List of lesbian periodicals
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A list of notable lesbian magazines, periodicals, newsletters, and journals.
Africa
South Africa
- Closet Magazine – c. 1998–?[1]
- Legacy – Lesbian Arts Magazine – Johannesburg, 1990[2]
- The Quarterly[2]
- Sunday's Women – 1990s?[3]
- Umzabalazo – official newsletter of the Coalition of African Lesbians, a continent-wide organization of lesbians in Africa – Johannesburg, 2007–present[4]
- Womyn – 2000–2003[5][6]
Asia and the Middle East
China
Indonesia
Israel
- Klaf Hazak – lesbian feminist quarterly from KLaF/CLAF (Kehila Lesbit Feministit/Community of Lesbian Feminists), c.1990–?[10][11][12]
Japan
1970 to 1980
- Feminist Forum: Feminism in Japan and the World (Tokyo, Japan, 1979–1985)[13][14][15]
- Hikariguruma – 1978[16]
- Subarashii Onnatachi – Tokyo, lesbian feminist magazine of Wakakusa no Kai – 1976[16][17][18][19][20][21]
- Za Daiku (ザ・ダイク) – 1978[16][17]
1980 to 1990
- Eve & Eve (イブ＆イブ) –[22]
- Regumi Tsūshin (れ組通信) – Tokyo (also known as RST, Regumi Studio Tokyo), 1985–present[16][20][23]
1990 to present
- Aniisu (アニース) – (1996–1997, 2001–2003)[17]
- Furiine (Phryné; フリーネ) 1995 (two issues total)[17][18]
- Kaamira (Carmilla; カーミラ) – (2002–2005)[17][24]
- Labrys (ラブリス) – continued by LOUD News, 1992–1995?[18]
- LOUD News – published by "Lesbians of Undeniable Drive", 1995–2011?[25][26]
- Misuto (ミスト／美粋) – Josei ladies comics magazine, 1996–1999[17]
Unknown date
- Lesbian News & Views (English language journal from Japan)[27]
Korea
Lebanon
- Bekhsoos – magazine of Meem[30]
Palestine
Philippines
- My Femme (2009–?)[32]
Taiwan
Thailand
Europe
Austria
1970 to 1980
1990 to present
Belgium
- Les Cahiers du GRIF – Brussels, newsletter of Groupe de Recherche et d'Information Feministes (GRIF), c. 1975–78[47]
Croatia
Czech Republic
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[52]
1980 to 1990
- Bulletin des Archives Lesbiennes (Archives et recherches lesbiennes) – Paris, 1990[53]
- Espaces : bulletin de liaison et d'informations entre lesbiennes radicales – Paris, 1982[54]
- Lesbia: Revue lesbienne d'expression, d'information, d'opinion – Paris, 1982–2012[55][52][56]
- Vlasta: fictions/utopies amazoniennes, Paris, by the Collectif Mémoires/Utopies, 1983–1985[57][58][59]
1990 to present
Unknown date
- Espace Lesbien – Toulouse and the Midi-Pyrénées region, newsletter of Bagdam Espace Lesbien[63][64][65]
- Les Lesbianaires: revue de presse[66]
- Lesbrouffe: Voies d'Elles – Grenoble, newsletter of the Association des Lesbiennes de Grenoble[67][68]
- Penthésilée – Association des Femmes Homosexuelles Européennes (AFHE)[69]
Germany
1920 to 1970
- Die BIF – Blätter Idealer Frauenfreundschaften, world's first all-female lesbian magazine (1926?–1927)[70][71]
- Die Freundin, closely affiliated with the League for Human Rights, 1924–1933[72]
- Frauen, Liebe und Leben (1938)[70][71]
- Frauenliebe (1926–1930)[70][71]
- Garçonne (1930–1932)[70][71]
- Ledige Frauen (1928–1929)[70][71]
- Wir Freundinnen (1951–1952)
1970 to 1980
- Frauen Zeitung – Frauenzentrum – Hamburg, feminist and lesbian newsletter 1976–?[44]
- Lesbenpresse – Berlin, published by the Lesbenpressenkollektiv de LAZ, 1975–1982[43][73]
- Protokolle – Münster, Verlag Frauenpolitik, 1976–1979[43][44]
- UKZ: Unsere kleine Zeitung – Berlin/Mannheim, 1974–2001[43][74]
1980 to 1990
- Infoblatt des Lesbenring – Köln, c. 1984–1996?[43]
- LESBENINFO NETZ – Ulm, 1989–?[43]
- Die Lesbischschwule Presseschau – Berlin, 1982–?
