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Africa


South Africa

* ''Closet Magazine'' – c. 1998–? * ''Legacy'' – Lesbian Arts Magazine – Johannesburg, 1990 * ''The Quarterly'' * ''Sunday's Women'' – 1990s? * ''Umzabalazo'' – official newsletter of the Coalition of African Lesbians, a continent-wide organization of lesbians in Africa – Johannesburg, 2007–present * ''Womyn'' – 2000–2003


Asia and the Middle East


China

* '' Les+'' – Beijing, longest running lesbian magazine in China, 2005–2012


Indonesia

* ''Goya Lestari'' – published by group Chandra Kirana, 1993–?


Israel

* ''Klaf Hazak'' – lesbian feminist quarterly from KLaF/CLAF (Kehila Lesbit Feministit/Community of Lesbian Feminists), c.1990–?


Japan

1970 to 1980 *Feminist Forum: Feminism in Japan and the World (Tokyo, Japan, 1979–1985) * ''Hikariguruma'' – 1978 * ''Subarashii Onnatachi'' – Tokyo, lesbian feminist magazine of Wakakusa no Kai – , 1976 * '' Za Daiku'' (ザ・ダイク) – 1978 1980 to 1990 * ''Eve & Eve'' (イブ&イブ) – * ''Regumi Tsūshin'' (れ組通信) – Tokyo, (also known as RST, Regumi Studio Tokyo), 1985–present 1990 to present * ''Aniisu'' (アニース) – (1996–1997, 2001–2003) * ''Furiine'' (Phryné; フリーネ) 1995 (two issues total) * ''Kaamira'' (Carmilla; カーミラ) – (2002–2005) * ''Labrys'' (ラブリス) – continued by ''LOUD News,'' 1992–1995? * ''LOUD News'' – published by "Lesbians of Undeniable Drive", 1995–2011? * ''Misuto'' (ミスト/美粋) – Josei ladies comics magazine, 1996–1999 Unknown date * ''Lesbian News & Views'' (English language journal from Japan)


Korea

* ''Kkiri-kkiri'' – Seoul, newsletter of Kkiri-kkiri, now the Lesbian Counseling Center


Lebanon

* ''Bekhsoos'' – magazine of Meem


Palestine

* ''Aswat Newsletter'' – Haifa, published by Aswat Gay Palestinian Women


Philippines

*''My Femme'' (2009–?)


Taiwan

* ''Ai Fu Hao Zi Zai Bao'' (abbrev. "Ai-Bao") – Taiwan, 1993–? * ''Isle Margin'' – Taiwan * ''Lez's Meeting'' * ''Nu pengyou'' – Taiwan, published by group Wo Men Zhi Jian, 1994–1998? * ''Wo Men Zhi Jian Newsletter'' – Taiwan, 1991–1994


Thailand

* ''Anjareesan/Asian Lesbian Network Newsletter'' – Bangkok, published by Anjaree, 1991–?


Europe


Austria

1970 to 1980 * ''Lesben-Frauen-Nachrichten'' – Vienna, 1979–? 1990 to present * ''Female Sequences'' – frauen lesben kulturHEFTig, Vienna, 1999–? * ''Frauenlesben rapidité'' – Vienna, c. 1997 * ''Lebenszeichen'' – Vienna, 2001–? * ''LILA Schriften'' – Vienna, 1995–2001 * ''Osterreichischer Lesbenrundbrief'' – Vienna, newsletter of HOSI-Lesben


Belgium

*' – Brussels, newsletter of Groupe de Recherche et d'Information Feministes (GRIF), c. 1975–78


Croatia

* ''Just a Girl'' – Zagreb


Czech Republic

* ''Alia'' – magazine of Klub Lambda * ''Promluv'' – magazine of Promluv group


Finland

* ''ILIS Newsletter'' – Helsinki, International Lesbian Information Service, 1981–1983 * ''Pärrä'' – Helsinki, publication of Akanat Lesbian Group, 1982 * ''Torajyvä'' – Helsinki, publication of Akanat Lesbian Group, 1983–1988


France

1970 to 1980 * ''Quand les Femmes s'aiment'' – 1978–1980 1980 to 1990 * ''Bulletin des Archives Lesbiennes (Archives et recherches lesbiennes)'' – Paris, 1990 * ''Espaces : bulletin de liaison et d'informations entre lesbiennes radicales'' – Paris, 1982 * ''Lesbia: Revue lesbienne d'expression, d'information, d'opinion'' – Paris, 1982–present * ''Vlasta: fictions/utopies amazoniennes'', Paris, by the Collectif Mémoires/Utopies, 1983–1985 1990 to present * ''LesBienNées'' – Nancy *' – Lille, 2003–2013Tasse de Thé : Les mag Lesbiens
Unknown date * ''Espace Lesbien'' – Toulouse and the Midi-Pyrénées region, newsletter of Bagdam Espace Lesbien * ''Les Lesbianaires: revue de presse'' * ''Lesbrouffe: Voies d'Elles'' – Grenoble, newsletter of the Association des Lesbiennes de Grenoble * ''Penthésilée'' – Association des Femmes Homosexuelles Européennes (AFHE)


