List of lesbian periodicals in the United States

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. {| class="wikitable sortable" ! class="unsortable" scope="col" style="width: 50px;" |Era ! scope="col" style="width: 150px;" |Name ! scope="col" style="width: 30px;" |Start date ! scope="col" style="width: 30px;" |End date ! scope="col" style="width: 150px;" |Location ! scope="col" style="width: 150px;" |Publishers !Frequency ! class="unsortable" |Notes !Identifier !References ! rowspan="6" |

1940s–1960s (Before Stonewall riots)
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 * Vice Versa
 * 1947
 * 1948
 * Los Angeles, California
 * Lisa Ben
 * Monthly
 * First documented lesbian periodical in the United States.
 * The Ladder
 * 1956
 * 1972
 * San Francisco, California
 * Daughters of Bilitis
 * Monthly/bimonth
 * First widely distributed lesbian periodical in the United States.
 * Daughters of Bilitis–Philadelphia Newsletter
 * 1967
 * 1968
 * Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
 * Philadelphia chapter of Daughters of Bilitis
 * No More Fun and Games
 * 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).
 * Come Out!
 * 1969
 * 1972
 * New York City
 * Gay Liberation Front
 * Sporadic
 * One of the newspaper's purposes was to promote lesbian feminism
 * Maiden Voyage
 * 1969
 * 1970
 * Boston, Massachusetts
 * Boston chapter of Daughters of Bilitis
 * Continues as Focus: A Journal for Gay Women (1971–1983)
 * Come Out!
 * 1969
 * 1972
 * New York City
 * Gay Liberation Front
 * Sporadic
 * One of the newspaper's purposes was to promote lesbian feminism
 * Maiden Voyage
 * 1969
 * 1970
 * Boston, Massachusetts
 * Boston chapter of Daughters of Bilitis
 * Continues as Focus: A Journal for Gay Women (1971–1983)
 * 1970
 * Boston, Massachusetts
 * Boston chapter of Daughters of Bilitis
 * Continues as Focus: A Journal for Gay Women (1971–1983)

1970s
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 * Ain't I A Woman
 * 1970
 * 1974
 * Iowa City, Iowa
 * AIAW Collective/Iowa City Women's Liberation Front Publications Collective
 * Twice a month
 * off our backs
 * 1970
 * 2008
 * Washington, D.C.
 * off our backs, inc.
 * Sisters: By and For Lesbians
 * 1970
 * 1975
 * San Francisco, California
 * San Francisco chapter of Daughters of Bilitis
 * Monthly
 * Amazon: A Midwest Journal for Women
 * 1971
 * 1984
 * Milwaukee, Wisconsin
 * Amazon Collective
 * Monthly (1972–1976), bimonthly (1976–1984)
 * 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).
 * Killer Dyke
 * 1971
 * 1972
 * Chicago, Illinois
 * "Flippies" or the Feminist Lesbian Intergalactic Party
 * Once a year
 * Satire magazine
 * Lavender Vision
 * colspan="2" |1971
 * Cambridge, Massachusetts
 * LA DOB Newsletter
 * 1971
 * 1972
 * Los Angeles, California
 * Los Angeles chapter of Daughters of Bilitis
 * Continued as Lesbian Tide (1971–1980)
 * Lavender Woman
 * 1971
 * 1976
 * Chicago, Illinois
 * Lesbian Tide
 * 1971
 * 1980
 * Los Angeles, California
 * Jeanne Córdova
 * Continued as LA DOB Newsletter (1971–1972)
 * Mother
 * colspan="2" |1971
 * Stanford, California
 * Mother Publications
 * Continues as Proud Woman (1972)
 * Purple Star: Journal of Radicalesbians
 * colspan="2" |1971
 * Ann Arbor, Michigan
 * Women's Liberation of Ann Arbor
 * Reach Out
 * 1971
 * 1972
 * Detroit, Michigan
 * Detroit chapter of Daughters of Bilitis
 * Scarlet Letter
 * 1971
 * 1972
 * Madison, Wisconsin
 * Siren: A Journal of Anarcho-Feminism
 * 1971
 * Chicago, Illinois
 * Spectre
 * 1971
 * 1972
 * Ann Arbor, Michigan
 * Amazon Quarterly
 * 1972
 * 1975
 * Oakland, California and West Somerville, Massachusetts
 * ALFA Newsletter
 * 1973
 * 1976
 * Atlanta, Georgia
 * Atlanta Lesbian Feminist Alliance
 * Continues as Atalanta (1977–1994)
 * Better Homes and Dykes Newsletter of the Lesbian Alliance
 * 1972
 * Iowa City, Iowa
 * Echo of Sappho
 * 1972
 * 1973
 * Brooklyn, New York
 * Sisters for Liberation
 * Furies
 * 1972
 * 1973
 * Washington, D.C.
