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. +EraNameStart dateEnd dateLocationPublishersFrequencyNotesIdentifierReferences1940s–1960s (Before Stonewall riots) Vice Versa19471948Los Angeles, CaliforniaLisa BenMonthlyFirst documented lesbian periodical in the United States.The Ladder19561972San Francisco, CaliforniaDaughters of BilitisMonthly/bimonthFirst widely distributed lesbian periodical in the United States.Daughters of Bilitis–Philadelphia Newsletter19671968Philadelphia, PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia chapter of Daughters of BilitisNo More Fun and Games19681973Somerville and Cambridge MassachusettsCell 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).Echols, Alice. Daring to Be Bad: Radical Feminism in America, 1967-75, University of Minnesota Press, 1990, , p164Come Out!19691972New York CityGay Liberation FrontSporadicOne of the newspaper's purposes was to promote lesbian feminismMaiden Voyage19691970Boston, MassachusettsBoston chapter of Daughters of BilitisContinues as Focus: A Journal for Gay Women (1971–1983) 1970s Ain't I A Woman19701974Iowa City, IowaAIAW Collective/Iowa City Women's Liberation Front Publications CollectiveTwice a monthoff our backs19702008Washington, D.C.off our backs, inc.Sisters: By and For Lesbians19701975San Francisco, CaliforniaSan Francisco chapter of Daughters of BilitisMonthlyAmazon: A Midwest Journal for Women19711984Milwaukee, WisconsinAmazon CollectiveMonthly (1972–1976), bimonthly (1976–1984)Focus19711983Boston 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).Killer Dyke19711972Chicago, Illinois"Flippies" or the Feminist Lesbian Intergalactic PartyOnce a yearSatire magazineLavender Vision1971Cambridge, MassachusettsLA DOB Newsletter19711972Los Angeles, CaliforniaLos Angeles chapter of Daughters of BilitisContinued as Lesbian Tide (1971–1980)Lavender Woman19711976Chicago, IllinoisLesbian Tide19711980Los Angeles, CaliforniaJeanne CórdovaContinued as LA DOB Newsletter (1971–1972)Mother1971Stanford, CaliforniaMother PublicationsContinues as Proud Woman (1972)Purple Star: Journal of Radicalesbians1971Ann Arbor, MichiganWomen's Liberation of Ann ArborReach Out19711972Detroit, MichiganDetroit chapter of Daughters of BilitisScarlet Letter19711972Madison, WisconsinSiren: A Journal of Anarcho-Feminism1971Chicago, IllinoisSpectre19711972Ann Arbor, MichiganAmazon Quarterly19721975Oakland, California and West Somerville, MassachusettsALFA Newsletter19731976Atlanta, GeorgiaAtlanta Lesbian Feminist AllianceContinues as Atalanta (1977–1994)Better Homes and Dykes Newsletter of the Lesbian Alliance1972Iowa City, IowaEcho of Sappho19721973Brooklyn, New YorkSisters for LiberationFuries19721973Washington, D.C.The Furies CollectiveLesbians Fight Back1972Philadelphia, PennsylvaniaMaine Freewoman's Herald: A Mostly Lesbian Journal1972Portland, MaineNational Lesbian Information Service News1972San Francisco, CaliforniaPortcullis1972Los Angeles, CaliforniaPurple Rage1972NYCProud Woman1972Stanford, CaliforniaMother PublicationsContinues as Mother (1971)Tres Femmes1972San Diego, CaliforniaComing Out Rage1973NYCCowrie19731974NYCCommunity of WomenCries from Cassandra1973Chicago, IllinoisThe Amazon NationDesperate Living19731977Baltimore, MarylandDykes and Gorgons1973Berkeley, CaliforniaGay Revolution of Women Newsletter19731974Rochester, New YorkGay Revolution of Women (GROW)Continues as Women in Sunlight (1974), New Women's Times (1974–1985), and Lesbian Resource Center Newsletter (1974)The Lesbian