Germany

1920 to 1970 *''
Die BIF – Blätter Idealer Frauenfreundschaften ''Die BIF – Blätter Idealer Frauenfreundschaften'' (Papers on Ideal Women Friendships), subtitled ''Monatsschrift für weibliche Kultur'' (Monthly magazine for female culture), was a short-lived lesbian magazine of Weimar Germany, published f ...
'', world's first all-female lesbian magazine (1926?–1927) * '' Die Freundin'', closely affiliated with the League for Human Rights, 1924–1933 * ''Frauen, Liebe und Leben'' (1938) * '' Frauenliebe'' (1926–1930) * '' Garçonne'' (1930–1932) * ''Ledige Frauen'' (1928–1929)Schader, Heike (2000). "Kontruktionen weiblicher Homosexualität in Zeitschriften homosexueller Frauen in den 1920er Jahren" in ''Homosexualitäten in der Weimarer Republik 1919 bis 1933'', Invertito. Jahrbuch für die Geschichte der Homosexualitäten, MännerschwarmSkript Verlag (Hamburg) *' (1951–1952) 1970 to 1980 * ''Frauen Zeitung'' – Frauenzentrum – Hamburg, feminist and lesbian newsletter 1976–? * – Berlin, published by the Lesbenpressenkollektiv de LAZ, 1975–1982 * ''Protokolle'' – Münster, Verlag Frauenpolitik, 1976–1979, * ''UKZ: Unsere kleine Zeitung'' – Berlin/ Mannheim, 1975–2001 1980 to 1990 * ''Infoblatt des Lesbenring'' –
Köln Cologne ( ; german: Köln ; ksh, Kölle ) is the largest city of the German western state of North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW) and the fourth-most populous city of Germany with 1.1 million inhabitants in the city proper and 3.6 million ...
, c. 1984–1996? * ''LESBENINFO NETZ'' – Ulm, 1989–? * ''Die Lesbischschwule Presseschau'' – Berlin, 1982–? * ''Tarantel'' – Bielefeld, Tarantel Kollektiv, 1980–? 1990 to present * ''Blattgold'' – West Berlin, c. 1990s * ''
EMMA Emma may refer to: * Emma (given name) Film * Emma (1932 film), ''Emma'' (1932 film), a comedy-drama film by Clarence Brown * Emma (1996 theatrical film), ''Emma'' (1996 theatrical film), a film starring Gwyneth Paltrow * Emma (1996 TV film), '' ...
'' – Germany * ''Frau Anders'' – Weimar, 1990–? * – ,
Bochum Bochum ( , also , ; wep, Baukem) is a city in North Rhine-Westphalia. With a population of 364,920 (2016), is the sixth largest city (after Cologne, Düsseldorf, Dortmund, Essen and Duisburg) of the most populous Germany, German federal state o ...
, radical feminist lesbian magazine, 1990–2004 * ''Krampfader'' –
Kassel Kassel (; in Germany, spelled Cassel until 1926) is a city on the Fulda River in northern Hesse, Germany. It is the administrative seat of the Regierungsbezirk Kassel and the district of the same name and had 201,048 inhabitants in December 2020 ...
, 1986–? * '' L-Mag'' * ''Lesben in NRW'' – Düsseldorf, c. 2005 * ''Lesbenstich'' –
Dortmund Dortmund (; Westphalian nds, Düörpm ; la, Tremonia) is the third-largest city in North Rhine-Westphalia after Cologne and Düsseldorf, and the eighth-largest city of Germany, with a population of 588,250 inhabitants as of 2021. It is the la ...
* ''Lescriba: Das lesbische Literaturmagazin'' –
Sinzing Sinzing is a municipality in the district of Regensburg in Bavaria in Germany. Geography Sinzing is located on the Schwarzen Laber and the Danube, about eight kilometers west of Regensburg. Municipality structure There are 17 districts Adlste ...
, 2004–? * – 1995–2006 * ''nur sie: Lesben/Frauen-Kulturmagazin für Nürnberg/Fürth/Erlangen'' –
Nürnberg Nuremberg ( ; german: link=no, Nürnberg ; in the local East Franconian dialect: ''Nämberch'' ) is the second-largest city of the German state of Bavaria after its capital Munich, and its 518,370 (2019) inhabitants make it the 14th-largest ci ...
, 1999–? Unknown year * ''Bulletin des Archives Lesbiennes''


Greece

* ''Labrys'' – Athens, 1980–? * ''Lettres Eoliennes: Revue Bimensuelle d'Art Lesbien'' – Athens, c. 1980s