- Tarantel – Bielefeld, Tarantel Kollektiv, 1980–?[43][44]
1990 to present
- Blattgold – West Berlin, c. 1990s[75]
- EMMA – Germany[74]
- Frau Anders – Weimar, 1990–?[43][76]
- Ihrsinn – Bochum, radical feminist lesbian magazine, 1990–2004[77][78]
- Krampfader – Kassel, 1986–?[78][79]
- L-Mag
- Lesben in NRW – Düsseldorf, c. 2005[43]
- Lesbenstich – Dortmund[80][81]
- Lescriba: Das lesbische Literaturmagazin – Sinzing, 2004–?[43]
- Lespress – das andere Frauenmagazin – 1995–2006[78][82]
- nur sie: Lesben/Frauen-Kulturmagazin für Nürnberg/Fürth/Erlangen – Nürnberg, 1999–?[43]
Unknown year
- Bulletin des Archives Lesbiennes[83]
Greece
Hungary
Ireland
Italy
Lithuania
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[90]
- ILIS newsletter – Amsterdam, International Lesbian Information Service, 1980–81, 1987–1998
- Lesbisch Archivaria – Lesbisch Archief Leeuwarden, 1982–?[44]
- Lust en gratie: lesbisch cultureel tijdschrift – Amsterdam, c. 1983–1987[91]
- Nieuwsbrief – Amsterdam, Lesbisch Archief Amsterdam, 1983–1994[92]
1990 to 2000
- Wild Side Magazine – Amsterdam, Leiden
1990 to present
Poland
Portugal
1980 to 1990
1990 to present
Romania
Russia
- Pinx – 2006–present[102]
Serbia
Slovenia
Spain
- Caladona: Un espai de dones per a dones – Barcelona, Caladona, lesbian magazine in Catalan language, 1993–present[106]
- Laberint: revista de mujeros para mujeros – Barcelona, c. 1992–1994[91]
- Mujeres y Punto – Madrid, newsletter of CRECUL, Comité Reivindicativo Cultural de Lesbianas de Madrid[107]
- Sales: Revista Lesbica – Barcelona, Revista Sales[108]
- Towanda! Revista Lesbica – Zaragoza, 2002–?[109]
- MagLes Magazine – Barcelona, 2012–present[109]
Sweden
Switzerland
1930-1950
- Freundschaftsbanner - Zurich, 1932-1942 (from 1937 as Menschenrecht, changed in 1942 to male-only Der Kreis)
1970–1980
1980–1990
- CLIT 007 – lesbian feminist magazine, 1981-1986 [112]
- Frau Ohne Herz – Zurich, 1985–1995[43][78][113]
- ELLA: Das Lesbenforum – Basel, 1985–1993?[43]
- ILIS Bulletin – Geneva, International Lesbian Information Service, Clit International, 1984–86
1990–2000
- die – Lesbenzeitschrift aus der Schweiz, Zurich, 1996–2004[43][78][114]
- Ellas ketchup – Basel, 1993–?[43]
2000–present
Turkey
- "Öte-ki-ben (From Woman to Woman) – Ankara, Turkey / Frankfurt am Main, Germany, 2001–?[43][117]
Ukraine
- Лесби Портал[118] – lesbian feminist publication, 2018–present
United Kingdom
Prior to 1970
- Arena Three – London, Minorities Research Group, 1963–1972[119]
- Kenric Newsletter – c. 1960s–present[120][121]
- Minorities Research Group Newsletter[122]
1970 to 1980
- Lesbians Come Together – London, c. 1972[84]
- Medusa: Journal of the Bradford Lesbian Feminist Surrealist Group – c. 1978–?[66][123]
- Move – Bristol, c 1970s–?[120]
- Sappho – London, newsletter of the Southwark Lesbian Network; for lesbians only, 1971–?[43][119][124]
