Era
Name
Start date
End date
Location
Publishers
Frequency
Notes
Identifier
References
Vice Versa [ a]
1947
1948
Los Angeles , California
Lisa Ben
Monthly
First documented lesbian periodical in the United States.
OCLC 1624255
[ 2]
The Ladder
1956
1972
San Francisco , California
Daughters of Bilitis
Monthly/bimonth
First widely distributed lesbian periodical in the United States.
ISSN 0023-7108
[ 2]
Daughters of Bilitis–Philadelphia Newsletter
1967
1968
Philadelphia , Pennsylvania
Philadelphia chapter of Daughters of Bilitis
[ 3]
No More Fun and Games [ b]
1968
1973
Somerville and Cambridge Massachusetts
Cell 16 and Female Liberation
Irregular
Considered 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]
Come Out!
1969
1972
New York City
Gay Liberation Front
Sporadic
One of the newspaper's purposes was to promote lesbian feminism
OCLC 14078148
[ 7] [ 8]
Maiden Voyage
1969
1970
Boston, Massachusetts
Boston chapter of Daughters of Bilitis
Continues as Focus: A Journal for Gay Women (1971– 1983)
OCLC 42316511
[ 9] [ 10]
1970s
Ain't I A Woman [ b]
1970
1974
Iowa City , Iowa
AIAW Collective/Iowa City Women's Liberation Front Publications Collective
Twice a month
ISSN 0044-6939 OCLC 2221525
[ 12] [ 13]
off our backs [ c]
1970
2008
Washington, D.C.
off our backs, inc.
ISSN 0030-0071 OCLC 1038241
Sisters: By and For Lesbians [ d]
1970
1975
San Francisco, California
San Francisco chapter of Daughters of Bilitis
Monthly
ISSN 0049-0644
[ 2] [ 14]
Amazon: A Midwest Journal for Women [ b]
1971
1984
Milwaukee , Wisconsin
Amazon Collective
Monthly (1972– 1976), bimonthly (1976– 1984)
ISSN 2381-0718
[ 18]
Focus
1971
1983
Boston and Cambridge , Massachusetts
Boston chapter of Daughters of Bilitis
Continues as Maiden Voyage (1969– 1971). Subtitled A Journal for Gay Women (1971– 1977), A Journal for Lesbians (1977– 1983).
OCLC 233599645 , 233599608
Killer Dyke
1971
1972
Chicago , Illinois
"Flippies" or the Feminist Lesbian Intergalactic Party
Once a year
Satire magazine
OCLC 25217267 , 1000821785
[ 10]
Lavender Vision [ b]
1971
Cambridge, Massachusetts
OCLC 2263450
LA DOB Newsletter
1971
1972
Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles chapter of Daughters of Bilitis
Continued as Lesbian Tide (1971–1980)
Lavender Woman [ b]
1971
1976
Chicago, Illinois
OCLC 28896850
Lesbian Tide [ b]
1971
1980
Los Angeles, California
Jeanne Córdova
Continued as LA DOB Newsletter (1971–1972)
ISSN 0270-8167
[ 2] [ 14] [ 22]
Mother
1971
Stanford , California
Mother Publications
Continues as Proud Woman (1972)
OCLC 2264422
Purple Star: Journal of Radicalesbians
1971
Ann Arbor , Michigan
Women's Liberation of Ann Arbor
OCLC 942695178
Reach Out
1971
1972
Detroit , Michigan
Detroit chapter of Daughters of Bilitis
OCLC 2266772 , 1000926490
[ 10]
Scarlet Letter
1971
1972
Madison , Wisconsin
[ 10] [ 23]
Siren: A Journal of Anarcho-Feminism
1971
Chicago, Illinois
[ 10]
Spectre [ b]
1971
1972
Ann Arbor, Michigan
OCLC 18917439
Amazon Quarterly [ b]
1972
1975
Oakland, California and West Somerville , Massachusetts
OCLC 2750571
ALFA Newsletter
1973
1976
Atlanta , Georgia
Atlanta Lesbian Feminist Alliance
Continues as Atalanta (1977–1994)
[ 10] [ 14]
Better Homes and Dykes Newsletter of the Lesbian Alliance
1972
Iowa City, Iowa
Echo of Sappho [ b]
1972
1973
Brooklyn , New York
Sisters for Liberation
OCLC 2320647
[ 14]
Furies [ b]
1972
1973
Washington, D.C.