Hungary

* ''Dyke Magazin'' – 2007 * ''Labrisz Lesbian Newsletter'' – published by the Labrisz Lesbian Association, c. 1990s,


Ireland

* ''Gaelick'' – online lesbian periodical * ''LINC: Lesbians in Cork'' –
Cork Cork or CORK may refer to: Materials * Cork (material), an impermeable buoyant plant product ** Cork (plug), a cylindrical or conical object used to seal a container ***Wine cork Places Ireland * Cork (city) ** Metropolitan Cork, also known as G ...
, c. 2001


Italy

* ''Bollettino cel C.L.I.'' – Rome, paper of Centro Feminista Separatista, c. 1981–1991 * ''Towanda: appunti, spunti e spuntini lesbici'' – Milan, 1994


Lithuania

* ''SAPPHO'' – Vilnius, quarterly magazine of lesbian organization Sappho


Netherlands

1970 to 1980 * '' Amarant'' – 1972–present * '' Paarse September. Alternatieve Vrouwenkrant'' – 1972–1974 1980 to 1990 * ''Diva'' – 1982–1986, switched to ''Zij aan Zij'' in the mid-1990s * ''
ILIS newsletter The International Lesbian Information Service (ILIS) was an international organization which aimed at fostering international lesbian organizing. It was started within ILGA in 1980. The following year, at a separate lesbian conference arranged prio ...
'' – Amsterdam, International Lesbian Information Service, 1980–81, 1987–1998 * ''Lesbisch Archivaria'' – Lesbisch Archief Leeuwarden, 1982–? * ''Lust en gratie: lesbisch cultureel tijdschrift'' – Amsterdam, c. 1983–1987 * ''Nieuwsbrief'' – Amsterdam, Lesbisch Archief Amsterdam, 1983–1994STICHWORT Zeitschriftenverzeichnis
1990 to 2000 * Wild Side Magazine – Amsterdam, Leiden 1990 to present * ''Girls Like Us'' – Amsterdam, 2005–present * ''Zij aan Zij'' – Rijswijk, 1998–present


Poland

* ''Sigma'' – Silesia, published one issue only, 1992 * ''Violet Pulse'' –
Gdańsk Gdańsk ( , also ; ; csb, Gduńsk;Stefan Ramułt, ''Słownik języka pomorskiego, czyli kaszubskiego'', Kraków 1893, Gdańsk 2003, ISBN 83-87408-64-6. , Johann Georg Theodor Grässe, ''Orbis latinus oder Verzeichniss der lateinischen Benen ...


Portugal

1980 to 1990 * ''Artemísia'' – Porto, feminist magazine supportive of lesbians, 1985 1990 to present * ''Lesbiana'' – published by Grupo de mulheres da associação ILGA-Portugal, 1999 * ''LILÁS'' –
Lisbon Lisbon (; pt, Lisboa ) is the capital and largest city of Portugal, with an estimated population of 544,851 within its administrative limits in an area of 100.05 km2. Grande Lisboa, Lisbon's urban area extends beyond the city's administr ...
, 1993 * ''Organa'' –
Lisbon Lisbon (; pt, Lisboa ) is the capital and largest city of Portugal, with an estimated population of 544,851 within its administrative limits in an area of 100.05 km2. Grande Lisboa, Lisbon's urban area extends beyond the city's administr ...
, first lesbian magazine in Portugal, 1991–1993? * ''Zona Livre'' – 1997


Romania

* ''
ENOLA Enola may refer to: Places *Enola, Arkansas, USA; a town * Enola, Nebraska, USA; an unincorporated community *Enola, Pennsylvania, USA; a census-designated place * Enola Reef (island), a coral atoll in the Spratley Islands *Mount Vernon–Enola Sc ...
'' – published by
Accept Accept may refer to: * Acceptance, a person's assent to the reality of a situation etc. * Accept (band), a German heavy metal band ** ''Accept'' (Accept album), their debut album from 1979 * ''Accept'' (Chicken Shack album), 1970 * ACCEPT (or ...
, 2006–?


Russia

*''Pinx –'' 2006–present


Serbia

* ''labris: Lezbejske novine'' –
Belgrade Belgrade ( , ;, ; Names of European cities in different languages: B, names in other languages) is the Capital city, capital and List of cities in Serbia, largest city in Serbia. It is located at the confluence of the Sava and Danube rivers a ...
, 1994–? * ''Novosadska Lezbejska Organizacija Newsletter'' – Novi Sad


Slovenia

* ''Lesbo'' – Ljubljana, Magazine of ŠKUC-LL Group, c. 1988


Spain

* ''Caladona: Un espai de dones per a dones'' – Barcelona, Caladona, lesbian magazine in Catalan language, 1993–present * ''Laberint: revista de mujeros para mujeros'' – Barcelona, c. 1992–1994 * ''Mujeres y Punto'' – Madrid, newsletter of CRECUL, Comité Reivindicativo Cultural de Lesbianas de Madrid * ''Sales: Revista Lesbica'' – Barcelona, Revista Sales * ''Towanda! Revista Lesbica'' – Zaragoza, 2002–? * ''MagLes Magazine'' – Barcelona, 2012–present


