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.

1947
Vice Versa was the first documented lesbian periodical in the United States.
 * Vice Versa (magazine) - Los Angeles, California. 1947-1948, started by Lisa Ben.

1956
The Ladder was the first widely-distributed lesbian periodical in the United States.
 * The Ladder (Magazine) San Francisco, California. 1956-1970

1968
No more fun and games is considered by some scholars to be the first lesbian magazine to espouse separatist feminism.
 * No More Fun and Games - Boston, Massachusetts. Radical feminist periodical produced by Cell 16, 1968-1973.

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 ]

1970

 * Ain't I A Woman - AIAW Collective • Iowa City Women's Liberation Front. Publications Collective Iowa City 1970-?
 * off our backs: Feminist Newsjournal - Washington, D.C. Feminist publication - includes lesbian perspectives 1970–Present. off our backs is believed to be the longest publishing lesbian periodical in the United States.
 * Sisters: By and for lesbians (San Francisco Daughters of Bilitis) - San Francisco, CA, 1970-1975

1971

 * Amazon: a Midwest journal for women - Amazon Collective, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 1971-?
 * Focus: A Journal for Lesbians - Boston and Cambridge, MA, 1971-1982
 * Killer Dyke - Lesbian Separatist Magazine by the "Flippies" (Feminist Lesbian Intergalactic Party), Chicago, Illinois. 1971-1972
 * Lavender Visions - Cambridge, MA. 1971
 * Lavender Woman - Chicago, IL. 1971-1976
 * Mother - Stanford, CA. 1971
 * Purple Star: Journal of Radicalesbians - Ann Arbor, MI. 1971
 * Reach Out - Detroit, MI. 1971- ?
 * Scarlett Letter - Madison, WI. 1971- ?
 * Siren: A Journal of Anarcho-Feminism - Chicago, IL. 1971-?
 * Spectre - Ann Arbor, MI. 1971-1972

1972

 * Amazon Quarterly - West Somerville, MA, 1972–1975
 *  Better Homes and Dykes newsletter of the Lesbian Alliance, Iowa City, IA, c1972-1982
 * Echo of Sappho - Brooklyn, NY, 1972-1973,
 * Furies - Washington, D.C. - Newsletter of The Furies Collective, 1972-1973
 * Lesbians Fight Back - Philadelphia, PA. 1972
 * Maine Freewoman's Herald: a mostly lesbian journal, Portland, Maine, 1972-?
 * National Lesbian Information Service News- San Francisco, CA. 1972
 * Portcullis - Los Angeles, CA. 1972
 * Purple Rage - New York City, 1972
 * Proud Woman - Stanford, CA. 1972
 * Sinister Wisdom: A multicultural Journal by and for Lesbians - published in Charlotte, North Carolina, Berkeley and Oakland, CA, at various points. 1972–Present Sinister Wisdom is likely the longest-surviving lesbian literary journal in the United States.
 * Tres Femmes - San Diego, CA, 1972

1973

 * Cowrie - Community of Women New York City c1973
 * Cries from Cassandra - Chicago, Illinois. The Amazon Nation. 1973-?
 * Dykes and Gorgons - Berkeley, CA. 1973-1976
 * Gay Revolution of Women Newsletter (G.R.O.W.) Rochester, NY. 1973-1974 continued by Lesbian Resource Center Newsletter and Women in Sunlight (c1974)
 * (The) Lesbian Feminist - New York City 1973-1979
 * (The) Lesbian Tide - Los Angeles, CA. 1971-1980, L.A.'s first publicly circulated lesbian publication..
 * Mother Jones Gazette - Knoxville, TN. 1973-1974
 * One to One: A Lesbian/Feminist Journal of Communication - New York City 1973
 * Sapphire - San Francisco, CA. 1973
 * So's Your Old Lady - Minneapolis, MN. 1973-1979
 * The Udder Side - New York City, 1973

1974

 * Albatross: the Lesbian Feminist Satire Magazine - East Orange, New Jersey, c1974-1980
 * Lesbian Connection - Michigan 1974–present
 * Lesbian Resource Center Newsletter - Rochester, N.Y., c1974. Continues  Women in Sunlight
 * Lesbian Voices - San Jose, CA. 1974-1981
 * Mom's Apple Pie: Newsletter of the Lesbian Mother's National Defence Fund - Seattle, WA, c1974-?
 * Quest: a feminist quarterly - radical feminist journal 1974-1984
 * Satin for Gay Women - San Jose, CA. 1974
 * Wicce - Philadelphia, PA. 1973-1974
 * Women in Sunlight - Rochester, N.Y. c1974