- Sequel: A Feminist Magazine for Isolated Lesbians – London, c. 1979[66][123]
- Zero: Anarcha-feminist Newsmagazine – London, 1978–?[59]
1980 to 1990
- Bristol Radical Lesbian Feminist Magazine 1986–1990[66]
- Camden Lesbian Centre Newsletter/ Camden Black Lesbian Group Newsletter – London, available in both print and cassette, 1987–1991[66][124]
- Diversion: Six issues produced 1986-1987[125]
- Gemma – London; lesbians with and without disabilities, all ages; available in print or on cassette, c.1980[123][126]
- Gossip: A Journal of Lesbian Feminist Ethics – London, for lesbians only; Onlywomen Press, c. 1986–?[127]
- Lesbian Information Service Newsletter – Leicester, available in both print and cassette, 1987–1989[128]
- Lesbian International – Leicester, for lesbians only, available in print and cassette, 1989–1990[129][128]
- Lesbian Archive and Information Centre Newsletter – London, Lesbian Archive and Information Centre (LAIC), c. 1985–?[126][130]
- Outwrite — London, 1982-1988[131]
- Quim Magazine: For Dykes of All Sexual Persuasions – London, 1989–1995, plus one issue in 2001[132]
- Spinster: Feminist Creative Work with an Emphasis on the Work of Lesbians – London, 1982–?[123]
After 1990
- The Axe – Bradford lesbian newsletter, 1996–1997[66]
- B.I.D (Behaviour, Identity, Desire) – online monthly magazine (99p subscription), November 2011[133]
- crAve – bi-monthly magazine, 2008–present[134]
- Diva – London, 1994–present[135]
- Dykenosis : the newsletter of LesBeWell - Birmingham, 1994–1998[136]
- G3 Magazine – London, free monthly national publication[137]
- Lesbian London – London, also released on cassette tape, 1992–1993[84]
- Lesbian Talk Issues – Scarlet Press, 1992–1996[138]
- Look out - Nottingham, Lesbian Centre, 1996-2015[139]
- Shebang – London, 1992–?[140]
- Velvet[141][142]
Year unknown
Wales / Cymru
Oceania
New Zealand
1970 to 1980
- Circle, later Lesbian Feminist Circle – Wellington, "for lesbians only", collectively produced 1973–1985[119][146]
- Spiral – literary and arts journal for women, founded in 1976 by Heather McPherson; the press also published Keri Hulme's Booker Prize-winning novel The Bone People in 1984[147]
- Wellington Lesbian Network – Wellington, newsletter; for lesbians only, c. 1979–1999[148][149]
1980 to 1990
- Bitches, Witches, & Dykes – Auckland, 1980–1981[123][150]
- Glad Rag – Wellington – for lesbians only, c. 1983[151]
- Lesbians in Print (LIP) – Auckland, for women only, 1985–1991[91][152]
- Sapphic star – Auckland, c. 1989–1991[153]
- Tamaki Makaurau lesbian newsletter[149] – Auckland, New Zealand, c. 1990–present[59][154]
After 1990
- The Laughing Medusa – lesbian literary magazine, edited by Kedy Kristal and Takoel Akuni, c. 1991–1993[91]
Australia
1970 to 1980
- A. L. M. Newsletter – Melbourne, newsletter of the Australian Lesbian Movement, c. 1971[155][156]
- Blatant Lesbianism – Sydney, c. 1978–?