Sweden

* ''Lesbisk Feministiska'' –
Stockholm Stockholm () is the Capital city, capital and List of urban areas in Sweden by population, largest city of Sweden as well as the List of urban areas in the Nordic countries, largest urban area in Scandinavia. Approximately 980,000 people liv ...
, c. 1984–1988 * ''Lila perspektiv'' –
Stockholm Stockholm () is the Capital city, capital and List of urban areas in Sweden by population, largest city of Sweden as well as the List of urban areas in the Nordic countries, largest urban area in Scandinavia. Approximately 980,000 people liv ...
, c. 1981–1984


Switzerland

1970 to 1980 * ''Lesbenfront'' – Zurich, 1974–1985 1980–1990 * ''Frau Ohne Herz'' – Zurich, 1985–1995 * ''ELLA: Das Lesbenforum'' – Basel, 1985–1993? * ''ILIS Bulletin'' – Geneva, International Lesbian Information Service, Clit International, 1984–86 1990–2000 * ''die'' – Lesbenzeitschrift aus der Schweiz, Zurich, 1996–2004 * ''Ellas ketchup'' – Basel, 1993–? 2000–present * ''Skipper'' – Zürich, 2004–2005 Unknown year * ''CLIT 007'' – lesbian feminist magazine


Turkey

* ''"Öte-ki-ben'' (''From Woman to Woman'') – Ankara, Turkey / Frankfurt am Main, Germany, 2001–?


Ukraine


Лесби Портал
– lesbian feminist publication, 2018–present


United Kingdom

Prior to 1970 * ''
Arena Three ''Arena Three'' was a British monthly publication founded by Esme Langley and Diana Chapman in 1964. It was written by and for lesbians and published by the Minorities Research Group from 1963 to 1972.Covina 1975,pp 244-245. See also * Lesbian ...
'' – London, Minorities Research Group, 1963–1972 * ''
Kenric Kenric was established in 1965 and is made up of a network of social groups for lesbians throughout the United Kingdom. Members are of all ages, although mainly due to the long-running nature of the network it is most popular with women over 30 yea ...
Newsletter'' – c. 1960s–presentArchif Menywod Cymru / Women's Archive of Wales : Events
* '' Minorities Research Group Newsletter'' 1970 to 1980 * ''Lesbians Come Together'' – London, c. 1972 * ''Medusa: Journal of the Bradford Lesbian Feminist Surrealist Group'' – c. 1978–? * ''Move'' – Bristol, c 1970s–? * ''
Sappho Sappho (; el, Σαπφώ ''Sapphō'' ; Aeolic Greek ''Psápphō''; c. 630 – c. 570 BC) was an Archaic Greek poet from Eresos or Mytilene on the island of Lesbos. Sappho is known for her Greek lyric, lyric poetry, written to be sung while ...
'' – London, newsletter of the Southwark Lesbian Network; for lesbians only, 1971–? * ''Sequel: A Feminist Magazine for Isolated Lesbians'' – London, c. 1979 * ''Zero: Anarcha-feminist Newsmagazine'' – London, 1978–? 1980 to 1990 * ''Bristol Radical Lesbian Feminist Magazine'' 1986–1990 * ''Camden Lesbian Centre Newsletter/ Camden Black Lesbian Group Newsletter'' – London, available in both print and cassette, 1987–1991 * ''Lesbian Information Service Newsletter'' –
Leicester Leicester ( ) is a city status in the United Kingdom, city, Unitary authorities of England, unitary authority and the county town of Leicestershire in the East Midlands of England. It is the largest settlement in the East Midlands. The city l ...
, available in both print and cassette, 1987–1989, * ''Lesbian International'' –
Leicester Leicester ( ) is a city status in the United Kingdom, city, Unitary authorities of England, unitary authority and the county town of Leicestershire in the East Midlands of England. It is the largest settlement in the East Midlands. The city l ...
, for lesbians only, available in print and cassette, 1989–1990 * '' Gemma'' – London; lesbians with and without disabilities, all ages; available in print or on cassette, c.1980 * ''Gossip: A Journal of Lesbian Feminist Ethics'' – London, for lesbians only; Onlywomen Press, c. 1986–? * ''Lesbian Archive and Information Centre Newsletter'' – London, Lesbian Archive and Information Centre (LAIC), c. 1985–? * ''
Quim Magazine ''Quim: for dykes of all sexual persuasions'' was a sex positive lesbian magazine published between 1989 and 1994 with a further issue published in 2001. The magazine was edited by Sophie Moorcock and Lulu Belliveau, who had previously worked as ...
: For Dykes of All Sexual Persuasions'' – London, 1989–1995, plus one issue in 2001 * ''Spinster: Feminist Creative Work with an Emphasis on the Work of Lesbians'' – London, 1982–? After 1990 * ''The Axe'' –
Bradford Bradford is a city and the administrative centre of the City of Bradford district in West Yorkshire, England. The city is in the Pennines' eastern foothills on the banks of the Bradford Beck. Bradford had a population of 349,561 at the 2011 ...
lesbian newsletter, 1996–1997 * ''B.I.D (Behaviour, Identity, Desire)'' – online monthly magazine (99p subscription), November 2011 * ''crAve'' – bi-monthly magazine, 2008–present * '' Diva'' – London, 1994–present *''Dykenosis : the newsletter of LesBeWell - Birmingham, 1994–1998'' * '' G3 Magazine'' – London, free monthly national publication * ''Lesbian London'' – London, also released on cassette tape, 1992–1993 *''Shebang'' – London, 1992–? * ''Velvet'' Year unknown * ''Artemis: For Women who Love Women'' – London, magazine of the Artemis Club * ''Lesbian Zone'' – Manchester * ''Lesbians in Education'' – London * ''Lesbians in Libraries'' – England * ''Older Lesbians Network Newsletter'' – London