 * The Furies Collective
 * Lesbians Fight Back
 * colspan="2" |1972
 * Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
 * Maine Freewoman's Herald: A Mostly Lesbian Journal
 * 1972
 * Portland, Maine
 * National Lesbian Information Service News
 * colspan="2" |1972
 * San Francisco, California
 * Portcullis
 * colspan="2" |1972
 * Los Angeles, California
 * Purple Rage
 * 1972
 * NYC
 * Proud Woman
 * colspan="2" |1972
 * Stanford, California
 * Mother Publications
 * Continues as Mother (1971)
 * Tres Femmes
 * colspan="2" |1972
 * San Diego, California
 * Coming Out Rage
 * colspan="2" |1973
 * NYC
 * Cowrie
 * 1973
 * 1974
 * NYC
 * Community of Women
 * Cries from Cassandra
 * 1973
 * Chicago, Illinois
 * The Amazon Nation
 * Desperate Living
 * 1973
 * 1977
 * Baltimore, Maryland
 * Dykes and Gorgons
 * colspan="2" |1973
 * Berkeley, California
 * 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)
 * The Lesbian Feminist
 * 1973
 * 1979
 * NYC
 * Moonstorm
 * 1973
 * 1980
 * St. Louis, Missouri
 * Lesbian Alliance of St. Louis, Missouri
 * Mother Jones Gazette
 * 1973
 * 1974
 * Knoxville, Tennessee
 * One-to-One: A Lesbian/Feminist Journal of Communication
 * colspan="2" |1973
 * NYC
 * Sapphire
 * colspan="2" |1973
 * San Francisco, California
 * So's Your Old Lady
 * 1973
 * 1979
 * Minneapolis, Minnesota
 * The Udder Side
 * colspan="2" |1973
 * NYC
 * Albatross
 * 1974
 * 1980
 * East Orange, New Jersey
 * Albatross Collective
 * Varied subtitles but usually The Lesbian Feminist Satire Magazine
 * Lesbian Connection
 * 1974
 * Present
 * Michigan
 * Ambitious Amazons
 * Free to lesbians everywhere
 * 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)
 * 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
 * Purple Cow
 * 1974
 * 1976
 * Columbus, Ohio
 * Quest: A Feminist Quarterly
 * 1974
 * 1985
 * A radical feminist journal.
 * Satin for Gay Women
 * colspan="2" |1974
 * San Jose, California
 * Wicce
 * 1973
 * 1975
 * Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
 * WomanSpirit
 * 1974
 * 1984
 * Wolf Creek, Oregon
 * Ruth and Jean Mountaingrove
 * The first lesbian-feminist periodical about spirituality.