The Furies Collective
ISSN 0046-5305 OCLC 2334944
[ 2]
Lesbians Fight Back
1972
Philadelphia , Pennsylvania
[ 10]
Maine Freewoman's Herald: A Mostly Lesbian Journal
1972
Portland , Maine
[ 18]
National Lesbian Information Service News
1972
San Francisco, California
Portcullis
1972
Los Angeles, California
Purple Rage
1972
NYC
Proud Woman
1972
Stanford, California
Mother Publications
Continues as Mother (1971)
OCLC 25185782
Tres Femmes
1972
San Diego , California
Coming Out Rage
1973
NYC
Cowrie
1973
1974
NYC
Community of Women
[ 14]
Cries from Cassandra
1973
Chicago, Illinois
The Amazon Nation
[ 14]
Desperate Living
1973
1977
Baltimore, Maryland
[ 25]
Dykes and Gorgons [ b]
1973
Berkeley , California
OCLC 55515875
[ 26]
Gay Revolution of Women Newsletter
1973
1974
Rochester , New York
Gay Revolution of Women (GROW)
Continues as Women in Sunlight (1974), New Women's Times (1974–1985), and Lesbian Resource Center Newsletter (1974)
[ 27]
The Lesbian Feminist
1973
1979
NYC
Moonstorm
1973
1980
St. Louis, Missouri
Lesbian Alliance of St. Louis, Missouri
[ 29]
Mother Jones Gazette
1973
1974
Knoxville , Tennessee
One-to-One: A Lesbian/Feminist Journal of Communication
1973
NYC
[ 10]
Sapphire
1973
San Francisco, California
So's Your Old Lady
1973
1979
Minneapolis , Minnesota
The Udder Side
1973
NYC
Albatross
1974
1980
East Orange , New Jersey
Albatross Collective
Varied subtitles but usually The Lesbian Feminist Satire Magazine
Lesbian Connection [ c]
1974
Present
Michigan
Ambitious Amazons
Free to lesbians everywhere
ISSN 1081-3217
[ 2]
Lesbian Resource Center Newsletter
1974
Rochester, New York
Continues as Gay Revolution of Women Newsletter (1973), Women in Sunlight (1974), and New Women's Times (1974–1985)
[ 14]
Lesbian Voices
1974
1981
San Jose, California
Mom's Apple Pie: Newsletter of the Lesbian Mother's National Defense Fund
1974
1985
Seattle , Washington
Lesbian Mother's National Defense Fund
[ 25]
Purple Cow
1974
1976
Columbus , Ohio
[ 25] [ 34]
Quest: A Feminist Quarterly [ b]
1974
1985
A radical feminist journal.
[ 36]
Satin for Gay Women
1974
San Jose , California
Wicce
1973
1975
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
[ 37]
WomanSpirit [ b]
1974
1984
Wolf Creek , Oregon
Ruth and Jean Mountaingrove
The first lesbian-feminist periodical about spirituality.
[ 38] [ 39]
Women in Sunlight
1974
Rochester, New York
Continues as Gay Revolution of Women Newsletter (1973), New Women's Times (1974–1985), and Lesbian Resource Center Newsletter (1974)
[ 14] [ 41]
Dyke: A Quarterly [ b]
1975
1978
NYC
OCLC 21506187
Goodbye to All That: A Lesbian Feminist Publication
1975
1977
Austin, Texas
Austin Lesbian Organization
Continues as LesBeFriends
[ 14] [ 18]
Lesbian-Feminist Union News
1975
1978
Louisville , Kentucky
Lesbian Herstory Archives Newsletter
1975
Present
NYC
Lesbian Herstory Archives
ISSN 1064-0819
The Lesbian Lipservice
1975
1976
Ann Arbor, Michigan
Lesbian News
1975
Present
Los Angeles, California
Jinx Beers (until 1989)
monthly
ISSN 0739-1803
[ 22] [ 43] [ 44]
The Lesbian Newsletter
1975
Ann Arbor, Michigan
New Women's Times [ b]
1975
1985
Rochester, New York
New Women's Times, Inc.
Monthly
Continues as Gay Revolution of Women Newsletter (1973), Women in Sunlight (1974), and Lesbian Resource Center Newsletter (1974)
[ 27]
Pointblank Times: A Lesbian-Feminist Paper
1975
Houston , Texas
[ 18] [ 25]
We Got It
1975
1976
Madison, Wisconsin
C A L F A Notes
1976
Cleveland Heights , Ohio
Cleveland Area Lesbian Feminist Alliance (CALFA)
[ 45]
Conditions [ b]
1976
1990
Brooklyn, New York
Dedicated to publishing lesbians, specifically working class lesbians and lesbian of color.
[ 14]
Lesbiana Speaks
1976
1977
Miami , Florida
Lesbian Milepost
1976
1977
Anchorage , Alaska
Continues as Klondyke Cuntree (1976), Klondyke Kontact (1977–1980)
Out and About: Seattle Lesbian/Feminist Newsletter
1976
1986
Seattle, Washington
[ 50]
Rubyfruit Reader
1976
1978
Santa Cruz , California
Salsa Soul Sisters/Third World Women's Gay-zette
1976
1985
NYC
Salsa Soul Sisters Third World Wimmin Inc. Collective
[ 25]
Sinister Wisdom [ b]
1976
Present
Charlotte , North Carolina ; Lincoln, Nebraska ; Berkeley and Oakland , California
Catherine Nicholson and Harriet Ellenberger (Desmoines)
Longest surviving lesbian literary journal in the United States.