Wales / Cymru

* ''Cardiff Women's Liberation Newsletter'' – Cardiff, "for wimmin only", c. 1970s–1980sArchif Menywod Cymru / Women's Archive of Wales : Glamorgan Record Office
* ''Older Lesbian Network Newsletter'' * ''Women Come Together: Swansea Women's Liberation Newsletter –''
Swansea Swansea (; cy, Abertawe ) is a coastal city and the second-largest city of Wales. It forms a principal area, officially known as the City and County of Swansea ( cy, links=no, Dinas a Sir Abertawe). The city is the twenty-fifth largest in ...
, c. 1970s * ''WomenZone: Connecting lesbians across Wales –''
Swansea Swansea (; cy, Abertawe ) is a coastal city and the second-largest city of Wales. It forms a principal area, officially known as the City and County of Swansea ( cy, links=no, Dinas a Sir Abertawe). The city is the twenty-fifth largest in ...
, c. 1990s


Oceania


New Zealand

1970 to 1980 * ''Circle'', later '' Lesbian Feminist Circle'' – Wellington, "for lesbians only", collectively produced 1973–1985 * ''Spiral'' – literary and arts journal for women, founded in 1976 by Heather McPherson; the press also published Keri Hulme's
Booker Prize The Booker Prize, formerly known as the Booker Prize for Fiction (1969–2001) and the Man Booker Prize (2002–2019), is a Literary award, literary prize awarded each year for the best novel written in English and published in the United King ...
-winning novel '' The Bone People'' in 1984 * ''Wellington Lesbian Network'' – Wellington, newsletter; for lesbians only, c. 1979–1999 1980 to 1990 * ''Bitches, Witches, & Dykes'' – Auckland, 1980–1981 * ''Glad Rag'' – Wellington,
Paekākāriki Paekākāriki () is a town in the Kapiti Coast District in the south-western North Island, New Zealand, and one of the northernmost suburbs of Wellington. It lies north of Porirua and northeast of the Wellington CBD. The town's name comes from ...
– for lesbians only, c. 1983 * ''Lesbians in Print'' (LIP) – Auckland, for women only, 1985–1991 * ''Sapphic star'' – Auckland, c. 1989–1991 * ''Tamaki Makaurau lesbian newsletter –'' Auckland, New Zealand, c. 1990–present'''' After 1990 * ''The Laughing Medusa'' – lesbian literary magazine, edited by Kedy Kristal and Takoel Akuni, c. 1991–1993