 * Women in Sunlight
 * colspan="2" |1974
 * Rochester, New York
 * Continues as Gay Revolution of Women Newsletter (1973), New Women's Times (1974–1985), and Lesbian Resource Center Newsletter (1974)
 * Dyke: A Quarterly
 * 1975
 * 1978
 * NYC
 * Goodbye to All That: A Lesbian Feminist Publication
 * 1975
 * 1977
 * Austin, Texas
 * Austin Lesbian Organization
 * Continues as LesBeFriends
 * Lesbian-Feminist Union News
 * 1975
 * 1978
 * Louisville, Kentucky
 * Lesbian Herstory Archives Newsletter
 * 1975
 * Present
 * NYC
 * Lesbian Herstory Archives
 * The Lesbian Lipservice
 * 1975
 * 1976
 * Ann Arbor, Michigan
 * Lesbian News
 * 1975
 * Present
 * Los Angeles, California
 * Jinx Beers (until 1989)
 * monthly
 * The Lesbian Newsletter
 * colspan="2" |1975
 * Ann Arbor, Michigan
 * New Women's Times
 * 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)
 * Pointblank Times: A Lesbian-Feminist Paper
 * 1975
 * Houston, Texas
 * We Got It
 * 1975
 * 1976
 * Madison, Wisconsin
 * C A L F A Notes
 * 1976
 * Cleveland Heights, Ohio
 * Cleveland Area Lesbian Feminist Alliance (CALFA)
 * Conditions
 * 1976
 * 1990
 * Brooklyn, New York
 * Dedicated to publishing lesbians, specifically working class lesbians and lesbian of color.
 * 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
 * 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
 * Sinister Wisdom
 * 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.
 * Wishing Well
 * 1976
 * Santa Rosa, California
 * Atalanta
 * 1977
 * 1994
 * Atlanta, Georgia
 * Atlanta Lesbian Feminist Alliance
 * Continues as ALFA Newsletter (1973–1976)
 * Azalea: A Magazine by Third World Lesbians
 * 1977
 * 1983
 * NYC
 * Salsa Soul Sisters Third World Wimmin Inc. Collective
 * 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
 * Lesbian Alliance of St. Louis, Missouri
 * Mother Jones Gazette
 * 1973
 * 1974
 * Knoxville, Tennessee
 * One-to-One: A Lesbian/Feminist Journal of Communication
 * colspan="2" |1973
 * NYC
 * Sapphire
 * colspan="2" |1973
 * San Francisco, California
 * So's Your Old Lady
 * 1973
 * 1979
 * Minneapolis, Minnesota
 * The Udder Side
 * colspan="2" |1973
 * NYC
 * Albatross
 * 1974
 * 1980
 * East Orange, New Jersey
 * Albatross Collective
 * Varied subtitles but usually The Lesbian Feminist Satire Magazine
 * Lesbian Connection
 * 1974
 * Present
 * Michigan
 * Ambitious Amazons
 * Free to lesbians everywhere
 * 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)
 * 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
 * Purple Cow
 * 1974
 * 1976
 * Columbus, Ohio
 * Quest: A Feminist Quarterly
 * 1974
 * 1985
 * A radical feminist journal.
 * Satin for Gay Women
 * colspan="2" |1974
 * San Jose, California
 * Wicce
 * 1973
 * 1975
 * Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
 * WomanSpirit
 * 1974
 * 1984
 * Wolf Creek, Oregon
 * Ruth and Jean Mountaingrove
 * The first lesbian-feminist periodical about spirituality.
 * Women in Sunlight
 * colspan="2" |1974
 * Rochester, New York
 * Continues as Gay Revolution of Women Newsletter (1973), New Women's Times (1974–1985), and Lesbian Resource Center Newsletter (1974)
 * Dyke: A Quarterly
 * 1975
 * 1978
 * NYC
 * Goodbye to All That: A Lesbian Feminist Publication
 * 1975
 * 1977
 * Austin, Texas
 * Austin Lesbian Organization
 * Continues as LesBeFriends
 * Lesbian-Feminist Union News
 * 1975
 * 1978
 * Louisville, Kentucky
 * Lesbian Herstory Archives Newsletter
 * 1975
 * Present
 * NYC
 * Lesbian Herstory Archives
 * The Lesbian Lipservice
 * 1975
 * 1976
 * Ann Arbor, Michigan
 * Lesbian News
 * 1975
 * Present
 * Los Angeles, California
 * Jinx Beers (until 1989)
 * monthly
 * The Lesbian Newsletter
 * colspan="2" |1975
 * Ann Arbor, Michigan
 * New Women's Times
 * 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)
 * Pointblank Times: A Lesbian-Feminist Paper
 * 1975
 * Houston, Texas
 * We Got It
 * 1975
 * 1976
 * Madison, Wisconsin
 * C A L F A Notes
 * 1976
 * Cleveland Heights, Ohio
 * Cleveland Area Lesbian Feminist Alliance (CALFA)
 * Conditions
 * 1976
 * 1990
 * Brooklyn, New York
 * Dedicated to publishing lesbians, specifically working class lesbians and lesbian of color.