1975

 * Pointblank Times a lesbian-feminist paper - Houston, TX, 1975-?
 * Dyke: A Quarterly- New York City, 1975-1978
 * Lesbian - Feminist Union News - Louisville, KY, 1975-1978
 * Lesbian Herstory Archives Newsletter - New York City, 1975-?
 * (The) Lesbian Lipservice - Ann Arbor, Michigan. 1975-1976
 * Lesbian News - Los Angeles, California, 1975–Present LN history by Jinx Beers, part 1 LN history by Jinx Beers, part 2
 * (The) Lesbian Newsletter - Ann Arbor, Michigan. 1975
 * We Got It - Madison, Wisconsin. 1975-1976

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.
 * Lesbiana Speaks - Miami, Florida, 1976-1977
 * ''Lesbian Milepost - Anchorage, Alaska. c1976
 * Out and About - Seattle, Washington, 1976-c1986
 * Rubyfruit Reader - Santa Cruz, California - 1976-1978,
 * 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-?

1977

 * Amazon Farmers - by "Ozark Wimmin on Land" Fayetteville, Arkansas, c1977
 * Atlanta Lesbian Feminist Alliance Newsletter - Atlanta, Georgia, 1977?-1994.
 * Austin Dyke - lesbian separatist newsletter, Austin 1977-?
 * 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
 * Dinah: A Monthly Publication of the Lesbian Activist Bureau, 1977
 * Goodbye to All That: a lesbian feminist publication- Austin Lesbian Organization - Austin, Texas ?-1977
 * Klondyke Kontact: The Anchorage Lesbian Newsletter - Anchorage, Alaska. 1977-1980
 * (The) Leaping Lesbian - Ann Arbor, Michigan. 1977-1981
 * Lone Star Lesbians - Austin, Texas, 1977-1978
 * Matrices: A Lesbian Feminist Research Newsletter, 1977-1982
 * Pearl Diver - Portland, Oregon. Black Lesbian Magazine 1977-1978
 * Tribad : A Lesbian Separatist Newsjournal - New York City 1977-1979
 * Two Dykes & Others, a Texas lesbian periodical - 1977

1978

 * Feminary: A feminist journal for the South emphasizing lesbian visions- Chapel Hill, North Carolina, 1978-1982

1979

 * Lesbians of Color Caucus Quarterly - Seattle, Washington, 1979

1980

 * ''Associated Lesbians of Puget Sound (ALPS) Newsletter - c1980's-c2000's
 * Green Mountain Dyke News - Bennington, Vermont, Green Mountain Dykes. c1980
 * The Lunatic Fringe - Chicago, Illinois 1980-?
 * Telewoman: a Woman's Newsletter - Pleasant Hill, California. c1980-83
 * Womyn's Braille Press Newsletter Minneapolis, Minnesota. Womyn's Braille Press Inc., 1980-?

1981

 * Common Lives/Lesbian Lives - Iowa City, Iowa, 1981-1996

1982

 * Black Lesbian Newsletter - San Francisco, California. San Francisco Women's Center's Black Lesbian Newsletter, 1982
 * The Celibate Woman, A Journal for Women Who Are Celibate or Considering this Liberating Way of Relating to Others - Washington, D.C. 1982-1988
 * Dyke Separatist / Amazon Magick Amethyst / Artemis, Berkeley, CA, c1982
 * Maize: a Lesbian Country Magazine - Minneapolis, Minnesota Preston Hollow, New York  Serafina, New Mexico  c1982-1997.

1983

 * Woman to woman - Lake Charles, Louisiana. Personal newsletter, edited by Linda Parks, issued free to lesbians and other women in prisons. 1983-1985

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.
 * Lesbian Ethics - Venice, California, 1984, begun by Jeannette Silveira
 * On Our Backs - 1984-2006 Susie Bright's On Our Backs- A History
 * (The) Other Black Woman - Committee for the Visibility of the Other Black Woman: the Black Lesbian, - Jackson Heights, New York, 1981.


 * Asian Lesbians of the East Coast Newsletter - New York, NY, c 1984
 * I know you know; lesbian views and news Indianapolis, Indiana, c1984-1985?