Australia

1970 to 1980 * ''A. L. M. Newsletter'' – Melbourne, newsletter of the Australian Lesbian Movement, c. 1971 * ''Blatant Lesbianism'' –
Sydney Sydney ( ) is the capital city of the state of New South Wales, and the most populous city in both Australia and Oceania. Located on Australia's east coast, the metropolis surrounds Sydney Harbour and extends about towards the Blue Mountain ...
, c. 1978–? * ''Patchwork newsletter'' – Brisbane, c. 1978? 1980 to 1990 * ''Australian Lesbian Diary'' – Melbourne, c. 1987 * ''Sage: the separatist age'' – Australia, lesbian separatist periodical; title was formerly ''Seps Down Under''; "A cauldron of lesbian separatist thought dreams and visions", c. 1990–1992 * ''S.E.P.S. Down Under (Newsletter of Separatists Eroding Patriarch Sincerely)'' – Waucope, c. 1989 * ''Wicked Women'' – Australia – 1988–1993 1990 to 2000 * ''Australian Asian Lesbian News'' –
Sydney Sydney ( ) is the capital city of the state of New South Wales, and the most populous city in both Australia and Oceania. Located on Australia's east coast, the metropolis surrounds Sydney Harbour and extends about towards the Blue Mountain ...
, c. 1991 * ''Banshee'' – Melbourne, c. 1992 * ''Dis-Ease'' –
Sydney Sydney ( ) is the capital city of the state of New South Wales, and the most populous city in both Australia and Oceania. Located on Australia's east coast, the metropolis surrounds Sydney Harbour and extends about towards the Blue Mountain ...
, c. 1993 * ''Elam'' – Newcastle, newsletter of the Hunter Lesbian Group, c. 1998 * ''Geelong Lesbian Group'' –
Geelong Geelong ( ) (Wathawurrung: ''Djilang''/''Djalang'') is a port city in the southeastern Australian state of Victoria, located at the eastern end of Corio Bay (the smaller western portion of Port Phillip Bay) and the left bank of Barwon River, ...
, c. 1999–? * ''Hell Bent'' (Wicked Women Publications) Redfern,
Sydney Sydney ( ) is the capital city of the state of New South Wales, and the most populous city in both Australia and Oceania. Located on Australia's east coast, the metropolis surrounds Sydney Harbour and extends about towards the Blue Mountain ...
, c. 1991 * ''Interlesbian'' – Melbourne, multi-cultural lesbian news, c. 1994 * ''Journal of Australian Lesbian Feminist Studies'' – Haymarket, New South Wales, 1991–1995 * ''Labrys'' – Melbourne, 1990–1992 * ''Lesbian Network'' – Rozelle, Lesbian Network Collective, c. 1990s * ''
Lesbians on the Loose ''Lesbians on the Loose'' (LOTL) was a lesbian magazine published in Australia. It first appeared in Sydney in January 1990. It covered news, politics, social issues, and included celebrity interviews and stories on entertainment, pop culture, st ...
'' – now ''LOTL'' – Darlinghurst, 1990–present * ''Lesbiana'' – Fitzroy, c. 1992 * ''Lilac'' –
Launceston, Tasmania Launceston () or () is a city in the north of Tasmania, Australia, at the confluence of the North Esk and South Esk rivers where they become the Tamar River (kanamaluka). As of 2021, Launceston has a population of 87,645. Material was copied ...
, 1993–1996 * ''olderdykes.org'' –
Sydney Sydney ( ) is the capital city of the state of New South Wales, and the most populous city in both Australia and Oceania. Located on Australia's east coast, the metropolis surrounds Sydney Harbour and extends about towards the Blue Mountain ...
, online magazine for lesbians over 40 * ''Out Loud'' – Eltham, women's cultural magazine focussing on lesbian and feminist content, c. 1992–? * ''ShOut'' Newsletter – Melbourne, c. 1994 * ''Suncoast Lesbian Information Press'' – Queensland, c. 1995–? * ''Women Out West'' – Perth, 1999–present, WOW 2000 to present * ''Cherrie'' – national * ''SASS Magazine'' Melbourne * ''velvet Tipt'' – Melbourne, magazine for lesbians in Victoria and Tasmania, 2005–2006 * ''
Butch is Not a Dirty Word ''Butch is Not a Dirty Word'' (BINADW) is an Australian biannual magazine for butch lesbians and their supporters, the only magazine in the world specifically dedicated to gender nonconforming women. The magazine's motto is "A queer magazine ...
'' – Melbourne, 2017–present * ''Slit'' magazine, 2002- Year unknown * ''The Bloody Rag'' – Lismore * ''Grapevine'' – Western Australia * ''Lesbian News'' – National Magazine * ''Lesbian Territory'' – Northern Territory * ''Lesbian Times'' – North Adelaide * ''Outloud'' – Melbourne


South America


Argentina

* ''Cuaderno de existensia Lesbiana'' – (CEL) Argentina c. 1987 * ''Fulanas'' – Argentina, 2000


Brazil

* ''Chana com Chana'' – Sao Paulo, published by the Grupo de Acao Lesbica-Feminista, c.1979–1987 * ''Femme'' * ''Rede Outro Olhar''


Chile

* ''Amazonas'' – Chile * ''Baruyera'' – Chile, Colectiva Lésbica Mafalda * ''Hilando Destinos'' – Chile, published by the Colectiva Lésbica feminista Moiras * ''Lazos'' – Chile * ''Montedevenus: Mujeres que aman Mujeres'' – online magazine * ''Rompiendo el Silencio''


Peru

* ''otro lado de la luna''


