-Word1988Present Bayside, California [63]
Aché: A (Free) Publication for Black Lesbians19891993 Albany and Berkeley, California [14]
1989Oakland, California [84]
Hikané: The Capable Womon: Disabled Wimmin's Magazine for Lesbians and Our Wimmin Friends1989 Hillsdale, New York [14]
Tacoma Lesbian Concern (TLC) newsletter19892003 Tacoma, Washington [50]

1990s

Old Lesbians Organizing for Change Reporter1990PresentHouston, Texas; Athens, Ohio [14] [85]
Girljock19901997Berkeley, CaliforniaIrregularFirst lesbian sports periodical. [86] [87]
Shamakami: Forum for South Asian Feminist Lesbians19901997San Francisco, California [14] [88]
Curve 1991PresentContinues as Deneuve (1991–1995) [89]
Esto No Tiene Nombre: revista de lesbianas latinas19911994Miami, Florida [90] [91] [92] [14] [93]
Wimmin Magazine1991 [94]
Canswers: The Quarterly Newsletter of the Lesbian Community Cancer Project1992Chicago, Illinois [46]
Dykespeak1993 [95]
Lesbian Review of Books: An International Quarterly Review of Books by, for, and about Lesbians19942002 Altadena, California; Hilo, Hawaii ISSN   1077-5684 [31] [96]
Conmoción: An International Latina Lesbian Vision19951996Miami, Florida [91] [92] [97]
Journal of Lesbian Studies 1997Present Binghamton, New York Haworth Press [98]
Bint el Nas1998PresentSan Francisco, CaliforniaArab-world identified online magazine [99]
Rain and Thunder: A Radical Feminist Journal of Discussion and Activism1998Present Northampton, MassachusettsRadical feminism with a lesbian focus. [100]
She MagazineFeb. 1999Nov. 2015 Fort Lauderdale, FloridaLongest running magazine for LGBT women in Florida [101]

2000s

 Go Magazine 2000PresentNYCFree [102]
Harrington Lesbian Fiction Quarterly20002005Binghamton, New YorkContinued as Harrington Lesbian Literary Quarterly (2006–2008) [103]
Harrington Lesbian Literary Quarterly20062008Continued as Harrington Lesbian Fiction Quarterly (2000–2005) [104]
Issues! The Magazine for Lesbians of Color2000 [105]
Jota!2000Los Angeles, CaliforniaChicana lesbian poetry review [92]
(el) telarañazo2000La telaraña [97] [106]
Velvetpark: Dyke Culture in Bloom2002PresentNYC [107]
Tagg Magazine2012PresentWashington, DCEboné BellBi-Monthly"Everything lesbian, queer, and under the rainbow." [108]

Unknown year

NameEnd dateLocationPublishersNotesReferences
Amazonian Pioneer Valley, Massachusetts
Threads NewsletterNYC Astrea Lesbian Foundation for Justice
Carolina Lesbian NewsCharlotte, North Carolina [27]
Island Lesbian Connection Paia, Hawaii [109]
Lesbian Lifeline Daytona Beach, Florida
Lesbian Visual Artists NewsletterSan Francisco, California [14]
Lesbians in Colorado Denver, Colorado [109]
LesburbiaMontgomeryville, Pennsylvania
Dinah: A Monthly Publication of the Lesbian Activist Bureau [47] 1977
COGS: Coalition of Gay Sisters NewsletterColumbia, MarylandCoalition of Gay Sisters [47]
Amazon Farmers1977 Fayetteville, Arkansas Ozark Wimmin on Land
Moonstorm St. Louis, Missouri St. Louis Lesbian Alliance [25]
Anamika1985Brooklyn, New YorkAsian American focus
De Colores: Newsletter of Bay Area Lesbians of Color1987San Francisco, California
A P L Network news1988NYCAsian Pacific Island Lesbian Network (APL)
Multi-Cultural Jewish Dyke Newsletter1993? Huntington, New York [14]
Women's Central News1999 Arizona [110] [111]
G.B.F. Magazine1990 Hollywood, Los Angeles, California
Albuquerque Lesbian Rag: A Monthly Lesbian Information and Nonsense Source1991 Corrales, New Mexico
Girlfriends19932006

Footnotes

Explanatory notes

  1. ↑ Can be read in full at Queer Music Heritage
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Can be read in full at Reveal Digital's Independent Voices
  3. 1 2 Can be read in part at Reveal Digital's Independent Voices
  4. ↑ Can be read in full at University of California, Berkeley Libraries here
  5. ↑ Can be read in part at Julie R. Enzser's Lesbian Poetry Archive
  6. ↑ Can be read in full at Hotwire's website

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