1985

 * Anamika - Asian American focus Brooklyn, NY, c1985-?
 * Lesbian Health Resource Center Newsletter - Lesbian Health Resource Center (LHRC), Durham, NC, c1985
 * Golden Threads - Network for older lesbians - Demorest, Georgia, 1985–Present
 * WAVELENGTH. A lesbian feminist publication - newsletter of "Groundswell", a lesbian feminist revolutionary political group. Seattle 1985-?

1986

 * Yoni: Lesbian Erotica Quarterly - Oakland, California 1986-?

1987

 * Colores: Newsletter of Bay Area Lesbians of Color - San Francisco c1987-?
 * Visibilities - Print version 1987-1991, On-Line version 2000-?

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-?
 * (The) "L" Word (magazine) - Bayside, California, 1988-1995

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
 * Cheek to cheek: the gay lesbian partner dancing newsletter Oakland, California, c1989
 * Hag Rag - Intergalactic Lesbian Feminist Press, Milwaukee, WI, c1989
 * Hikané: The Capable Womon - Disabled Wimmin's Magazine for Lesbians and our Wimmin Friends. Hillsdale, New York, 1989-?
 * Tacoma Lesbian Concern (TLC) newsletter - Tacoma, Washington, c1989-c2003

1990

 * Shamakami: Forum for South Asian feminist lesbians - San Francisco, California, 1990-?
 * G.B.F. Magazine - "Gay Black Female" - Hollywood 1990-?
 * Girljock - Berkeley, California 1990-?
 * In the Life: the Newsletter of the June L. Mazer Lesbian Collection - Los Angeles, c1990-Present. Newsletter of the June L. Mazer Lesbian Archive

1991

 * Curve (magazine) - called Deneuve from 1991-1995, changed to Curve in 1995. 1991–Present
 * Albuquerque Lesbian Rag: A Monthly Lesbian Information and Nonsense Source - Corrales, New Mexico, 1991-?
 * Esto No Tiene Nombre: revista de lesbianas latinas - Miami, Florida 1991-1994. Newsletter of Las Salamandras de Ambiente
 * Wimmin Magazine - 1991

1992

 *  Canswers: the Quarterly Newsletter of the Lesbian Community Cancer Project - Chicago, c1992
 * MATRICES. Lesbian Feminist Resources and Research Network - Minneapolis, c1992

1993

 * Dykespeak - 1993-?
 * Girlfriends - USA 1993-2006

1994

 * Lesbian Review of Books: an International Quarterly Review of Books by, for, and about Lesbians - Altadena, California/Hilo, Hawaii, 1994-2002

1995

 * Conmoción: an international Latina lesbian vision - Revista y Red Revolucionaria de Lesbianas Latinas Miami, Florida 1995-1996

1997

 * Journal of Lesbian Studies Haworth Press - Binghamton, New York, 1997–Present  Haworth Press

1998

 * Bint el Nas - Arab-world identified online magazine - San Francisco, 1998–Present
 * Rain and Thunder: A radical feminist journal of discussion and activism - Feminist and Lesbian Northampton, Massachusetts. - 1998–Present Rain and Thunder Magazine

2000 to Present

 * Go Magazine - New York - Free, national distribution.
 * Harrington lesbian fiction quarterly - Binghamton, New York c2000-?
 * Issues! The Magazine for Lesbians of Color - 2000-?
 * Jota! - Chicana lesbian poetry review - Los Angeles
 * (el) telarañazo - Newsletter of La telaraña, the Latina lesbian writers’ web
 * Velvetpark: dyke culture in bloom - New York City, 2002–Present Velvetpark Magazine

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
 * 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
 * Carolina Lesbian News - Charlotte, North Carolina
 * Desperate Living - Baltimore, Maryland
 * Gay Revolution of Women - Rochester, New York
 * Island Lesbian Connection - Paia, Hawaii
 * Lesbian Lifeline - Daytona Beach, Florida
 * Lesbian Visual Artists Newsletter San Francisco, California
 * Lesbians in Colorado - Denver, Colorado
 * Lesburbia - Montgomeryville, Pennsylvania
 * Moonstorm - St. Louis, Missouri - published by the St Louis Lesbian Alliance
 * Multi-Cultural Jewish Dyke Newsletter - Huntington, New York ?-1993?
 * Old Lesbians Organizing for Change Reporter - Houston, Texas / Athens, Ohio OLOC- ?-Present
 * Pointblank Times - Houston, Texas
 * Purple Cow - Columbus, Ohio
 * Women's Central News - Arizona