North America


Canada

1970 to 1980 * ''Dyke'' – Montreal, Quebec, 1977 * ''Grapevine: Newsletter of the Lesbian Mother's Defence Fund'' – Toronto, Ontario, c. 1979–1883 * ''Lesbian Canada Lesbienne'' – Halifax, Nova Scotia, published by the Atlantic Provinces Political Lesbians for Equality (APPLE), 1977/1978 * ''Lesbian Feminists of Montreal Newsletter'' – Montreal, Quebec, published by the Lesbian Feminists of Montreal, 1977 * '' Lesbian Organization of Toronto (L.O.O.T.) Newsletter'' – Toronto, Ontario, 1977–1980 * ''Lesbian Perspective'' – Toronto, Ontario, published by the Lesbian Organization of Toronto (LOOT), 1979–1980 * ''Lesbians/lesbiennes'' – Toronto, Ontario, 1979–1981Diversity: the Lesbian Rag. Sept 1991, vol. 4/ no. 3 p19 * ''Lesbomonde'' – Montreal, Quebec 1973–1974 * ''London Lesbian Collective News'' – London, Ontario, published by the LCC, 1977–1978 * ''Long Time Coming'' – Montreal, Quebec, published by Montreal Gay Women (originally women's committee of Gay McGill University), 1973–1976 * ''The Other Woman'' – Toronto, Ontario, feminist and lesbian news magazine, 1972–? * ''Pedestal: Lesbian-Feminist Newspaper'' –
Vancouver, B.C. Vancouver ( ) is a major city in western Canada, located in the Lower Mainland region of British Columbia. As the most populous city in the province, the 2021 Canadian census recorded 662,248 people in the city, up from 631,486 in 2016. The ...
, 1975, women's liberation paper, reorganized briefly in 1975 as a lesbian feminist paper * ''Sisters Lightship'' – Halifax, Nova Scotia, 1978 * ''Three of Cups'' – Toronto, Ontario, 1976–1978 * ''Wages Due Lesbians'' – Toronto, Ontario, c. 1977–78 * ''Waves: a Lesbian Feminist Newsletter'' – Victoria, BC, 1978–1979 1980 to 1990 * ''
Amazones d'Hier, Lesbiennes d'Aujourd'hui ''Amazones d'Hier, Lesbiennes d'Aujourd'hui'' (''AHLA''; ''Amazons of Yesterday, Lesbians of Today'') is the name of a quarterly French language magazine published starting 1982 by a lesbian collective in Montreal made of Louise Turcotte, Dani ...
'' – Montreal, Quebec, for lesbians only, 1982 * ''Association of Women's Music and Culture'' – Toronto, published by Womynly Way Productions, c. 1989 * ''Ca s'attrape'' – Montreal, Quebec, 1982 * ''Communique'Elles'' – 1980s * ''Diversity, the Lesbian Rag'' –
Vancouver, B.C. Vancouver ( ) is a major city in western Canada, located in the Lower Mainland region of British Columbia. As the most populous city in the province, the 2021 Canadian census recorded 662,248 people in the city, up from 631,486 in 2016. The ...
, published by the Diversity Collective 1988–1991, * ''Flagrant'' –
Vancouver, B.C. Vancouver ( ) is a major city in western Canada, located in the Lower Mainland region of British Columbia. As the most populous city in the province, the 2021 Canadian census recorded 662,248 people in the city, up from 631,486 in 2016. The ...
, 1981–1984 * ''Furie Lesbienne / Lesbian Fury'' –
Ottawa Ottawa (, ; Canadian French: ) is the capital city of Canada. It is located at the confluence of the Ottawa River and the Rideau River in the southern portion of the province of Ontario. Ottawa borders Gatineau, Quebec, and forms the core ...
, Ontario, for lesbians only, c. 1985–1995 * ''KINESIS: news about women that's not in the dailies'' – Vancouver, British Columbia, published by the Vancouver Status of Women, a non-sectarian feminist voice covering some lesbian issues, c. 1980s/1990s * ''Lavender Sheets'' – Toronto, Ontario, published by the Lesbian Organization of Toronto (LOOT), c. 1980 * ''Lavender Times'' –
Calgary Calgary ( ) is the largest city in the western Canadian province of Alberta and the largest metro area of the three Prairie Provinces. As of 2021, the city proper had a population of 1,306,784 and a metropolitan population of 1,481,806, makin ...
, Alberta, project of the Calgary Womyn's Collective, 1987–? * ''Lesbian Newsletter'' – Regina, SK, c. 1985 * ''LesbiaNews/LNews'' – Victoria, BC,1989–98 * ''The Open Door: Rural Lesbian Newsletter'' –
Burns Lake Burns Lake is a rural village in the North-western-Central Interior of British Columbia, Canada, incorporated in 1923. The village had a population of 1,779 as of the 2016 Census. The village is known for its rich First Nations heritage, and ...
/ Terrace, British Columbia/
Nelson, B.C. Nelson is a city located in the Selkirk Mountains on the West Arm of Kootenay Lake in the Southern Interior of British Columbia, Canada. Known as "The Queen City", and acknowledged for its impressive collection of restored heritage buildings fr ...
, 1983–1986 * ''The Radical Reviewer'' – Vancouver, B.C., Lesbian Literary Collective magazine, 1980–1983 * ''Treize! Revue Lesbienne'' – Montreal, Quebec, 1984–present * ''Web of Crones'' – Vancouver, BC, 1986 * ''Womonspace News: Our Voice in the Lesbian Community'' – Edmonton, Alberta, 1983–? * ''Zami Newsletter'' – Toronto, Ontario, c. 1987–88 1990 to 2000 * ''Au-dela de l'invisibilite: le bulletin de la Collective Lesbienne'' –
Ottawa Ottawa (, ; Canadian French: ) is the capital city of Canada. It is located at the confluence of the Ottawa River and the Rideau River in the southern portion of the province of Ontario. Ottawa borders Gatineau, Quebec, and forms the core ...
, Ontario, published by the Collective Lesbienne, c. 1998 * ''Chicklist: Proudly Peddling Chick Power, Pleasure and Polemic'' – Toronto, published by the Pink Triangle Press, c. 1997 * ''Gazelle: le magazine des lesbiennes'' – Montreal, Quebec, 1992–? * ''Limbo: Lesbian Bi-Monthly Magazine'' – London, Ontario, published by Limbo, 1999 * ''SamiYoni: a ioumal for lesbians of South Asian Descent'' – Toronto, 1993–1994 * ''Sensible Shoes News: The Newsletter of Saskatchewan's Lesbian Communities'' – Regina, mid-1990s * '' Siren'' – Toronto, Ontario, "Irresistibly tempting, for lesbians", 1995–2004 * ''Voices for Lesbian Survival: By and For Lesbians'' –
Kenora Kenora (), previously named Rat Portage (french: Portage-aux-Rats), is a city situated on the Lake of the Woods in Ontario, Canada, close to the Manitoba boundary, and about east of Winnipeg by road. It is the seat of Kenora District. The his ...
, Ontario, published by the Voices Collective, c. 1995 After 2000 * ''No More Potlucks'' – Montreal, Quebec, ?–present (bilingual French/English online magazine) * ''QueeriesMag.com'' – Toronto, Ontario, 2010–present (online lifestyle magazine)