 * 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
 * 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
 * Sinister Wisdom
 * 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.
 * Wishing Well
 * 1976
 * Santa Rosa, California
 * Atalanta
 * 1977
 * 1994
 * Atlanta, Georgia
 * Atlanta Lesbian Feminist Alliance
 * Continues as ALFA Newsletter (1973–1976)
 * Azalea: A Magazine by Third World Lesbians
 * 1977
 * 1983
 * NYC
 * Salsa Soul Sisters Third World Wimmin Inc. Collective
 * 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
 * Lesbian Herstory Archives Newsletter
 * 1975
 * Present
 * NYC
 * Lesbian Herstory Archives
 * The Lesbian Lipservice
 * 1975
 * 1976
 * Ann Arbor, Michigan
 * Lesbian News
 * 1975
 * Present
 * Los Angeles, California
 * Jinx Beers (until 1989)
 * monthly
 * The Lesbian Newsletter
 * colspan="2" |1975
 * Ann Arbor, Michigan
 * New Women's Times
 * 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)
 * Pointblank Times: A Lesbian-Feminist Paper
 * 1975
 * Houston, Texas
 * We Got It
 * 1975
 * 1976
 * Madison, Wisconsin
 * C A L F A Notes
 * 1976
 * Cleveland Heights, Ohio
 * Cleveland Area Lesbian Feminist Alliance (CALFA)
 * Conditions
 * 1976
 * 1990
 * Brooklyn, New York
 * Dedicated to publishing lesbians, specifically working class lesbians and lesbian of color.
 * 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
 * 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
 * Sinister Wisdom
 * 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.
 * Wishing Well
 * 1976
 * Santa Rosa, California
 * Atalanta
 * 1977
 * 1994
 * Atlanta, Georgia
 * Atlanta Lesbian Feminist Alliance
 * Continues as ALFA Newsletter (1973–1976)
 * Azalea: A Magazine by Third World Lesbians
 * 1977
 * 1983
 * NYC
 * Salsa Soul Sisters Third World Wimmin Inc. Collective
 * 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
 * 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
 * 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
 * Sinister Wisdom
 * 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.
 * Wishing Well
 * 1976
 * Santa Rosa, California
 * Atalanta
 * 1977
 * 1994
 * Atlanta, Georgia
 * Atlanta Lesbian Feminist Alliance
 * Continues as ALFA Newsletter (1973–1976)
 * Azalea: A Magazine by Third World Lesbians
 * 1977
 * 1983
 * NYC
 * Salsa Soul Sisters Third World Wimmin Inc. Collective
 * 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
 * Atalanta
 * 1977
 * 1994
 * Atlanta, Georgia
 * Atlanta Lesbian Feminist Alliance
 * Continues as ALFA Newsletter (1973–1976)
 * Azalea: A Magazine by Third World Lesbians
 * 1977
 * 1983
 * NYC
 * Salsa Soul Sisters Third World Wimmin Inc. Collective
 * 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
 * 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
 * Ann Arbor, Michigan
 * Bimonthly
 * Lone Star Lesbians
 * 1977
 * 1978
 * Austin, Texas
 * Matrices: A Lesbian/Feminist Research
 * Lone Star Lesbians
 * 1977
 * 1978
 * Austin, Texas
 * Matrices: A Lesbian/Feminist Research
 * Matrices: A Lesbian/Feminist Research
 * Matrices: A Lesbian/Feminist Research
 * Matrices: A Lesbian/Feminist Research
 * Matrices: A Lesbian/Feminist Research
 * Matrices: A Lesbian/Feminist Research
 * Matrices: A Lesbian/Feminist Research
 * 1977
 * 1996
 * Three times a year, irregular
 * Pearl Diver
 * 1977
 * 1978
 * Portland, Oregon
 * A black lesbian magazine