- Patchwork newsletter – Brisbane, c. 1978?[157]
1980 to 1990
- Australian Lesbian Diary – Melbourne, c. 1987[123]
- 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[153]
- S.E.P.S. Down Under (Newsletter of Separatists Eroding Patriarch Sincerely) – Waucope, c. 1989[123]
- Wicked Women (subtitled Dyke Decadence) – Australia – 1988–1996, 28 issues[158][159]
1990 to 2000
- Australian Asian Lesbian News – Sydney, c. 1991[123]
- Banshee – Melbourne, c. 1992[123]
- Dis-Ease – Sydney, c. 1993[123]
- Elam – Newcastle, newsletter of the Hunter Lesbian Group, c. 1998[123]
- Geelong Lesbian Group – Geelong, c. 1999–?[123]
- Hell Bent (Wicked Women Publications) Redfern, Sydney, c. 1991[123][151]
- Interlesbian – Melbourne, multi-cultural lesbian news, c. 1994[123]
- Journal of Australian Lesbian Feminist Studies[160] – Haymarket, New South Wales, 1991–1995[161]
- Labrys – Melbourne, 1990–1992[162]
- Lesbian Network – Rozelle, Lesbian Network Collective, c. 1990s[163][failed verification]
- Lesbians on the Loose – now LOTL – Darlinghurst, 1990–present[84][164]
- Lesbiana – Fitzroy, c. 1992[84][165][166]
- Lilac – Launceston, Tasmania, 1993–1996[123][165]
- olderdykes.org – Sydney, online magazine for lesbians over 40[167]
- Out Loud – Eltham, women's cultural magazine focussing on lesbian and feminist content, c. 1992–?[123]
- ShOut Newsletter – Melbourne, c. 1994[123][165]
- Suncoast Lesbian Information Press – Queensland, c. 1995–?[123]
- Women Out West – Perth, 1999–present, WOW[168]
2000 to present
- Butch is Not a Dirty Word – Melbourne, 2017–present
- Cherrie – national[169]
- SASS Magazine Melbourne[170]
- Slit magazine, 2002-[171]
- velvet Tipt – Melbourne, magazine for lesbians in Victoria and Tasmania, 2005–2006[123]
Year unknown
- The Bloody Rag – Lismore[165]
- Grapevine – Western Australia[165]
- Lesbian News – National Magazine[165]
- Lesbian Territory – Northern Territory[165]
- Lesbian Times – North Adelaide[44]
- Outloud – Melbourne[165]
South America
North America
Canada
1970 to 1980
- Dyke – Montreal, Quebec, 1977[184]
- Grapevine: Newsletter of the Lesbian Mother's Defence Fund – Toronto, Ontario, c. 1979–1883[19][185]
- Lesbian Canada Lesbienne – Halifax, Nova Scotia, published by the Atlantic Provinces Political Lesbians for Equality (APPLE), 1977/1978[186][187]
- Lesbian Feminists of Montreal Newsletter – Montreal, Quebec, published by the Lesbian Feminists of Montreal, 1977[188]
- Lesbian Organization of Toronto (L.O.O.T.) Newsletter – Toronto, Ontario, 1977–1980[189][19]
- Lesbian Perspective – Toronto, Ontario, published by the Lesbian Organization of Toronto (LOOT), 1979–1980[84]
- Lesbians/lesbiennes – Toronto, Ontario, 1979–1981[189]
- Lesbomonde – Montreal, Quebec 1973–1974[190]
- London Lesbian Collective News – London, Ontario, published by the LCC, 1977–1978[84][189]
- Long Time Coming – Montreal, Quebec, published by Montreal Gay Women (originally women's committee of Gay McGill University), 1973–1976[187][190][191][192][193]
- The Other Woman – Toronto, Ontario, feminist and lesbian news magazine, 1972–?[193]
- Pedestal: Lesbian-Feminist Newspaper – Vancouver, B.C., 1975, women's liberation paper, reorganized briefly in 1975 as a lesbian feminist paper[194]
- Sisters Lightship – Halifax, Nova Scotia, 1978[189]