Feminist19731979NYCMoonstorm19731980St. Louis, MissouriLesbian Alliance of St. Louis, MissouriMother Jones Gazette19731974Knoxville, TennesseeOne-to-One: A Lesbian/Feminist Journal of Communication1973NYCSapphire1973San Francisco, CaliforniaSo's Your Old Lady19731979Minneapolis, MinnesotaThe Udder Side1973NYCAlbatross19741980East Orange, New JerseyAlbatross CollectiveVaried subtitles but usually The Lesbian Feminist Satire MagazineLesbian Connection1974PresentMichiganAmbitious AmazonsFree to lesbians everywhereLesbian Resource Center Newsletter1974Rochester, New YorkContinues as Gay Revolution of Women Newsletter (1973), Women in Sunlight (1974), and New Women's Times (1974–1985)Lesbian Voices19741981San Jose, CaliforniaMom's Apple Pie: Newsletter of the Lesbian Mother's National Defense Fund19741985Seattle, WashingtonLesbian Mother's National Defense FundPurple Cow19741976Columbus, OhioQuest: A Feminist Quarterly19741985A radical feminist journal.Satin for Gay Women1974San Jose, CaliforniaWicce19731975Philadelphia, PennsylvaniaWomanSpirit19741984Wolf Creek, OregonRuth and Jean MountaingroveThe first lesbian-feminist periodical about spirituality.Women in Sunlight1974Rochester, New YorkContinues as Gay Revolution of Women Newsletter (1973), New Women's Times (1974–1985), and Lesbian Resource Center Newsletter (1974)Dyke: A Quarterly19751978NYCGoodbye to All That: A Lesbian Feminist Publication19751977Austin, TexasAustin Lesbian OrganizationContinues as LesBeFriendsLesbian-Feminist Union News19751978Louisville, KentuckyLesbian Herstory Archives Newsletter1975PresentNYCLesbian Herstory ArchivesThe Lesbian Lipservice19751976Ann Arbor, MichiganLesbian News1975PresentLos Angeles, CaliforniaJinx Beers (until 1989)monthlyLN history by Jinx Beers, part 2 LN history by Jinx Beers, part 1 The Lesbian Newsletter1975Ann Arbor, MichiganNew Women's Times19751985Rochester, New YorkNew Women's Times, Inc.MonthlyContinues as Gay Revolution of Women Newsletter (1973), Women in Sunlight (1974), and Lesbian Resource Center Newsletter (1974)Pointblank Times: A Lesbian-Feminist Paper1975Houston, TexasWe Got It19751976Madison, WisconsinC A L F A Notes1976Cleveland Heights, OhioCleveland Area Lesbian Feminist Alliance (CALFA)Conditions19761990Brooklyn, New YorkDedicated to publishing lesbians, specifically working class lesbians and lesbian of color.Lesbiana Speaks19761977Miami, FloridaLesbian Milepost19761977Anchorage, AlaskaContinues as Klondyke Cuntree (1976), Klondyke Kontact (1977–1980)Out and About: Seattle Lesbian/Feminist Newsletter19761986Seattle, WashingtonRubyfruit Reader19761978Santa Cruz, CaliforniaSalsa Soul Sisters/Third World Women's Gay-zette19761985NYCSalsa Soul Sisters Third World Wimmin Inc. CollectiveSinister Wisdom1976PresentCharlotte, North Carolina; Lincoln, Nebraska; Berkeley and Oakland, CaliforniaCatherine Nicholson and Harriet Ellenberger (Desmoines)Longest surviving lesbian literary journal in the United States.Wishing Well1976Santa Rosa, CaliforniaAtalanta19771994Atlanta, GeorgiaAtlanta Lesbian Feminist AllianceContinues as ALFA Newsletter (1973–1976)Azalea: A Magazine by Third World Lesbians19771983NYCSalsa Soul Sisters Third World Wimmin Inc. CollectiveChanges1977Winter Park, FloridaGreater Orlando Lesbian/FeministsKlondyke Kontact: The Anchorage Lesbian Newsletter19771980Anchorage, AlaskaBimonthlyContinued as Lesbian Milepost, Cunni Linguist, and Klondyke Cuntree.The Leaping Lesbian19771981Ann Arbor, MichiganBimonthlyLone Star Lesbians19771978Austin, TexasMatrices: A Lesbian/Feminist Research