 * Tribad: A Lesbian Separatist Newsjournal
 * 1977
 * 1979
 * NYC
 * Two Dykes & Others: A Texas Lesbian Periodical
 * 1977
 * 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
 * Austindyke
 * 1979
 * Austin, Texas
 * Monthly
 * DONT: Dykes Opposed to Nuclear Technology Newsletter
 * 1979
 * NYC
 * Lesbians of Color Caucus Quarterly
 * colspan="2" |1979
 * Seattle, Washington
 * 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
 * Austindyke
 * 1979
 * Austin, Texas
 * Monthly
 * DONT: Dykes Opposed to Nuclear Technology Newsletter
 * 1979
 * NYC
 * Lesbians of Color Caucus Quarterly
 * colspan="2" |1979
 * Seattle, Washington
 * Feminary: A Feminist Journal for the South Emphasizing Lesbian Visions
 * 1978
 * 1982
 * Chapel Hill, North Carolina
 * Austindyke
 * 1979
 * Austin, Texas
 * Monthly
 * DONT: Dykes Opposed to Nuclear Technology Newsletter
 * 1979
 * NYC
 * Lesbians of Color Caucus Quarterly
 * colspan="2" |1979
 * Seattle, Washington
 * Austin, Texas
 * Monthly
 * DONT: Dykes Opposed to Nuclear Technology Newsletter
 * 1979
 * NYC
 * Lesbians of Color Caucus Quarterly
 * colspan="2" |1979
 * Seattle, Washington
 * 1979
 * NYC
 * Lesbians of Color Caucus Quarterly
 * colspan="2" |1979
 * Seattle, Washington
 * Lesbians of Color Caucus Quarterly
 * colspan="2" |1979
 * Seattle, Washington
 * Lesbians of Color Caucus Quarterly
 * colspan="2" |1979
 * Seattle, Washington
 * Seattle, Washington

1980s
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 * Associated Lesbians of Puget Sound (ALPS) Newsletter
 * 1980s
 * 2000s
 * Dyke Diannic Wicca: Newsletter for Biophilic Hags of Magick
 * 1980
 * Berkeley, California
 * Artemis
 * Green Mountain Dyke News
 * 1980
 * Bennington, Vermont
 * Green Mountain Dykes
 * Lesbian Insider, Insighter, Inciter
 * 1980
 * Minneapolis, Minnesota
 * The Lunatic Fringe
 * 1980
 * Chicago, Illinois
 * Telewoman: A Woman's Newsletter
 * 1980
 * 1983
 * Pleasant Hill, California
 * Womyn's Braille Press Newsletter
 * 1980
 * Minneapolis, Minnesota
 * Womyn's Braille Press Inc.
 * Common Lives/Lesbian Lives
 * 1981
 * 1996
 * Iowa City, Iowa
 * Lesbian Community News
 * 1981
 * 1987
 * Lincoln, Nebraska
 * Lincoln Legion of Lesbians
 * irregular
 * Big Apple Dyke News (B.A.D. News)
 * 1981
 * 1988
 * NYC
 * (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
 * colspan="2" |1982
 * San Francisco, California
 * San Francisco Women's Center's Black Lesbian Newsletter
 * Continues as Onyx (1983–1984)
 * The Celibate Woman: A Journal for Women Who Are Celibate or Considering this Liberating Way of Relating to Others
 * 1982
 * 1988
 * Washington, D.C.
 * Dyke Separatist / Amazon Magick
 * 1982
 * Berkeley, California
 * Amethyst/Artemis
 * In the Life: the Newsletter of the June L. Mazer Lesbian Collection
 * 1982
 * Present
 * Los Angeles, California
 * June L. Mazer Lesbian Archives
 * Maize: A Lesbian Country Magazine
 * 1982
 * Present
 * Minneapolis, Minnesota; Preston-Potter Hollow, New York; Serafina, New Mexico
 * Woman's Journal-Advocate
 * 1982
 * 1992
 * Lincoln, Nebraska
 * The WJ-A collective
 * Monthly
 * Lesbian Contradiction
 * 1983
 * 1994
 * Onyx
 * 1983
 * 1984
 * San Francisco, California
 * San Francisco Women's Center's Black Lesbian Newsletter
 * Continued as Black Lesbian Newsletter (1982)
 * 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
 * 1984
 * 1994
 * Toni Armstrong Jr.