ISSN 0196-1853 OCLC 3451636
[ 10] [ 52]
Wishing Well
1976
Santa Rosa , California
[ 10]
Atalanta
1977
1994
Atlanta, Georgia
Atlanta Lesbian Feminist Alliance
Continues as ALFA Newsletter (1973–1976)
[ 14] [ 25]
Azalea: A Magazine by Third World Lesbians
1977
1983
NYC
Salsa Soul Sisters Third World Wimmin Inc. Collective
[ 53]
Changes
1977
Winter Park, Florida
Greater Orlando Lesbian/Feminists
Klondyke Kontact: The Anchorage Lesbian Newsletter
1977
1980
Anchorage, Alaska
Bimonthly
Continued as Lesbian Milepost , Cunni Linguist , and Klondyke Cuntree .
The Leaping Lesbian
1977
1981
Ann Arbor, Michigan
Bimonthly
Lone Star Lesbians
1977
1978
Austin, Texas
Matrices: A Lesbian/Feminist Research
Newsletter
1977
1996
Three times a year, irregular
[ 55]
Pearl Diver
1977
1978
Portland , Oregon
A black lesbian magazine
Tribad: A Lesbian Separatist Newsjournal
1977
1979
NYC
[ 2] [ 59]
Two Dykes & Others: A Texas Lesbian Periodical
1977
[ 18]
Amazon Spirit
1978
Helena, Montana
Montana Amazons Unlimited
Boulder Lesbian Network Newsletter
1978
Boulder, Colorado
Boulder Lesbian Network
Feminary: A Feminist Journal for the South Emphasizing Lesbian Visions
1978
1982
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
[ 60]
Austindyke
1979
Austin, Texas
Monthly
DONT: Dykes Opposed to Nuclear Technology Newsletter
1979
NYC
Lesbians of Color Caucus Quarterly
1979
Seattle, Washington
[ 50]
1980s
Associated Lesbians of Puget Sound (ALPS) Newsletter
1980s
2000s
[ 50]
Dyke Diannic Wicca: Newsletter for Biophilic Hags of Magick
1980
Berkeley, California
Artemis
[ 61]
Green Mountain Dyke News
1980
Bennington , Vermont
Green Mountain Dykes
[ 14] [ 62]
Lesbian Insider, Insighter, Inciter
1980
Minneapolis, Minnesota
[ 63]
The Lunatic Fringe
1980
Chicago, Illinois
[ 14]
Telewoman: A Woman's Newsletter
1980
1983
Pleasant Hill , California
Womyn's Braille Press Newsletter
1980
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Womyn's Braille Press Inc.
[ 14]
Common Lives/Lesbian Lives [ b]
1981
1996
Iowa City, Iowa
OCLC 8234014
Lesbian Community News
1981
1987
Lincoln, Nebraska
Lincoln Legion of Lesbians
irregular
[ 65]
Big Apple Dyke News (B.A.D. News)
1981
1988
NYC
[ 66]
(The) Other Black Woman
1981
Jackson Heights , Queens , New York
Committee for the Visibility of the Other Black Woman: The Black Lesbian
Black Lesbian Newsletter
1982
San Francisco, California
San Francisco Women's Center's Black Lesbian Newsletter
Continues as Onyx (1983–1984)
[ 14] [ 68]
The Celibate Woman: A Journal for Women Who Are Celibate or Considering this Liberating Way of Relating to Others
1982
1988
Washington, D.C.
[ 10]
Dyke Separatist / Amazon Magick
1982
Berkeley, California
Amethyst/Artemis
[ 61]
In the Life: the Newsletter of the June L. Mazer Lesbian Collection
1982
Present
Los Angeles, California
June L. Mazer Lesbian Archives
[ 63] [ 69] [ 70]
Maize: A Lesbian Country Magazine [ e]
1982
Present
Minneapolis, Minnesota; Preston-Potter Hollow , New York; Serafina , New Mexico
[ 14]
Woman's Journal-Advocate
1982
1992
Lincoln, Nebraska
The WJ-A collective
Monthly
[ 73]
Lesbian Contradiction
1983
1994
ISSN 1064-4776
[ 63]
Onyx
1983
1984
San Francisco, California
San Francisco Women's Center's Black Lesbian Newsletter
Continued as Black Lesbian Newsletter (1982)
[ 68]
Woman to Woman
1983
1985
Lake Charles , Louisiana
Linda Parks
Free to lesbians and women in prison
Hot Wire: The Journal of Women's Music and Culture [ f]
1984
1994
Toni Armstrong Jr.
