Amazones d'Hier, Lesbiennes d'Aujourd'hui (AHLA; Amazons of Yesterday, Lesbians of Today) is a quarterly French language magazine published starting 1982 by a lesbian collective in Montreal made of Louise Turcotte, Danielle Charest, Genette Bergeron and Ariane Brunet.Wittig, Monique. The Straight Mind, Beacon Press, 1992, , p. xviiHoagland & Penelope. For Lesbians Only: A Separatist Anthology, Onlywomen Press, 1988 , p. 582
AHLA was written from a radical lesbian (Lesbiennes radicales) perspective, and aimed to offer analysis and reflection about political and philosophical issues affecting lesbians globally as well as in Quebec.Hughes, Johnson, Perreault. Stepping Out of Line: A Workbook on Lesbianism and Feminism, Press Gang Publishers, 1984, , p202
The magazine's content drew heavily from Francophone material feminism, and the ideas of French theorists Monique Wittig and Nicole-Claude Mathieu. The front page of every issue clearly stated that the magazine was intended "for lesbians only".
1982 documentary
An eponymously titled documentary was developed from 1979 to 1981 and produced by video production collective Réseau Vidé-Elle, in English and French versions. The film premiered on June 13, 1982, in Montreal.
See also List of lesbian periodicals List of LGBT films directed by women List of LGBT-related films
References
External links Equivox - Review Amazons of Yesterday, Lesbians of Today (1996), YouTube