 * Lesbian Ethics
 * 1984
 * Venice, California
 * Jeannette Silveira
 * On Our Backs
 * 1984
 * 2006
 * Lesbian pornographic magazine as a play on off our backs
 * Asian Lesbians of the East Coast Newsletter
 * 1984
 * NYC
 * 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
 * WAVELENGTH. A Lesbian Feminist Publication
 * 1985
 * Seattle, Washington
 * Groundswell
 * Hag Rag
 * 1986
 * 1993
 * Milwaukee, Wisconsin
 * Intergalactic Lesbian Feminist Press
 * Yoni: Lesbian Erotica Quarterly
 * 1986
 * Oakland, California
 * Visibilities
 * 1987
 * 1991
 * NYC
 * 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.
 * The L-Word
 * 1988
 * Present
 * Bayside, California
 * Aché: A (Free) Publication for Black Lesbians
 * 1989
 * 1993
 * Albany and Berkeley, California
 * 1989
 * Oakland, California
 * Hikané: The Capable Womon: Disabled Wimmin's Magazine for Lesbians and Our Wimmin Friends
 * 1989
 * Hillsdale, New York
 * Tacoma Lesbian Concern (TLC) newsletter
 * 1989
 * 2003
 * Tacoma, Washington
 * Present
 * Minneapolis, Minnesota; Preston-Potter Hollow, New York; Serafina, New Mexico
 * Woman's Journal-Advocate
 * 1982
 * 1992
 * Lincoln, Nebraska
 * The WJ-A collective
 * Monthly
 * Lesbian Contradiction
 * 1983
 * 1994
 * Onyx
 * 1983
 * 1984
 * San Francisco, California
 * San Francisco Women's Center's Black Lesbian Newsletter
 * Continued as Black Lesbian Newsletter (1982)
 * 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
 * 1984
 * 1994
 * Toni Armstrong Jr.
 * Lesbian Ethics
 * 1984
 * Venice, California
 * Jeannette Silveira
 * On Our Backs
 * 1984
 * 2006
 * Lesbian pornographic magazine as a play on off our backs
 * Asian Lesbians of the East Coast Newsletter
 * 1984
 * NYC
 * 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
 * WAVELENGTH. A Lesbian Feminist Publication
 * 1985
 * Seattle, Washington
 * Groundswell
 * Hag Rag
 * 1986
 * 1993
 * Milwaukee, Wisconsin
 * Intergalactic Lesbian Feminist Press
 * Yoni: Lesbian Erotica Quarterly
 * 1986
 * Oakland, California
 * Visibilities
 * 1987
 * 1991
 * NYC
 * 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.
 * The L-Word
 * 1988
 * Present
 * Bayside, California
 * Aché: A (Free) Publication for Black Lesbians
 * 1989
 * 1993
 * Albany and Berkeley, California
 * 1989
 * Oakland, California
 * Hikané: The Capable Womon: Disabled Wimmin's Magazine for Lesbians and Our Wimmin Friends
 * 1989
 * Hillsdale, New York
 * Tacoma Lesbian Concern (TLC) newsletter
 * 1989
 * 2003
 * Tacoma, Washington
 * 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
 * WAVELENGTH. A Lesbian Feminist Publication
 * 1985
 * Seattle, Washington
 * Groundswell
 * Hag Rag
 * 1986
 * 1993
 * Milwaukee, Wisconsin
 * Intergalactic Lesbian Feminist Press
 * Yoni: Lesbian Erotica Quarterly
 * 1986
 * Oakland, California
 * Visibilities
 * 1987
 * 1991
 * NYC
 * 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.
 * The L-Word
 * 1988
 * Present
 * Bayside, California
 * Aché: A (Free) Publication for Black Lesbians
 * 1989
 * 1993
 * Albany and Berkeley, California
 * 1989
 * Oakland, California
 * Hikané: The Capable Womon: Disabled Wimmin's Magazine for Lesbians and Our Wimmin Friends
 * 1989
 * Hillsdale, New York
 * Tacoma Lesbian Concern (TLC) newsletter
 * 1989
 * 2003
 * Tacoma, Washington
 * Yoni: Lesbian Erotica Quarterly
 * 1986
 * Oakland, California
 * Visibilities
 * 1987
 * 1991
 * NYC
 * 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.