Mexico

* ''Amantes de la Luna'' – CIDHOM – Mexico City, 1994–?Mogrovejo, Norma . Un amor que se atrevió a decir su nombre: La lucha de las lesbianas, Plaza y Valdes, 2000, , pp220-221 * ''Amazona'' – Mexico, published by Colectivo de Lesbianas del F H A R, (Frente Homosexual de Accion Revolucionaria), c.1979 (Coordinadora Lesbica) *''Del otro lado'' – magazine of Grupo de Madres Lesbianas 2, c. 1996 * ''HIMEN Fanzine'' – Mexico City, published by Colectiva HIMEN * ''Les Voz, Mexico's lesbian feminist magazine''- Mexico, 1994–present


United States


See also


Lesbian

*
Lesbian feminism Lesbian feminism is a cultural movement and critical perspective that encourages women to focus their efforts, attentions, relationships, and activities towards their fellow women rather than men, and often advocates lesbianism as the logica ...
*
Lesbian fiction Lesbian literature is a subgenre of literature addressing lesbian themes. It includes poetry, plays, fiction addressing lesbian characters, and non-fiction about lesbian-interest topics. Fiction that falls into this category may be of any gen ...
* Lesbian organizations * Lesbian separatism


LGBT

* List of LGBT periodicals * List of LGBT-related organizations


References


Sources


Books

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Articles

*Whitt, Jan. A "Labor from the Heart": Lesbian Magazines from 1947–1994, Journal of Lesbian Studies, vol5, Issue 1/2, Haworth Press, 2001 * *


Footnotes


External links


Archival collections


Guide to the Joan Ariel Collection of Lesbian Periodicals.
Special Collections and Archives, The UC Irvine Libraries, Irvine, California.


Other

Europe
Archives Recherches Cultures Lesbiennes ARCLConservatoire des Archives et des Mémoires LGBTCoordination Lesbienne en FranceSpinnboden Lesbenarchiv
North America
Activist Latina Lesbian Publishing – by tatiana de la tierra
* ttps://web.archive.org/web/20080402215842/http://www.catalogq.net/wwindex.html CatalogQ Periodicalsbr>Finding aid for the Feminist and Lesbian Periodical Collection, Special Collections and University Archives, University of Oregon
* ttps://web.archive.org/web/20070827011732/http://rmc.library.cornell.edu/HSC/bib/intllist.htm Human Sexuality Collection, Cornell Universitybr>June L. Mazer Lesbian Archives – Los AngelesLesbian and Gay Liberation in Canada: A Selected, Annotated Chronology 1964–1975, Donald W. McLeod
* ttp://www.library.northwestern.edu/spec/periodicals/lesbian.html McCormick Library of Special Collections, Northwestern University Library Oceania
Australian Lesbian and Gay ArchivesAustralian Lesbian and Gay Archives Periodical Index
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