[ 75]
Lesbian Ethics
1984
Venice , California
Jeannette Silveira
ISSN 8755-5352
[ 14] [ 22]
On Our Backs
1984
2006
Lesbian pornographic magazine as a play on off our backs
[ 76]
Asian Lesbians of the East Coast Newsletter
1984
NYC
[ 62] [ 77]
I Know You Know: Lesbian Views and News
1984
1985?
Indianapolis , Indiana
Lesbian Health Resource Center Newsletter
1985
Durham , North Carolina
Lesbian Health Resource Center (LHRC)
Golden Threads
1985
2016
Demorest , Georgia
Network for older lesbians
[ 79] [ 80]
WAVELENGTH. A Lesbian Feminist Publication
1985
Seattle, Washington
Groundswell
[ 81]
Hag Rag
1986
1993
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Intergalactic Lesbian Feminist Press
OCLC 62882091
[ 14] [ 62] [ 82]
Yoni: Lesbian Erotica Quarterly
1986
Oakland, California
[ 81]
Visibilities
1987
1991
NYC
ISSN 0892-7375
[ 81] [ 83]
Dykes, Disability and Stuff: Cause We Always Have Stuff to Share
1988
Madison, Wisconsin; Boston, Massachusetts
For lesbians with disabilities, formats included large print, audio, braille, and electronic.
[ 14]
The L-Word
1988
Present
Bayside , California
[ 63]
Aché: A (Free) Publication for Black Lesbians
1989
1993
Albany and Berkeley, California
[ 14]
1989
Oakland, California
Hikané: The Capable Womon: Disabled Wimmin's Magazine for Lesbians and Our Wimmin Friends
1989
Hillsdale , New York
[ 14]
Tacoma Lesbian Concern (TLC) newsletter
1989
2003
Tacoma , Washington
[ 50]
1990s
Old Lesbians Organizing for Change Reporter
1990
Present
Houston, Texas; Athens , Ohio
[ 14] [ 85]
Girljock
1990
1997
Berkeley, California
Irregular
First lesbian sports periodical.[ 86]
[ 87]
Shamakami: Forum for South Asian Feminist Lesbians
1990
1997
San Francisco, California
[ 14] [ 88]
Curve
1991
Present
Continues as Deneuve (1991–1995)
[ 89]
Esto No Tiene Nombre : revista de lesbianas latinas
1991
1994
Miami, Florida
[ 90] [ 91] [ 92] [ 14] [ 93]
Les Talk : the magazine for empowering lesbians / womyn
1991
1995
St. Louis, Missouri
Rose Publications
monthly
Continues as Kolours : celebrating diversity (1995 Dec - 1997)
[ 94]
Wimmin Magazine
1991
[ 95]
Canswers: The Quarterly Newsletter of the Lesbian Community Cancer Project
1992
Chicago, Illinois
Dykespeak
1993
Lesbian Review of Books: An International Quarterly Review of Books by, for, and about Lesbians
1994
2002
Altadena , California; Hilo , Hawaii
ISSN 1077-5684
[ 97]
Conmoción: An International Latina Lesbian Vision
1995
1996
Miami, Florida
[ 91] [ 92] [ 98]
Journal of Lesbian Studies
1997
Present
Binghamton , New York
Haworth Press
[ 99]
Bint el Nas
1998
Present
San Francisco, California
Arab-world identified online magazine
[ 100]
Rain and Thunder: A Radical Feminist Journal of Discussion and Activism
1998
Present
Northampton , Massachusetts
Radical feminism with a lesbian focus.
[ 101]
She Magazine
Feb. 1999
Nov. 2015
Fort Lauderdale , Florida
Longest running magazine for LGBT women in Florida
[ 102]
2000s
Go Magazine
2000
Present
NYC
Free
[ 103]
Harrington Lesbian Fiction Quarterly
2000
2005
Binghamton, New York
Continued as Harrington Lesbian Literary Quarterly (2006–2008)
[ 104]
Harrington Lesbian Literary Quarterly
2006
2008
Continued as Harrington Lesbian Fiction Quarterly (2000–2005)
[ 105]
Issues! The Magazine for Lesbians of Color
2000
[ 106]
Jota!
2000
Los Angeles, California
Chicana lesbian poetry review
[ 92]
(el) telarañazo
2000
La telaraña
[ 98] [ 107]
Velvetpark: Dyke Culture in Bloom
2002
Present
NYC
[ 108]
Tagg Magazine
2012
Present
Washington, DC
Eboné Bell
Bi-Monthly
"Everything lesbian, queer, and under the rainbow."
[ 109]
EveryQueer
2012
Present
NYC
Meg Ten Eyck
Daily
Emphasizing LGBTQ+ women, transgender and nonbinary people
[ 109]