 * The L-Word
 * 1988
 * Present
 * Bayside, California
 * Aché: A (Free) Publication for Black Lesbians
 * 1989
 * 1993
 * Albany and Berkeley, California
 * 1989
 * Oakland, California
 * Hikané: The Capable Womon: Disabled Wimmin's Magazine for Lesbians and Our Wimmin Friends
 * 1989
 * Hillsdale, New York
 * Tacoma Lesbian Concern (TLC) newsletter
 * 1989
 * 2003
 * Tacoma, Washington
 * The L-Word
 * 1988
 * Present
 * Bayside, California
 * Aché: A (Free) Publication for Black Lesbians
 * 1989
 * 1993
 * Albany and Berkeley, California
 * 1989
 * Oakland, California
 * Hikané: The Capable Womon: Disabled Wimmin's Magazine for Lesbians and Our Wimmin Friends
 * 1989
 * Hillsdale, New York
 * Tacoma Lesbian Concern (TLC) newsletter
 * 1989
 * 2003
 * Tacoma, Washington
 * 1989
 * Oakland, California
 * Hikané: The Capable Womon: Disabled Wimmin's Magazine for Lesbians and Our Wimmin Friends
 * 1989
 * Hillsdale, New York
 * Tacoma Lesbian Concern (TLC) newsletter
 * 1989
 * 2003
 * Tacoma, Washington
 * Hikané: The Capable Womon: Disabled Wimmin's Magazine for Lesbians and Our Wimmin Friends
 * 1989
 * Hillsdale, New York
 * Tacoma Lesbian Concern (TLC) newsletter
 * 1989
 * 2003
 * Tacoma, Washington
 * Hillsdale, New York
 * Tacoma Lesbian Concern (TLC) newsletter
 * 1989
 * 2003
 * Tacoma, Washington
 * Tacoma Lesbian Concern (TLC) newsletter
 * 1989
 * 2003
 * Tacoma, Washington
 * 1989
 * 2003
 * Tacoma, Washington

1990s
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 * Old Lesbians Organizing for Change Reporter
 * 1990
 * Present
 * Houston, Texas; Athens, Ohio
 * Girljock
 * 1990
 * 1997
 * Berkeley, California
 * Irregular
 * First lesbian sports periodical.
 * Shamakami: Forum for South Asian Feminist Lesbians
 * 1990
 * 1997
 * San Francisco, California
 * Curve
 * 1991
 * Present
 * Continues as Deneuve (1991–1995)
 * Esto No Tiene Nombre: revista de lesbianas latinas
 * 1991
 * 1994
 * Miami, Florida
 * Wimmin Magazine
 * 1991
 * 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
 * Conmoción: An International Latina Lesbian Vision
 * 1995
 * 1996
 * Miami, Florida
 * Journal of Lesbian Studies
 * 1997
 * Present
 * Binghamton, New York
 * Haworth Press
 * Bint el Nas
 * 1998
 * Present
 * San Francisco, California
 * Arab-world identified online magazine
 * Rain and Thunder: A Radical Feminist Journal of Discussion and Activism
 * 1998
 * Present
 * Northampton, Massachusetts
 * Radical feminism with a lesbian focus.
 * She Magazine
 * Feb. 1999
 * Nov. 2015
 * Fort Lauderdale, Florida
 * Longest running magazine for LGBT women in Florida
 * 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
 * Conmoción: An International Latina Lesbian Vision
 * 1995
 * 1996
 * Miami, Florida
 * Journal of Lesbian Studies
 * 1997
 * Present
 * Binghamton, New York
 * Haworth Press
 * Bint el Nas
 * 1998
 * Present
 * San Francisco, California
 * Arab-world identified online magazine
 * Rain and Thunder: A Radical Feminist Journal of Discussion and Activism
 * 1998
 * Present
 * Northampton, Massachusetts
 * Radical feminism with a lesbian focus.