- Three of Cups – Toronto, Ontario, 1976–1978[189]
- Wages Due Lesbians – Toronto, Ontario, c. 1977–78[195]
- Waves: a Lesbian Feminist Newsletter – Victoria, BC, 1978–1979[59][189]
1980 to 1990
- Amazones d'Hier, Lesbiennes d'Aujourd'hui – Montreal, Quebec, for lesbians only, 1982-2013[187]
- Association of Women's Music and Culture – Toronto, published by Womynly Way Productions, c. 1989[196]
- Ça s'attrape!! – Montreal, Quebec, 1982-1984[187]
- Communique'Elles – 1980s[197]
- Diversity, the Lesbian Rag – Vancouver, B.C., published by the Diversity Collective 1988–1991[44][198]
- Flagrant – Vancouver, B.C., 1981–1984[189]
- Furie Lesbienne / Lesbian Fury – Ottawa, Ontario, for lesbians only, c. 1985–1995[199]
- 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[200]
- Lavender Sheets – Toronto, Ontario, published by the Lesbian Organization of Toronto (LOOT), c. 1980[188]
- Lavender Times – Calgary, Alberta, project of the Calgary Womyn's Collective, 1987–?[186][189]
- Lesbian Newsletter – Regina, SK, c. 1985[84]
- LesbiaNews/LNews – Victoria, BC,1989–98[201]
- Les Sourcières – Montréal QC, 1980-1982[202]
- L'Évidente Lesbienne - Montréal, QC, 1984-1990[203]
- The Open Door: Rural Lesbian Newsletter – Burns Lake/Terrace, British Columbia/Nelson, B.C., 1983–1986[189]
- The Radical Reviewer – Vancouver, B.C., Lesbian Literary Collective magazine, 1980–1983[44]
- Treize! Revue Lesbienne[204] – Montreal, Quebec, 1984–2005[59]
- Web of Crones – Vancouver, BC, 1986[189]
- Womonspace News: Our Voice in the Lesbian Community – Edmonton, Alberta, 1983–?[205]
- Zami Newsletter – Toronto, Ontario, c. 1987–88[206]
1990 to 2000
- Au-dela de l'invisibilite: le bulletin de la Collective Lesbienne – Ottawa, Ontario, published by the Collective Lesbienne, c. 1998[186]
- Chicklist: Proudly Peddling Chick Power, Pleasure and Polemic – Toronto, published by the Pink Triangle Press, c. 1997[178]
- Gazelle: le magazine des lesbiennes – Montreal, Quebec, 1992–?[205]
- Limbo: Lesbian Bi-Monthly Magazine – London, Ontario, published by Limbo, 1999[84]
- SamiYoni: a ioumal for lesbians of South Asian Descent – Toronto, 1993–1994[44]
- Sensible Shoes News: The Newsletter of Saskatchewan's Lesbian Communities – Regina, mid-1990s[207]
- Siren – Toronto, Ontario, "Irresistibly tempting, for lesbians", 1995–2004[205]
- Voices for Lesbian Survival: By and For Lesbians – Kenora, Ontario, published by the Voices Collective, c. 1995[208]
After 2000
- Femmes entre elles – Montreal, Quebec, 2002-2012.[209]
- No More Potlucks – Montreal, Quebec, ?–present (bilingual French/English online magazine)[210]
- QueeriesMag.com – Toronto, Ontario, 2010–present (online lifestyle magazine)[211]
- Sapho Magazine : Le magazine des lesbiennes de la Capitale, 2005-2012- Québec, Québec[212]
- Lez Spread the Word (LSTW) - Montréal, Quebec, 2016–present[213]
Mexico
- Amantes de la Luna – CIDHOM – Mexico City, 1994–?[214][215]
- Amazona – Mexico, published by Colectivo de Lesbianas del F H A R (Frente Homosexual de Accion Revolucionaria), c.1979 (Coordinadora Lesbica)[216][217]
- Del otro lado – magazine of Grupo de Madres Lesbianas 2, c. 1996[215]
- HIMEN Fanzine – Mexico City, published by Colectiva HIMEN[218]
- Les Voz, Mexico's lesbian feminist magazine- Mexico, 1994–present[219]