 * She Magazine
 * Feb. 1999
 * Nov. 2015
 * Fort Lauderdale, Florida
 * Longest running magazine for LGBT women in Florida
 * Conmoción: An International Latina Lesbian Vision
 * 1995
 * 1996
 * Miami, Florida
 * Journal of Lesbian Studies
 * 1997
 * Present
 * Binghamton, New York
 * Haworth Press
 * Bint el Nas
 * 1998
 * Present
 * San Francisco, California
 * Arab-world identified online magazine
 * Rain and Thunder: A Radical Feminist Journal of Discussion and Activism
 * 1998
 * Present
 * Northampton, Massachusetts
 * Radical feminism with a lesbian focus.
 * She Magazine
 * Feb. 1999
 * Nov. 2015
 * Fort Lauderdale, Florida
 * Longest running magazine for LGBT women in Florida
 * Arab-world identified online magazine
 * Rain and Thunder: A Radical Feminist Journal of Discussion and Activism
 * 1998
 * Present
 * Northampton, Massachusetts
 * Radical feminism with a lesbian focus.
 * She Magazine
 * Feb. 1999
 * Nov. 2015
 * Fort Lauderdale, Florida
 * Longest running magazine for LGBT women in Florida
 * Radical feminism with a lesbian focus.
 * She Magazine
 * Feb. 1999
 * Nov. 2015
 * Fort Lauderdale, Florida
 * Longest running magazine for LGBT women in Florida
 * Feb. 1999
 * Nov. 2015
 * Fort Lauderdale, Florida
 * Longest running magazine for LGBT women in Florida
 * Longest running magazine for LGBT women in Florida
 * Longest running magazine for LGBT women in Florida

2000s
!
 * Go Magazine
 * 2000
 * Present
 * NYC
 * Free
 * Harrington Lesbian Fiction Quarterly
 * 2000
 * 2005
 * Binghamton, New York
 * Continued as Harrington Lesbian Literary Quarterly (2006–2008)
 * Harrington Lesbian Literary Quarterly
 * 2006
 * 2008
 * Continued as Harrington Lesbian Fiction Quarterly (2000–2005)
 * Issues! The Magazine for Lesbians of Color
 * 2000
 * Jota!
 * 2000
 * Los Angeles, California
 * Chicana lesbian poetry review
 * (el) telarañazo
 * 2000
 * La telaraña
 * Velvetpark: Dyke Culture in Bloom
 * 2002
 * Present
 * NYC
 * Issues! The Magazine for Lesbians of Color
 * 2000
 * Jota!
 * 2000
 * Los Angeles, California
 * Chicana lesbian poetry review
 * (el) telarañazo
 * 2000
 * La telaraña
 * Velvetpark: Dyke Culture in Bloom
 * 2002
 * Present
 * NYC
 * Jota!
 * 2000
 * Los Angeles, California
 * Chicana lesbian poetry review
 * (el) telarañazo
 * 2000
 * La telaraña
 * Velvetpark: Dyke Culture in Bloom
 * 2002
 * Present
 * NYC
 * 2000
 * La telaraña
 * Velvetpark: Dyke Culture in Bloom
 * 2002
 * Present
 * NYC
 * Velvetpark: Dyke Culture in Bloom
 * 2002
 * Present
 * NYC
 * 2002
 * Present
 * NYC
 * Tagg Magazine
 * 2012
 * Present
 * Washington, DC
 * Eboné Bell
 * Bi-Monthly
 * "Everything lesbian, queer, and under the rainbow."
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Archival collections

 * Atlanta Lesbian Feminist Alliance Archives. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina.
 * The Feminist and Lesbian Periodical Collection. Special Collections and University Archives, University of Oregon Libraries, Eugene, Oregon.
 * Guide to the Joan Ariel Collection of Lesbian Periodicals. Special Collections and Archives, The UC Irvine Libraries, Irvine, California.
 * The June L. Mazer Lesbian Archive at UCLA. UCLA Center for the Study of Women, University of California, Los Angeles, California.
 * Lesbian Herstory Archives. Brooklyn, New York.